Full MidTerm Review - World History - '24

In Roman Society, what group was responsible for collecting taxes in Roman provinces?

The belief in many gods is known as:

Became the most powerful and important body of the Republic of Rome

What powerful Byzantine ruler was known as the “Bulgar Slayer”

What is the name of the command for man to control the earth by exercising dominion over it?

This type of government is ruled by a few

This was the first leader and founder of Islam

What led to the split between Eastern & Western churches?

The sacred book of the Muslims

Name the largest people group whose ancestors played a major role in establishing the early Russian state

Humans yet to be born who would have the same deceptive, God-defying nature that Satan evidenced

The term that means “Like the Greek” is

The term used for a fortified and strengthen hill that ancient Greek cities were built on

According to tradition, what city did Romulus and Remus found in 753 BC

Which emperor was the first to persecute Christians?

What procedure involved depriving an individual of the sacraments and excluding him from the fellowship of the church

Belief that a person deeds in this life, determine his status in the next life -

This is the name for the basic religious practices the Muslims observe

What is the ultimate goal of Hinduism?

Term that refers primarily to Christ but also includes future humans who are united to him in faith

What Roman engineering accomplishment supplied water to the cities

Objects made by people

Who led the Hebrews out of Egypt to Canaan?

What is the name of the most famous Byzantine architectural structure?

Where was the Minoan civilization located?

The time period in history when man used very simple stone tools

What foundation of Roman law was displayed in the Roman forum

Who promoted the geocentric theory?

What type of decorative art graced the walls and ceilings of the Byzantine churches?

The crucial discovery that helped decipher hieroglyphics

This was the first Greek civilization

Who became the first Roman Emperor?

Sonte building that served as a sacred shrine that housed hundreds of idols, prior to Islam

Socrates’ most famous student

Which people group conquered the Mycenaeans

Cyril & Methodius were missionaries to the

Records produced during the time period being studied are called ___ sources

Under whose leadership did Athens complete its transformation into a democracy

What are the two basic kinds of resources available to historians?

Ancient title given to the commander of a victorious army

This person made Eastern Orthodox Christianity the religion of Russia

What are groups of languages that are believed to have a single ancestral language?

What Roman engineering accomplishments supplied water to the cities

Which term describes the systems of basic values, beliefs, & behaviors towards God (or gods)

Ultimate goal of Buddhism

Written system used to write the Epic of Gilgamesh

Interpreting events by integrating the perceived meaning & significance of the events

What is the most important type of primary source?

Who fought the city of Troy in the possibly mythological Trojan War?

The capital of Assyria -

How did Rome’s gography allow it to flourish?

What civilization had its capital in Knossos?

Arabs are descendants of

Egyptian picture-writing is known

What is Hammurabi best remembered for

Who fight the city of Troy in the possibly mythological Trojan war

The Dealian league

What city dedicated by Constantine in 330 was called “New Rome”?

One of the most enduring achievements of the Byzantine empire

What city became the center of the early Russian state?

Whose reign, beginning in 527, resulted in a golden age of Byzantine culture?

Invaded Italy by marching through the Alps in the winter

What is a polis?

Rome was built along which river?

What were painted images of Christ and the saints called?

What were the military expeditions to free the East from Muslim invaders?

What term denotes the tendency for humans to love themselves instead of God?

What is the name of the organized church that developed within the Byzantine empire?

What culture greatly influenced Roman culture?

The Egyptian civilization was centered around which river?

Privileged citizens who held the highest position in Roman Society

A perspective from which few may examine & interpret the universe & everything in it

Biblical teaching that states that no event is out of God’s control or that does not help to accomplish His purpose

The name for Muhammad’s flight to Medina

Led the Hebrews out of Egypt to Canaan

Tyre & Sidon were major cities of which civilization?

First female Pharaoh

The examination of a given record for its internal consistency & believability

This word means “Land between the rivers”

What was the period of peace and prosperity in Roman history called