Unit 1
Unit 2
Unit 2
Unit 3
Misc.
100
(1)What is cuneiform? Where did it originate?
system of writing from Sumeria
100
(13)What physical features helped shape Greek culture?
sea, mountains, and climate
100
(23) What factors allowed Christianity to become popular in the Roman Empire?
message was for all people, ease of travel due to Pax Romana and good roads, promise of eternal life
100
(30) What are Bedouins?
desert nomads
100
(6) List the major achievements of ancient Egypt.
pyramids, mummification, hieroglyphics, surgery, pain killers
200
(2)What was a period of ruling power referred to as in ancient China?
dynasties
200
(14)What Greek founded modern geometry?
Euclid
200
(24)Why did Diocletian divide the Roman Empire into two halves?
to make the empire more efficient and easier to manage
200
(31)List the five pillars of Islam.
testimony of faith prayer five times daily toward Mecca giving alms to the poor fasting during Ramadan pilgrimage to Mecca
200
(18) What two powers fought in the Peloponnesian Wars?
Sparta & Athens
300
(3)Describe nomads.
highly mobile people moving from place to place
300
(15)What were Pericles' three goals for Athens?
strenthen democracy, strengthen empire, glorify Athens
300
(25)What is the importance of the Emperor Constantine concerning Christianity?
he allowed Christianity to be a legal option in the Roman Empire
300
Which branch of Islam believes that Muhammad's son-in-law Ali should have replaced him as caliph?
Shi'a
300
(28)What is the cultural legacy of Rome?
architecture, law, language
400
(4)What is the Greek translation for the "Mesopotamia?"
land between the rivers
400
(16) How did Athens ager the other Greek city-states during their Golden Age?
used money from the Delian League to improve Athens
400
(26)List the reasons for the decline of the Roman Empire.
huge military spending, inflation, invading tribes, disrupion of trade routes by pirates
400
(33)Which branch of Islam believes that the first four caliphs were correctly chosen?
Sunni
400
(37)The Byzantine Empire was the surviving portion of which once powerful empire?
Roman Empire
500
(5)What is an example of something that may be found in Hammurabi's code?
eye for an eye
500
(17) What accomplishments are the Greeks know for?
sculpture, drama, astronomy
500
(27)What was Pax Romana?
207 years of Roman peace and prosperity
500
(36) What did the Turks rename the city of Constantinople after capturing it?
Constantinople
500
(43) The ______ can be credited with bringing Christianity to England and Ireland, building trade routes to the Islamic world (Baghdad), and briefly settling in North America.
Vikings
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