World History

Semester Review

Review Game

Early

Civilizations

Greece

Rome

Leaders Africa &

The Americas

S.S.

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A1

The main purpose of the pyramids of Egypt was?

Tombs for the Pharoahs

A2

What do we call the fast flowing water of the Nile?

Cataracts

A3

To restore order and harmony Confucius believed government

should be organized around what?

Relationships

A4

What allowed the Chinese rulers to overthrow a declining

dynasty?

Mandate of Heaven

A5

Daoism and Yin and Yang focus on what?

Natural Order

A6

What is the name of the government of Egypt in which

the ruler is god-like?

Theocracy

A7

What was the advantage of the Chinese writing system?

People from all over the empire could read it, even if

they spoke differently.

A8

Between what 2 rivers is the heartland of China found?

Huang He and Chang Jiang (Yangtze)

A9

What do geographers call the landmass of India, Pakistan and

Bangladesh?

Indian Subcontinent

A10

According to legend what was China’s first dynasty?

Xia (Shyah)

B1

What is a phalanx?

A military formation

B2

What Egyptian city became the center of commerce and and

Hellenistic culture?

Alexandria

B3

What separted the regions of Greece making it difficult to

unite?

Mountains

B4

What happened to the first Triumvirate of Caesar, Pompey

and Crassus?

Caesar and Pompey clashed and fought each other

B5

In ancient Greece a tyrant differed from other leaders

because?

Seized power illegally

B6

What do we call a fortified hilltop in ancient Greece?

An Acropolis

B7

What is a Republic?

Power rests with the people who have a right to select

their leaders

B8

Who made up the second triumvirate of Rome?

Octavian, Antony and Lepidus

B9

Why did Roman Rulers opposed Christians?

• They refused to worship the Roman Gods.

B10

What do we call the forced dispersal of the Jews?

• Diaspora

C1

Who set up a panel of experts to compile laws. His wife was

Theodora

Justinian

C2

Eleanor of Aquitane was famous for being queen of

what country?

England

C3

Who did pope Gregory VII fight with over the issue of

secular appointment of bishops

Henry IV

C4

What do we call the Seljuk rulers?

Shah

C5

Which Carolingian leader reunited Western Europe

and was crowned emperor?

Charlemagne

C6

Name the famous Incan leader who expanded the kingdom into an empire.

Pachacuti

C7

Name the famous Italian family known for being rulers and

supporters of the arts.

• The Medici Family

C8

Who declared himself head of the English Church?

Henry VIII

C9

Eramus and More were known for what?

• They were both Christian Humanists

C10

Name the Catholic Reformer who founded the Jesuit order.

• Ignatius of Loyola

D1

What do we call the belief where spirits play an important role in

daily life?

Animism

D2

What helps historians trace the patterns of migration?

Through the patterns of languages spoken

D3

Who is considered the “Mother Culture” of Mesoamerica?

The Olmecs

D4

Who built Monte Alban the first real urban center in the

Americas?

The Zapotec

D5

What group was able to move the massive stone head

sculptures?

The Olmecs

D6

This West African Empire was influenced by Islam, grew rich by gold-salt trade and was overrun by

the Muslim Almoravids.

Ghana

D7

This West African Empire was ruled by Mansa Musa, grew rich

by the gold-salt trade and was visited by Ibn Battuta.

Mali

D8

This West African Empire were from the forest, spoke a common

language and built the Ife and Oyo kingdoms they lacked a

central government.

Yoruba

D9

The Swahili language is a mixture of what 2 languages?

Bantu and Arabic

D10

Most of the raw materials that exchanged hands in the East

African Trade came from where?

• Africa

E1

Tikal was name of an important Maya?

City

E2

What was used for the Mayan writing system?

glyphs

E3

What was the codex used for?

To keep track of important records

E4

What was the first full-sized book Gutenberg printed?

The Bible

E5

Who taught about predestination?

John Calvin

E6

The study of classical texts caused humanists to focus on

what subject?

• Human potential and achievements

E7

What scientific concept did Indian astronomers prove long

before the Europeans did?

That the earth is round

E8

What strongly influenced the Russian culture?

The Cyrillic Alphabet

Written by Saint Cyril and Methodius

E9

The Treaty of Verdun resulted in what?

Charlemagne’s empire would be broken into 3

parts

E10

Who protested the sale of indulgences? What was this

practice?

Martin Luther

Selling of pardons that forgave sinners their sins

F1

What was the mock battle called that served as a training

exercise for young knights?

• Tournaments

F2

Which code were knights expected to follow?

Chivalry

F3

What is canon law?

The body of rules that governed religious pratices

F4

Which West African Empire encouraged artistic efforts,

traded with the Portuguese and was in the savanna?

Benin

F5

What does Mutapa mean?

Conqueror

F6

This Native America group built pyramids, were warlike

and dominated central Mexico before the Aztecs.

Toltecs

F7

Who was a feathered serpent, god of the Toltec and Aztec

and his followers believed he would return?

Quetzalcoatl

F8

What caused the Inca Empire to decline?

Struggle between rivals for the throne

F9

This refers to the migration of Muhammad and his followers

from Mecca to Yathrib.

Hijrah

F10

What is Sunna?

• This is Muhammad’s example and is considered

the model for living a proper Muslim life.