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100
Roman Christianity split into these THREE religions.
What is Catholicism, Protestantism and Orthodox Christianity?
100
Mesopotamia is located along which two rivers?
What are the Euphrates and the Tigris?
100
Match the following in order: rule by a religious leader; rule by a few people; rule by the people; rule by a few elected (the Senate) by the people.
What are: theocracy oligarchy democracy republic
100
The Twelve Tables was created to protect _______ .
the plebians from the abuses of the patricians
100
the evolution from hunting and gathering to farming is called _____.
What is the Neolithic Revolution?
200
The Torah, which is the first 5 chapters of the Old Testament, is the holy book of which religion?
What is Judaism?
200
A written language developed by the people who lived in Mesopotamia.
What is cuneiform?
200
Socrates was executed because ___.
he was upsetting Athenian leaders by encouraging the youth to ask questions about politics and religion (among other things).
200
The forms of Roman government throughout its history
What is a kingdom, a republic and an empire?
200
All of the following were developed during this period: philosophy, physics, architecture, art, math and geometry, drama
What is the "Golden Age of Greece"?
300
Of the following, which religion was the first to be monotheistic: Islam, Christianity or Judaism?
What is Judaism?
300
One king left behind a story about the quest for immortality and one king left behind a law code. Who are they?
Who are Gilgamesh and Hammurabi?
300
The 1) Iliad and 2) the Odyssey by Homer were about ____.
What is the 1) war between the different city-states (polis) of the Greek peninsula and the kingdom of Troy and 2) returning home after the war.
300
Mountains to the north, a good port on the western coast, a peninsula in the middle of the Mediterranean, relatively flat land, access to rivers/fresh water. All of this describes _____.
how Rome's geography helped Rome become powerful
300
When the Roman Empire fell, what was left?
What is Christianity, disorganized government, fear about safety, disrupted trade routes, empty cities.
400
Christians attempted to re-conquer the Holy Land during which event in the Middle Ages?
What are the Crusades?
400
What do all of the following city-states have in common? Sumer, Babylon, Akad, Ur
What are cities along the Tigris and Euphrates rivers in the Fertile Crescent.
400
Who was NOT allowed to vote in Athenian democracy?
non-citizens (people born outside of Athens) women slaves
400
"bread and circuses" refers to ______.
using food and entertainment to keep Romans from rebelling against corrupt emperors
400
Improvements the Romans made to Greek architecture:
What is the arch, the dome and cement?
500
What are the following rules called? Pray 5 times a day; give to the poor; fast during the holy month; go on a pilgrimage; and pray to Allah and only Allah.
What is the "5 Pillars of Islam"?
500
One reason the Sumerians invented writing, the wheel, the 12-month calendar and others important inventions is because ____.
What is geographic luck -- having certain plants and animals that allowed for specialization?
500
A major difference between Athens and Sparta was _____.
Athenian government was ruled by the people (rich and poor) while Spartan government was an oligarchy based on military preparedness.
500
As the Roman Empire grew larger, Constantine split it into which to parts in an attempt to make it easier to rule?
What is the Western Empire and the Byzantine Empire?
500
Go through your class notes, re-read all of the underlining/annotations made on the textbook pages, review your maps, look through all of the worksheets/movie guides/review guides, and do all of the above another 10 times.
What is "How do I study for a history test?"