Final Exam Review period 1

Question 1

1. __________________ were built around cities to protect the inhabitants from attack.

Answer 1

Walls

Question 2

A series of rulers from the same family

Answer 2

dynasty

Question 3

The belief in one god

Answer 3

monotheism

Question 4

People who are said to receive messages from god to share with others

Answer 4

prophets

Question 5

“Rule of the people” describes which type of government?

Answer 5

Democracy

Question 6

What were Spartan boys trained to be?

Answer 6

Soldiers

Question 7

Philip was able to defeat the Greeks because the Greeks refused to ____________________________ to fight against Philip.

Answer 7

Join together

Question 8

What is the name of Philip’s son who took over as leader after Philip’s death?

Answer 8

Alexander

Question 9

What is the name of the famous building that was built on the Athenian acropolis?

Answer 9

Parthenon

Question 10

Name the group of people who challenged the idea that the actions of gods and goddesses caused events in the world.

Answer 10

Philosophers

Question 11

What did philosophers believe the human mind could do?

Answer 11

Think, explain, and understand life

Question 12

What did the plebeians do that caused the patricians to change the government?

Answer 12

Elected their own officials

Question 13

What stops one part of government from having more power than the others?

Answer 13

Checks and balances

Question 14

After the Gracchus brothers were killed, Romans began to see that ________________________ could be used as a __________________________________________.

Answer 14

Violence; political weapon

Question 15

What was the main purpose of Roman roads?

Answer 15

For armies to travel

Question 16

Hindus belief that if a person has good ___________, they will be born into a higher caste in the next life.

Answer 16

Karma

Question 17

Many people from the lower classes liked the Buddha because he was opposed to the _____________________________.

Answer 17

Caste system

Question 18

People who work to spread their religious beliefs

Answer 18

missionaries

Question 19

The Zhou kings believed that _________________________ gave them the power to rule.

Answer 19

Heaven

Question 20

Which Chinese belief system taught that it was important to live in harmony with nature?

Answer 20

Daoism

Question 21

What did Shi Huangdi do that shows he was a follower of legalism?

Answer 21

He created harsh laws and strict punishments

Question 22

What was the effect of all people in China using the same coins and the same writing system?

Answer 22

Trade became easier

Question 23

Why did Shi Huangdi have the Great Wall of China built?

Answer 23

Protect China from invaders

Question 24

Because silk was popular in Rome, China became ______________________.

Answer 24

Wealthy

Question 25

Name the philosopher who wanted Romans to support the Senate.

Answer 25

Cicero

Question 26

After Pompey asked Caesar to give up power, Caesar led his army across the Rubicon River into ______________________________.

Answer 26

Italy

Question 27

The agora was a marketplace that was also used for _______________________ and ______________________________ meetings.

Answer 27

Political; religious

Question 28

Explain why it was not possible for most juries to come to a tie.

Answer 28

Odd number of members

Question 29

What did lyric poets do while reciting their poems?

Answer 29

Played the lyre

Question 30

Why was Darius angry with the Greeks?

Answer 30

They helped others rebel against him

Question 31

Why did the Spartans think it was important for women to be strong and healthy?

Answer 31

So they would have strong, healthy children

Question 32

What was the cause of Alexander’s death?

Answer 32

Sickness in Babylon

Question 33

Why did Alexander stop expanding the empire into India?

Answer 33

Tired soldiers

Question 34

Italy is surrounded by water on three sides so it is a ___________________________________.

Answer 34

Peninsula

Question 35

At first, Rome’s laws weren’t written down. Why were people unhappy about it?

Answer 35

They didn’t want to accidently break laws they didn’t know existed

Question 36

A desert is an example of a __________ feature

Answer 36

physical

Question 37

What was the Hebrew’s religion called?

Answer 37

Judaism

Question 38

What did Asoka stop doing after he became Buddhist?

Answer 38

Fighting wars

Question 39

Define scribe.

Answer 39

A writer

Question 40

Name the type of government that started in Athens.

Answer 40

Democracy

Question 41

What is the name for the type of democracy that allows citizens to directly participate in the government?

Answer 41

Direct democracy

Question 42

Name the leader who founded (started) the Persian Empire.

Answer 42

Cyrus the Great

Question 43

Why did Spartan women have some rights and freedoms that other Greek women didn’t have?

Answer 43

Their husbands were often away at war

Question 44

Cincinnatus was a farmer who became Rome’s most famous ___________________________.

Answer 44

Dictator

Question 45

What was the Law of the Twelve Tables and where was it displayed?

Answer 45

Rome’s first code of laws; Forum

Question 46

What is the name for the series of wars between Rome and Carthage?

Answer 46

Punic Wars

Question 47

The Romans used __________ in their construction because the design is strong and long-lasting.

Answer 47

Arches

Question 48

The part of the Christian Bible that tells about Jesus is called the _______________________________.

Answer 48

New Testament

Question 49

According to legend, the first king of Rome was __________________________________.

Answer 49

Romulus