World History Semester Exam

Seasonal winds that blow across the China and Indian subcontinent are called

One of the things the Roman believed that made their early ancestors successful was their sense of discipline

The ancient Egyptians called the flooding of the Nile every year the "Miracle/Mystery of the Nile"

The Egyptians suffered from a lack of confidence as a people and as a nation

All but one of the following were reason for the demise of the Mycenaean Civilization

The word "polis" is wherewe get our word, politics, from today

What was the one thing the Spartans placed Primary importance on?

All of the following were examples of Ancient Indian lifestyles EXCEPT

_____ was the founder of the Christian faith

On beliefs of the Israelites is that they believed that their god was creator of all things and the he was god of ALL

What civilization was considered the first Greek state?

When the Etruscans took over Rome it was a village, when they left it was a

The Roman Confederation did all of the following EXCEPT,

Sparta women were expected to remain fit, trim and in good shape to be able to birth healthy girls to serve in the MLTY

All of the following were characteristic of the two ancient cities, Hrappa and Mohenjo Daro EXCEPT

The Egyptians built the massive Pyramids as a,

The Greek philosoper Aristole argued that a citizen did not just belonging to themselves .....

Historians believe that Confucius was more of a teacher and philosopher than a religious leader

A polis was

The Hindu religion practiced n india believed in a system of reincarnation

In acient Indian society the patriarchal structure stated that,

At the core of the Assyrian Army was its,

The paterfamilias was beginning to lose some of his control was that he could no longer have his children executed or…..

Above all the Mycenaeans were a warrior people

The most significant contribution of the Phoenicians was that they develped,

The Assyrians treated the people they conquered with kindness and respect

Some of the houses in Monhenjo Daro and Harappo were as tall as three stories high

One o the tactics of war used by the Assyrians, was terror

One of the things that set the Israelites apart from all the other nations of the world was,

The Nile River is the longest River in the world, flowing more than 4,000 miles

The goal of the Sophists was able to argue both sides of the issue

One of the things that made Rome ripe for success was their ability to have chariot races and gladiator contests

A Republic as a form of government is identical to what we have in America

One of the most significant controbutions of Mesopotamian Society was,

The Sparta women had much less freedoms than other women of their time

At what age did Sparta boys begin military training?

All of the following part of Confucius' 5 Constant Relationship EXCEPT

From their philosophical POV, the Sophist were primarily interested in

A unique characteristic of the Nile River was that is flowed northward

The religion of Buddhism began with a man who claimed that he had _____ and seen the world in a new way

In our study of the Troja Horse, Mr. Hoover stongly suggested that Students investigate things before you participate...

Historians have a clear view of the collaspe of the two ancient cities of Harappa and Mohenjo Daro

What religion do the majority of people in Indian practice?

The story of Oedipus Rex is about a young boy who was seperated at birth and then when home and killed his mother

One of the reasons Mesopotamian boys wanted to go to scribe school was,

One of the causes for the decline of the Roman Empire was its commitment to military spending.

Which option below best describes how ancient societies of the world geneerally believed about their gods and goddes?

In class we talking about how the Roman religion was good of the state and that it was

Athenians devised a practice of to protect themselves agianst overly ambitious politicians

Which of the following was NOT something the Romans believed made them strong

The code of Hammurabi showed fairness to all people regardless of who they were, or how much money they had

The Romans adapted which of the following fro the Etruscans

When the Budda left his wife and chid one of the things he did was

In the religion of Hinduism, you were born into a partiicular caste system by accident

Socrates believed that if you questioned what you believed, was dangerous to society...

ALL of the characteristic of scribe school EXCEPT :

Which of the Five Constant Relationships if Confucius say was the well spring of all virtues?

The 12 tables of Roman Law did not work for them because

At what age could the Spartans boys leave the military and live with their families

The hittites were the first empire to use,

The monsoons were of little importance to Ancient India

The group of people who influced the Romans more than any other group was

One of the two characteristics that made the Sophists different from other philosophers was

Two things the Romans took from the Etruscans was

All citizens, including women, children and slaves were afforded political rights in the coty states of AG

The code of HAmmurabi stated that if a young man raised his hand to his father, the govt. could cut off his hand

One of the things the Romans did when they cnquered a person was to

When the Egyptians buried their kings, they removed vital organs, but left the brain intact

________ said, "The unexplained life is not worth living."

The style of writing developed by the Mesopotamians is,

The cities of Harappa and Mohenjo Dar had a very sophissticated system of dealing with bathroom waste

In the family structure of india, the oldest male in the faamily was the head of the entire family unit

What was one of the things that we champion in America that is absent on the Hindu religion