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World History: 1st Semester Final Review
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1
What part of the Ancient Roman Government is the most powerful?
magistrates
consuls
assemblies and tribunes
senate
2
Who believed the no one man should be rich or live a life of luxury?
Plato
Aristotle
Constantine
Socrates
3
What did Spartans study?
war
government and politics
philosophy,art, and theatre
science, logic, and reason
4
What is the order of the Stone Age Eras from the first to the last?
Neolithic, Paleolithic, Mesolithic
Paleolithic, Neolithic, Mesolithic
Paleolithic, Mesolithic, Neolithic
Mesolithic, Paleolithic, Neolithic
5
Who is considered the Father of the Hebrew people and left Mesopotamia to found Canaan?
Abraham
David
Solomon
Saul
6
This guy used stone tools to cut food and lived with small groups of hunter-gatherers.
Mesolithic Man
Stone Age Man
Neolithic Man
Paleolithic Man
7
Why did Alexander the Great name so many cities after himself?
Because all rulers did this during his reign
To keep track of his conquests
In honor or his father who was also named Alexander
To show he was in control and had power
8
What is the importance of Hammurabi's Code?
only written law system in existence
only law system used in the ancient world
1st Christian law system
1st known written list of laws that dictated people's lives
9
Most world cultures are said to be based on what religion?
Christianity
Buddhism
Islam
Judiasm
10
Why did civilizations develop in the "Four Cradles"?
Located next to deserts
Located next to rivers and other waterways
Located next to mountains
Located next to valleys
11
Who became king of the Hebrews after Saul and is considered Israel's first king?
Solomon
Saul
David
Abraham
12
What Roman emperor became a Christian?
Diocletian
Nero
Romulus Augustulus
Constantine
13
What is the terms for a religion with a single God? Judaism is the oldest form of this.
Hebrew
Christianity
Polytheism
Monotheism
14
What was unique about Greek democracy?
People voted on issues
No one voted on issues
The leader voted on issues
Elected officials voted on issues
15
What type of geographic feature is Italy?
island
peninsula
plateau
isthmus
16
Which of the following was NOT an important leader to the Hebrew people?
Judas
Solomon
David
Moses
17
What three Greek leaders were big supporters of Greek democracy?
Solon, Cleisthines, and Socrates
Aristotle, Clesithines, and Solon
Pericles, Solon, and Plato
Pericles, Solon, and Cleisthines
18
What allowed early people to build permanent civilizations?
Money
Farming
Hunting and Gathering
Water
19
Who was Alexander the Great's teacher?
Plato
Romulus Augustulus
Aristotle
Socrates
20
Which Hebrew king established the capital of Jerusalem and built a great temple there?
David
Solomon
Abraham
Saul
21
Why did Persia want to invade Greece?
payback from Greece helping Asia Minor
to reward Rome for attacking another enemy
revenge for an earlier defeat in battle
to fulfill an alliance agreement
22
What is the purpose of checks and balances within a government?
To keep financial matters balanced
to keep one branch of government from gaining too much power
To balance weight according to shipments for traders
To check the money in a bank and balance it with other banks
23
What was Augustus' name before the Senate changed it?
Octavian
Crassius
Marc Antony
Diocletian
24
Legend says which two twins founded Rome....?
Romulus Augustulus and Remus
Caesar and Octavian
Romulus and Remus
Caesar and Romulus
25
Who led the Israelites out of captivity and slavery in Egypt?
David
Solomon
Abraham
Moses
26
Which of the following does not describe Pompeii or the eruption of Vesuvius?
Herculaneum was also destroyed
1.5 million tons of ash and rock shot out of Mt. Vesuvius
Eruption happened 1 day after a festival for the fire god
Pompeii is located on an island in the Mediterranean Sea
27
During what Stone Age Era did people migrate out of Africa because of changing climates?
Mesolithic
Neolithic
Vesolithic
Paleolithic
28
Rome fought Carthage in a series of wars called the...
Peloponnese Wars
Punic Wars
Crusades
Battles of the Mediterranean
29
What Roman emperor divided the Roman empire into two parts to make it easier to rule?
Nero
Octavian
Diocletian
Constantine
30
The Tigris and Euphrates Rivers were home to what civilization?
Mesopotamia
Athens
Ottoman
Rome
31
Who is considered the last Roman emperor of the empire in the west?
Diocletian
Romulus Augustulus
Constantine
Nero
32
Who was considered the first major Greek philosopher?
Aristotle
Plato
Cleisthines
Socrates
33
What guides the daily lives of Jews?
Torah
Dead Sea Scrolls
Qu'ran
Mosaic Laws
34
What Greek god married his sister, Hera, and was the god of the sky and lightning?
Hermes
Zeus
Hades
Apollo
35
Which Roman emperor built a wall across Britain?
Diocletian
Hadrian
Romulus Augustulus
Constantine
36
What is a city-state?
a city within a state
a city that also rules the surrounding land
a state that is also a city
a city that could also be considered a state
37
Who thought Greek culture was amazing and enjoyed it?
Socrates
Phillip II
Plato
Alexander the Great
38
Who was considered the greatest pharaoh of Egypt-art & culture flourished during his/her reign.
King Tutankhamen
Queen Nefertiti
Ramses II
Cleopatra
39
What is the term for the time in Rome when the government was stable and the economy grew?
Pax Romana
Punic Wars
Cartharge
Roman Peace
40
The Neolithic Revolution is...
the progression from the Neolithic to the Mesolithic era
the progression from tool crafting to tool usage
the progression from food gathering to food production
the progression from food production to food gathering
41
What two Babylon leaders are responsible for bringing Babylon to greatness?
Nebuchadnezzar and Ramses II
Nebuchadnezzar and Hammurabi
Hammurabi and Abraham
Nebuchadnezzar and Phillip II
42
What written,Roman law system helped guide lives and was made to protect people's rights?
Magna Carta
Hammurabi's Code
Roman Twelve Tables
Caesar's Doctrine
43
What is the other name given to the Eastern Roman Empire?
Byzantine Empire
Mongol Empire
Ottoman Empire
Mesopotamia
44
Which of the following is NOT a cause for the fall of the Roman Empire?
The empir was too large to govern
Several barbarian tribes invaded Rome
Napoleon conquered Rome
Corrupt politicians
45
What increased the chances of survival for early man?
Hunting
Fishing
Gathering
Tools
46
What are the Ten Commandments?
a code of moral laws
a list of laws for Muslims
explain the teachings of Jesus
a system of checks and balances
47
What did Athenians study?
philosophy,art, and theatre
government and politics
science, logic, and reason
war
