World History 1st Semester Review 2024

Sumerian writing is called what?

What Roman hero inspired George Washington during the American Revolution?

Pascal mistrusted which method of understanding?

Which of the following was generally excluded from scientific work?

Who took over Alexander's empire after his death?

Muhammad began preaching Islam in what city?

Most of Sparta's population was composed of which of the following:

What made Hatshepsut unique as a Pharaoh?

Copernicus challenged the view of the universe developed by which ancient Greek philosopher?

In Greek mythology, who stole fire from the gods and gave it to humanity?

Which of the following helped develop more collaborative approaches to science?

The Peloponnesian War was fought between which two city-states?

What Persian emperor allowed the Jewish people to return to Jerusalem?

The Populares favored which of the following:

Which of the following is/are generally regarded as a good emperor?

Who was crowned Holy Roman Emperor by the Pope in 800 AD?

Followers of Islam are called what?

The Holy Roman Empire was mostly located in which modern country?

Circulation of the blood was discovered by whom?

Galileo was condemned by what institution?

Hammurabi created the first written code of what?

Athens is considered the birthplace of what political system?

The pyramids were built during which period of Ancient Egypt?

Who made the famous statement "I think, therefore I am"?

Who wrote the Illiad and the Odyssey?

What area of scientific development most interested political leaders?

What important part of British government was created during the High Middle Ages?

What is the name of the long period of general peace and stability after Octavian/Caesar Augustus' rule?

Manorialism was a social system mostly centered on which of the following:

Which of the following were common defensive features of medieval castles?

Which of the following played a major role in advancing mathematics?

Which of the following helped the Mongols conquer their empire?

Medieval views of medicine were largely based on maintaining what?

Rome fought a series of major wars against what other Mediterranean power?

Which Roman emperor split the empire into a western and eastern half?

Who was the greatest Greek warrior in the Illiad?

Which of the following is an Abrahamic religion?

The Mongols tolerated which of the following religions:

Paracelsus developed what practice?

In physical questions, Galileo preferred which method of understanding?

What two brothers were the legendary founders of Rome?

Which of the following was a barbarian tribe which attacked Rome?

The predominant religion of the Persian Empire was what?

Mesopotamia is another name for which of the following?

Sparta's male citizens were expected to be what?

Where did the Black Death begin?

Which of the following made major contributions to human knowledge of anatomy?

Unlike other cities, Spartan women were allowed to participate in which of the following:

Much of what we know about ancient Persia comes from what Greek writer?

The Fourth Crusade attacked which important Christian city?

Who developed the laws of motion?

What Assyrian king is famous for his great library?

What is the name of a sun-centered model of the solar system?

Who conquered Anglo-Saxon England for the Normans?

What Babylonian emperor destroyed the southern Israelite kingdom of Judah?

The Achaemenids governed what ancient empire?

During the early Middle Ages, Muslims invaded or attacked which of the following Christian lands?

Alfred the Great was a king from what group of people?

What was Luther's opinion of Copernicus and heliocentric ideas?

According to legend, Aeneas came from which city?

Who was the Egyptian god of the sun?

Which Roman emperor legalized Christianity?

The Renaissance was a rebirth/rediscovery of what classical cultures?

The Hittites were the first group of people to use what metal?

What critical document laid the foundation for basic American rights?

Petrarch was an important leader/found of what movement?

The Umayyads governed which empire?

The Vikings mostly came from which of the following?

Julius Caesar gained much of his prestige by conquering what territory?

Which of the following is one of the five themes of geography?

In Greek mythology, who was the chief of the Olympian gods?

Which of the following was an important French heroine of the 100 Years' War?

Who completed the heliocentric model of the solar system?

What is the name for the long Christian reconquest of Spain?

During the early Middle Ages, the bishops of which city began claiming authority over all Christians?

What was the first civilization to develop in ancient Mesopotamia?

The Epic of Gilgamesh includes a story about what natural disaster?

Descartes preferred which method of understanding the world?

The northern Israelite kingdom of Israel was destroyed by what empire?

The scientific revolution challenged the medical ideas of what ancient Greek?

Greece is located on/near which sea?

Which two countries fought the 100 Years' War?

Who translated the first English Bible?

Which of the following is another name for the Eastern Roman Empire?

Which of the following emphasized practical scientific work to improve society?

What astronomer contributed to heliocentrism by collecting decades of data?

Who was the most important Muslim commander of the Crusades?

The Nicene Creed was produced by what important event?

What was the name for the code of conduct for Christian noblemen?

A Renaissance man would be expected to be familiar with which of the following?

The Suez Canal is located in which country?

The Renaissance was centered on which of the following?

Which pair of rivers was vital to Mesopotamia?

The Illiad is the story of a Greek war against what city?

Which of the following was used by Rome to keep its urban poor pacified?

What empire was long thought to be a myth until its rediscovery in the early 1900's?

The Romans were generally _________ various religions.