World History Mid-Term Exam
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- Who are the workers that help run the government?
- Bureacracy
- What is an archaeological find that was once a living thing?
- Fossil
- What is the Hebrew holy book?
- Torah
- What often happened that caused the end of the Egyptian kingdoms?
- The government alway faught against itself, becoming weak.
- What are the characteristics of cave man culture?
- Simple religion, language, tools of stone, and traveled for food.
- What type of people moved around, following food supplies?
- Nomads
- What is the method of figuring out the age of a find based on the layer of dirt it is in?
- Stratigraphy
- What is a mixture of two or more metals?
- Alloy
- What is the first important mixture of metals?
- Bronze
- Who developed the alphabet?
- Phoenicians
- What is any archaeological find that was man-made?
- Artifacts
- What is it called when a family rules for a long time?
- Dynasty
- What are the 5 characteristics of all civilizations?
- Farming, trade, government, art, and science
- What is the belief in multiple gods?
- Polytheism
- What are the large burial tombs of Egypt?
- Pyramids
- Who traded gold?
- Lydians
- Why was it called the Stone Age?
- Tools were made out of stone
- What is the Egyptian holy book?
- Book of the Dead
- Why did the Hebrews eventually collapse under foreign attack?
- They lacked unity
- What is the Sumerian writing system?
- Cuneiform
- Who were the chariot and bronze armed invaders who ended the Middle Kingdom?
- Hyskos
- Who were the fiercest, most organized empire of the ancient Middle East?
- Assyrians
- Which of the following is not a way they were organized?
- The king had a system of spies and informants
- Who developed money and set prices?
- Lydians
- What is a layer of dirt?
- Strata
- Who didn't make anything but moved goods back and forth between Egypt and Mesopotamia?
- Aramaeans
- What is so special about the Nile River when compared to others?
- It's flooding is predictable and regualar.
- What advantage does an alphabet have over a picture-symbol writing system?
- An alphabet is easier to learn and read because there are fewer symbols.
- What is a promise between God/the gods and His/their followers?
- Covenant
- What promise was made between God and the Hebrews?
- He would bless those who were faithful and obeyed.
- What is the first written law cods?
- Hamurrabi's Code
- What is the belief in a single, all-powerful God?
- Monotheism
- What is the Egyptian writing system?
- Hieroglyphics
- What was the escape of the Hebrews from slavery in Egypt?
- Exodus
- What is the Hebrew law code?
- 10 Commandments
- What is it called when the government and religion are united (government by religion)?
- Theocracy
- Why did the Persian Empire become the largest of the ancient Middle East?
- They were so tolerant people wanted to join them.
- Who led the Hebrews out of slavery in Egypt?
- Moses
- Who was the first pharaoh of Egypt?
- Ahmose
- Who was the founder of the Hebrews?
- Abraham
- Who was Egypt's most powerful ruler and general?
- Ramses
- Who unified all Egypt?
- Narmer
- Who was the Hebrew king that forced his people to work for no money?
- Solomon
- What is the difference between a democracy and a republic?
- Democracy is government by the people and Republic is that people elect leaders to make decisions for them.
- Why did China's first emperor kill 360 scholars?
- He was paranoid that they would rebel against him.
- Who were the Roman officials who handled day-to-day problems?
- Consuls
- What happened to bad government officals in Athens?
- Exiled
- What was the battle where Scipio led Rome to defeat Carthage?
- Battle of Zuma
- What is a Romann military unit of 5000 to 10,000 men?
- Legion
- How did the Phalanx change Greek culture?
- Made the poor important, increasing their power in society.
- What is the government by all the people?
- Democracy
- Name the Four Noble Truths of Buddhism?
- Suffering, desire, Nirvana, and True Path
- What 2 things do the mountains do for India?
- Block cold air and invaders
- What was the trade route between China and the outside world?
- Silk road
- Who was the lower class in ancient Rome?
- Plebian
- What are the good and bad things that one does that determines what they come back as?
- Karma
- What was created so that all Roman citizens knew the law?
- 12 tablets of Law
- Why did Greek culture and life focus on the sea so much?
- They were 50 miles away from the sea.
- Who was the upper class in ancient Rome?
- Patrician
- What caused the Peloponnesian War?
- Athens stole money from the Delian League Treasury
- What was the battle where 300 Spartans held off the Persian army for 3 day?
- Thermopylae
- Who was the militaristic city-state of Greece?
- Sparta
- What is the rebirth of the soul?
- Reincarnation
- What is the practice of non-violence towards all living things?
- Ahisma
- What part of the government makes up the laws?
- Legislature
- What is the Chinese term for a government having the right to rule from the gods?
- Mandate Of Heaven
- What is the rule of reciprocity?
- Do not do unto others what you do not want done to you.
- When was Rome's best general killed?
- March 15, 44 B.C.
- Why were the Harappan defeated so easily?
- No experience with military bases.
- What important thing did Alexander the Great do after he conquered the Persian Empire?
- Libraries of Greek Culture
- What is at the bottom of India's social system?
- Untouchables
- Who would become citizens in Athens?
- All free men
- At which battle were 7000 Persians killed by the Athenians, who lost less than 200?
- Battle of Marathon
- What is the name of the new capital of the Roman Empire?
- Constantinople
- When the generals started paying the soldiers themselves, how did this change the Roman army?
- The soldiers became loyal to their generals, not Rome.
- Which pilosophy says that people should balance their nature?
- Daoism
- Who was the Chinese teacher who said people should do their duties and fulfill their roles?
- Confucious
- Who led an army of over 200,000 (as many as 2 million) Persians into Greece?
- Xerxes
- Who was the Indian prince who became a religious leader?
- Saddhartha
- Who was the Spartan king that led 300 soliders against the Persian army?
- Leonidas
- Who was the first Chinese emperor?
- Shi Huan-Ti
- Who was the Carthaginan general who hated Rome?
- Hannibal
- Who was the general that paid Rome's army himself?
- Marius
- Who was Rome's best general?
- Caesar
- Who was the general who killed the last Western Roman emperor, ending that half of the empire?
- Odacer
- Who was the first emperor of Rome?
- Augustus
- The people of Carthage were sold into slavery.
- 3rd Punic War
- Rome used gangplanks to put soldiers of Carthage's ships.
- 1st Punic War
- The Carthaginians used their secret weapon, elephants, to run over Romans.
- 2nd Punic War
- The city of Carthage was destroyed and salt was out into the Earth to kill plants.
- 3rd Punic War
- What is the Jewish word for "savior"?
- Messiah
- What is the Jewish word for Teacher/priest?
- Rabbi
- Who is the man that believe to be the promised savior of the Jews?
- Abraham
- Who is the founder of Islam?
- Muhammad
- What is the Holy Book of Islam?
- Five Pillars of Faith
- Who developed the stirrup?
- Charles Martel
- What type of warrior do stirrups make possible?
- Knights
- What was the battle where armored warriors on horseback stopped a Muslim invasion of Europe?
- Battle of Tours
- Who was the Frankish king who became emperor for protecting the pope?
- Charlemagne
- What treaty split up the Carolingian empire in France, Germany, and Italy?
- Treaty of Verdun
- What is the law code of the knights?
- Chivalry
- What is the system where land is given away for military service?
- Feudal System
- What do you call the land that is given away for military service?
- Fief
- What do you call the person who receives land and gives you military service?
- Vassal
- Who were the sea-faring warriors who attacked Britain?
- Vikings
- What was the battle where William conquered Britain?
- Battle of Hastings
- What was the list of weapons Britain would need in case of war?
- Assize of Arms
- What is the document that forces the British king to listen to Parliament for advice?
- Model Parliament
- What is the meaning of "That which touches all should be passed by all?"
- allowed to vote, no one is above the law.
- Where was it said?
- Model Parliment
- Who did it give controll of the government to?
- The people
- What is the land that the French kings originally controlled?
- Ile de France
- What was the meeting where the French king claimed to be chosen to rule by God?
- Parliament of Paris
- What was the war that gave all of France's land back to it?
- Hundred years war
- What was the argument between the German kings and the pope over the control of the church?
- Investiture Conflict
- What was the meeting where it was agreed that the German king would choose a new priest from candidates chosen by the church?
- Concordant of Worms
- What is the meeting where the German nobles elect a king?
- Diet
- What was the meeting where the pope asked European warriors to go capture the Holy Land?
- Council of Clairmone
- During which crusade was the entire army excommunicated twice for attacking Christian cities?
- 4th Crusade
- Which crusade made the exact same mistakes that an earlier crusade did?
- 7th Crusade
- What three developments increased food production in the middle ages?
- Steel plows, horse collar, and field system.
- What is a group of workers who set standards of production?
- Guilds
- What new type of school was created during the Middle Ages?
- Universities
- What spread the Black Death?
- Rats b/c they carried the fleas with the disease.
- Why don't we know a lot about ancient African history?
- They had no writing system to write stuff down.
- What two things keep people out of central Africa?
- Desert, rainforest, and African Plateau
- What type of society has a woman as the head of the household?
- matriarchal
- What is and African Storyteller?
- Griot
- Which two African kingdoms are well known because they were near Egypt and converted to Christianity?
- Kush and Axon
- Which African kingdom was destroyed by cannon-armed Moroccans?
- Mali
- What were the two primary weapons off the Mongols?
- Bow and arrow
- Who was the brutal ruler that unified the Mongols?
- Genghis Khan
- What was the largest empire of all time?
- Golden Horde
- Who was the Italian trader who wrote a book telling Europe about China?
- Marco Polo
- Why did the Mongols collapse?
- Kublai Kahn, get satisfied
- How did Indians first come to the Americas?
- Bering Strait
- What is the primary resource of the plains Indians?
- Buffalo
- What is a mud-brick house of the southwest Indians?
- Adobe
- What is a group of islands located close together?
- Archipelago
- What was the ancient, nature spirit-based religion of Japan?
- Shinto
- Why are farmers considered more important than merchants in Japan?
- b/c without them there will be no food.
- What are the armored warriors of Japan?
- Samurai
- What is the code of honor of the Japanese warrior?
- Bushido
- What is a Japanese general?
- Shogun
- What laws isolated Japan from the rest of the world?
- Acts of Seclusion