World History Semester Test New Hampton, Iowa

Poseidon was the God of the Sea?

The Last Supper happened on what day of the week?

Jesus was accused of blasphemy?

Aphrodite was the Goddess of Love and __________?

What day of the week was Jesus executed?

What empire would take over Macedonia and the Greeks?

The Pope was the head of the church in the Western Roman Empire?

What city-state trained their boys to be warriors by sending them to military camps with harsh discipline?

Who was raised as the Pharaoh's son but actually was an Israelite saved from drowning when he was a baby?

Among Aristotle's 200 books, he wrote a book called, "The Golden Mean" which said people should live in ___________?

Who were the educated people who could read and write?

When the Amorites took over Mesopotamia, what ancient city did they build along the Tigris and Euphrates Rivers?

Who saw Jesus after he rose from the dead and was told to go and tell the others?

Aesop was Greek storyteller who wrote many fables such as the "Boy Who Cried Wolf" and the "Tortoise and the Hare?"

The Parthenon was a Greek _________that was dedicated to the Goddess Athena located atop the acropolis in Athens?

The person who leads the prayer for the Jewish people in the synagogue is called a ___________?

What mountain range lies in the northern part of India?

Farming villages began in Europe/India/Egypt/China/Mexico. The first settlement was in present day Israel-Jordan called?

The term Paleolithic means what in Greek?

Moses was sent out of Egypt for killing a guard. He became a sheep herder and was able to talk to God through a ______?

B.C. refers to the time period after the birth of Christ?

Democracy was born in this very academic focused city-state of 300,000 people?

When Pharaoh refused to let the Israelites go free, God put how many plagues on the Egyptians?

What is the study of people and events from the past called?

What were military leaders in ancient China called?

King David wrote many songs that would become the book of __________?

Charlemagne was put in as emperor of the Carolingian Empire by the Pope when the Franks helped protect the Roman Empire?

Who was the Greek God of thunder, lightning, law, and order? He was the king of the gods and ruler of Mount Olympus?

The Great Pyramid in Egypt was located near the city of Cairo and was how many stories high?

What % of China's land is suitable for farming?

What is the first book of the Old Testament where it talks about the beginning of the world?

What area is given to the very productive farmland in Mesopotamia?

Geographically speaking, India is considered to be a:

The Battle of Marathon was won by the Athenians over the Persians about how far from Athens?

In what modern country is Mesopotamia located?

How old was Jesus when he began preaching the word of God?

Who is the Egyptian God of learning?

Who was the Egyptian Sun God?

The Paleolithic era began about 2.5 million years ago and lasted to about 8,000B.C?

What animal is sacred in India?

What was the form of writing using a combination of pictures and sound symbols called?

What group of people ended up in power in Mesopotamia?

Mesopotamia means "land between the _________?"

At first nomadic tribes drove animals off cliffs or used clubs to kill them?

The Huang he River is also known as the ______(color) river?

What religion did the Israelites practice?

In the neolithic period "new stone age" people began to learn specialized trades (artisans) that involved what skills?

Who were the two sons of Moses?

Evidence suggests that North America may have had many glaciers moving back and forth across the continent?

What road was finished by Cyrus the Great that extended over 1500 miles?

What area in the world did Abraham and his family live in when God spoke to him and told him to move to Canaan?

He was the most famous Pharaoh in Egyptian history, an extreme warrior, nephew of Hapshepsut, & won 350 civilizations.

What body of water was parted by Moses allowing the Israelites to cross to get back to Canaan?

The Yangtze River is 3,915 miles long & goes all the way to the East China Sea. It is the 3rd largest river behind (2)?

What mountain in the Himalayas is the tallest mountain in the world?

What two rivers run through Mesopotamia?

In ancient China, what did farmers grow to help produce cloth?

A group of many different lands under one rule is known as?

What are the traditional stories about gods and heroes called?

What was the mythical war between the Greeks and the people of Troy what was told in the Iliad and the Oddysey?

Hippocrates wrote his "Hippocratic Oath" which tells doctors to do no harm to their__________?

Which of the following were apostles of Jesus? (Select all that apply)

Who was the Roman dictator who would not free Jesus and turned him over to the Jewish people to be executed?

Who was the Egyptian River God

Fossils are the remains of both plant and animal life?

The Pharaohs believed their soul would stay inside of their body if they were mummified?

Jacob was the son of Isaac and the grandson of Abraham. God renamed him to __________?

In ancient Egypt, what was the form of writing that used a combination of pictures and sound symbols?

What are civilizations called where cities have their own government?

Polytheism means the belief in many_________?

What word id associated with the study of artifacts that people have left behind?

How many people were in the average nomadic hunting groups?

The Roman Catholic Church and the Greek Orthodox churches split (schism) into two separate churhes and still are today?

Ares was the God of War?

What was the main language of India?

Who was told by God to build an ark & save 2 species of every animal because God was angry at humans and sent a flood.

The most recent ice age began about 100,000 years ago and covered what three continents? (Choose 3).

Who climbed up Mount Sinai and got the 10 commandments from God?

The Egyptians traded with the Phoenicians (Modern day Lebanon) and also noticed they had invented the first ______?

Prophets are messengers of who?

The ancient Sumerians are given credit for the wheel?

Bronze is made from what two medals?

An epic is a large body of work that can be broken down into smaller stories such as Homer's what two works (2)?

Four of the great river valley civilizations began where?

Matthew, Mark, Luke, and John were considered the Four____________?

Who was the great Greek mathematician who developed: A2 + B2 =C2?

The term Pharaoh refers to a leader in Egypt, but what does the word also mean? Great_____________.

What early civilization began in Mesopotamia?

Who was the famous female Egyptian Pharaoh who improved trade and wore a fake beard to hide her face?