World History Semester A Final Exam Review

Roman law codified by Justinian

The Great Schism of 1054 refers to the split between

polytheistic religion developed in India,beliefs include karma & reincarnation, goal is moksha

an ethical system founded in the 5th century B.C. in China

A phalanx was a type of

Greek philosopher; student of Socrates; author of The Republic

War fought between Athens and Sparta

writing system of Sumerians, symbols represented ideas and sounds

What conditions are necessary for a society to be able to focus on art and entertainment?

Painted the ceiling of the Sistine Chapel

an arc of fertile land between the Persian Gulf and the Mediterranean Sea

Hinduism and Buddhism have a common belief in

idea or product spread from one culture to another

Helped effectively end the Roman Republic by being named dictator for life in 44 B.C.

Eastern Church

The Crusades increased people's desire for eastern goods, indirectly leading to the

Greek philosopher; student of Plato; teacher of Alexander the Great

Democracy comes from the Greek city-state of

Three wars fought between Persia and Greece between 492 and 480 B.C.

Painter, scientist, and inventor; a true "Renaissance man"

spread throughout the Roman Empire; later made Rome's official religion

The major power struggles in the early Roman republic were between

persons who submit to God (the people)

Prophet of Islam

from Macedonia; conquered most of the known world

writing system of Egyptians, symbols represented ideas and sounds

How did Hammurabi's Code impact the administration of justice?

A person who produces work "in the vernacular" is one who

city where Muhammad was born

Eastern Orthodox missionaries influenced Russia by

Government in which rule is based on religious authority

5th century B.C. in India followers try to achieve nirvana by following the Eightfold Path

Charlemagne's empire helped to spread which faith?

worship more than one god

The intellectual and cultural movement known as humanism arose from the study of

What is a legacy of Athens?

city and its surrounding land; functioned much like an independent country

Charlemagne's empire was called the

What was an important effect of the invention of the printing press?

writing system of Phoenicians, symbols represented sounds, used to record transactions

The Eastern Roman Empire became known as the

worship one god

Feudalism became wide spread because

Who were the main city-states fighting each other in the Peloponnesian War?

Why are rivers so important in the development of early civilizations?

Octavian; first emperor of Rome