MIDTERM REVIEW

The Torah was the Holiest Books in ______, telling much of their earliest history.

Hammurabi wrote the first _______ in the Fertile Crescent...

This Roman emperor converted to Christianity in 312 AD...

Darius I of Persia suffered a great failure in his efforts to...

A ______ refers to a hereditary line of rulers, in which control is passed from father to son

This man was Jewish, but founded a new faith called Christianity.  He is known as...

Which Kingdom developed south of Egypt?  Once conquered, they in turn conquered Egypt.

Conquering the worlds largest empire, ______________ controlled lands from Greece to India.

A prehistoric time period known as the 'Old Stone Age' is the...

This scene is a Hollywood depiction of the  _____, where 300 Spartans held Persians for 3 days

This man below created the world's first empire.  His name was...

The figures below, commoners and farmers, were members of the ______ class in Ancient Rome

Societies in which one side fights against another within the society, ie north vs south, is a

The _________ became a center of entertainment in acient Rome, even a place to watch sacrifices

An early Chinese belief that corrupt rulers were made bad by the gods as a sign to remove them

Elected officials, as opposed to direct decision making, is a characteristic of a (an) ______

The worshipping of one god is known as __________.  The ________ religion is one example.

Siddhartha Gautama escaped home arrest, found enlightenment, became the founder of _______

Egyptians believed mumification, or a process preserving the body, was important because

The Ancient Greek style of fighting, seen in the movie clip from 300, is known as a

The Hindu belief that the atman is released from the body and later reborn in another form is..

The Assyrians were most commonly known to treat their enemies with ______

The image below is a picture of _________, the first female ruler of a large country...

A group's knowledge, beliefs, values and customs are characteristics of their...?

Egypt relied heavily on the ________ for farming, growth, and almost all aspects of life.

Buddhists escape suffering by reaching ultimate peace, known as _______ in Buddhism

The Pharaoh, or leader of all of Egypt, was seen as a god among people.  This is an example of

Elected officials, as opposed to direct decision making, is a characteristic of a (an) ______

The transition from hunters and gathers to farming is known as the...

The Pheonicians used the _______ sea to create a large trading network

Before the Neolithic Revolution, tribes traveled following food sources.  They are known as ___

__________ was the founder of Hinduism, while ______ was the creator god...

Hellenistic culture is an example of ___________

Ancient Sumerian writing is known as...?

The image below is a portrait from the _________, a series of 3 wars between Rome and Carthage

This man, known for expanding Roman territory, became the frist ruler of the Roman Empire

The strict social system in India that had 5 distinct classes is known as the...

The Reformation was a...

Karma is the Hindu belief that________

The senate in the checks and balances of the Roman Republic is an example of the _____

A democracy is a form of government where rule is ____________?

Roman legend suggests ______ & _______, after being adopted by a shepherd, founded Rome.

The Peloponnesian War broke out shortly after the Persian Wars.  It was fought between....

In order to prevent the supposed destruction of the Roman Republic, senators...

Alexander the Great is credited with___________

A war in which the Ancient City of Troy with stood Mycenaeans until the Torjan Horse is the ___

Hieroglyphics were a form of writing used by which civilization?

What did Scipio Africanus do to stop Carthaginian General Hannibal from attacking Roman lands?

A form of government in which rule is placed in a single King or Queen?

Technology is best described as...

Greece's geography, in which little land was arable, is best defined as...

Usually following the neolithic age was the _______ age....

Confucius' teachings were based on...