World History Semester Final Practice Questions
Make sure that you can thoroughly answer all of the questions listed below. There is not a lot of space here, so use additional paper or notecards if you need additional space or a different type of study tool.
The Fertile Crescent is the area…
Geographically, the Middle East can best be described as…
Which two rivers were important features of Mesopotamia?
Hammurabi’s Code is significant because…
Some comparisons between Hammurabi’s Code and modern laws are…
Hammurabi convinced Babylonian people that his laws were important because…
The phrase, “an eye for an eye” in Hammurabi’s Code means that…
What type of punishment would Hammurabi suggest for someone who was caught cheating on the ACT?
By studying the laws of an ancient civilization we can…
How did Jewish law merge religion and law?
This is the oldest of the Abrahamic religions.
The Torah is a sacred text of which religion?
The Laws of Manu, a series of rules about the caste system, guided people in which religion?
In this religion, believers are expected to pray five times a day.
Buddhism branched off of Hinduism because of practices related to?
Hinduism developed in which place?
In this religion, believers are expected to make a pilgrimage to Mecca once in their lives.
The Four Noble Truths and the Eightfold Path guide the followers of which religion?
The concept of reincarnation in the Hindu religion is based on…
What is the sacred text of each religion?
The followers of this religion believe that Jesus Christ was the son of God and died on the cross for the sins of humanity.
This term refers to the state one reaches after enlightenment
What is the chronological order that the religions developed?
What is an ascetic behavior?
What are the Five Pillars of Islam?
Who believes that Allah will one day judge all of humankind and decide who goes to heaven?
Christianity, Islam, and Judaism are all ______.
Buddhists practice______on the path to Nirvana.
Sunnis and Shiites are two sects within which religion?
Which text instructs Muslims on how to live and guides their beliefs.
Where do Christians worship?
Which religion is seen more as a collection of individual beliefs rather than a unified religion?
What is Easter and why is it celebrated?
Where did the Abrahamic religions begin?
Why did Buddhism form?
What is a text shared by Christians and Jews?
Removing desire, which leads to suffering, is a central concept in ______.
Where do Muslims worship?
What are the rules or expectations that guide(s) the lives of Muslims?
What caused division in Islam?
A polis includes…
What is the legacy of ancient Greek governments?
Sparta is most well-known for…
What is the best description of the role women played in Sparta?
Lycurgus guaranteed that his laws would be followed after his death by
What were some of the laws created by Lycurgus?
Athens is most known for its…
How does Athens compare to Sparta?
Describe the role that slaves played in ancient Greece?
What do you know about the Persian Wars?
How did Athens limit the power of the executive branch?
Pericles, an Athenian general during the Peloponnesian War, was known for…
Pericles believed that…
The Peloponnesian War was…
What were the results of the Peloponnesian War?
Describe the relationship between the individual and the government in Sparta?
Athletics were stressed in Greek education because it was believed that…
The philosophers of ancient Greek wanted…
Why did Socrates accept his punishment?
Teachers that use the Socratic Method can been seen…
How would Socrates have felt about the actions of Martin Luther King and the Civil Rights Movement?
Plato believed that the best governments were led by…
Plato preferred the Spartan government over the Athenian government because…
Crito, by Plato, took place in what location?
What did Alexander the Great accomplish?
Through Alexander’s lifetime these two cultures became intertwined.
On what river was the city of Rome founded?
Romulus and Remus were raised by…
Plebians could also be described as…
Patricians could also be described as…
Rome checked the power of its leaders by
What were the advantages of living in the Roman Republic?
Early in Rome’s history the city-state decided to pursue a policy of expansion. This was due to…
Who declared himself dictator for life, but only ended up serving for a short time?
What is a triumvirate?
What were the Punic Wars?
Describe Julius Caesars’ death.
Who was Hannibal and why was he well known?
What three men formed the first triumvirate?
Who was the leader of the Carthaginians during the Punic Wars?
What religion officially replaced polytheistic beliefs during the 4th Century CE?
Why did the Roman Empire fall?
What made Emperor Constantine so famous?
Explain why the Roman Empire divided into two parts.
How did Julius Caesar die?
Why did Romans respect Caesar?
Where was Jesus killed?
Which three terms are used to describe Europe between the time that Rome fell and the Renaissance began?
What are the three time periods within the Middle Ages?
What early European leader based his government of the ideas of the Romans during the Middle Ages?
What was the main central power that united the people during the Middles Ages?
What are the three orders of feudalism?
What was a main purpose for marriage in the noble class?
What is the best comparison between a serf and peasant during the Middle Ages?
During the Middle Ages, who believed that they had power over the Kings?
What is a Crusade?
During the Crusades, Christians and Muslims spent most of their time fighting over what city?
What is the difference between manorialism and feudalism?
What would have been found on a manor?
What does fallow mean?