World History 10 Midterm Study Guide

Which year notation system is now used due to its lack of religious connections?

The Buddhist religion teaches that salvation is earned by

Who was the prophet of Islam?

Otzi the Ice Man was from which time period?

The spreading of ideas and technologies is called?

Who founded Christianity?

Who is the founder of Buddhism?

What is the holy book of buddhism called?

Which type of building typicallydominated early cities with their size?

Who was the Jewish convert who spread Christianity from Mesopotamia to Rome?

bronze became a favored material for tools and weapons because...

What was the split between Sunni and Shiite Muslims began with a disagreement over?

Where country is Lascaux Cave located in?

What is/was a savior who would restore land to the Jews?

What is the Shariah?

which was a key feature of early civilization?

Which of the follow types of early man was the first to use fire?

How much Neanderthal DNA do people of European decent carry with them?

Which animal was domesticated by early humans to assist with hunting?

Which of the following was a characteristic of the old stone age/paleolithic period?

Which religion celebrates Ramadan?

What is a person who suffers for their beliefs called?

The agricultural lifestyle led to the development of all of the following EXCEPT

What city is the center of worship in Judaism?

What is the worship of many gods?

People who specialized in jobs and became skilled craftworkers were known as...

Who first human like creatures, walked upright, traced back to 4.4 million years ago

What is becoming one with the universal spirit after death is called?

Who was the Bishop of Rome, who claimed authority over all? (now leader of the Catholic Church)

Which wasn't an example of public works

Which of the following beliefs are held by Muslims, Christians and Jews?

Complex societies with advanced knowledge of farming, trade, government and art are?

What is rebirth of the soul in another bodily form called in Hinduism and Buddhism?

What is the successor of Muhammed called?

Process by which people become more proficient at earning a living by performing a single task?

What do Hindus believe about how their caste can be changed by?

What part of the world did the first homindis come from?

Which does not describe life in the Old Stone Age

Which of the following aided cultural diffusion among ancient peoples

What is the oldest monotheistic religion in the world?

Prior to the Neolithic revolution, what did early humans do to survive?

Where did all three major monotheistic religions developed?

What is the term for the new stone age?

Which of the following was another characteristic of the Paleolithic Age?

What are the gospels?

What is the taming animals, in order to meet human wants or needs?

Which of the following is a neolithic advancement?

Who unified Israel and made it a great and powerful nation?

Which tool can be used to measure the age of an item with relative accuracy?

Which of the following is NOT one of the Pillars of Islam?

Which of the following wasn't a technological or social change resulting from the Neolithic Revolution?

Most religions at the time of the development of Judaism were

What do both Hindus and Buddhist believe?

What is the pilgrimage to Mecca required of all Muslims who are able?

Who is the Hindu god known as the creator

Which of the following types of early man was the first to use simple tools?

The Eightfold Path, and the concept of nirvana are associated with the religion of

Who gave the Israelites the 10 commandments?

Holy text(s) of Hindu

Where did the first cities emerge?

Which is the highest, or priestly, caste in Indian society?

What were people in a society who were literate and the record keepers called?

What is the third most holy city to Islam?

What is a binding agreement with God called

Once social classes began to develop, who was typically the highest group

What was the primary belief of Animism type spiritually?

Lucy showed that early hominids had which one of the following evolutionary advantages?

Which of the following types of early man evolved with advantages to live in harsher colder climates?

What is the period of time before people invented writing systems?

What is the religious duty in Hinduism and Buddhism?

Who are people who move from place to place following game animals and ripening fruits?

What is the earliest period of human history called

What are drawings that represent words called?

What do archaeologists rely on to learn about a past peoples?