World History Semester Review

What are the (5) Characteristics of a Civilization?

• Reading, Writing, Language, Sports, Migration

• Advanced Cities, Specialized Workers, Complex Institutions, Record Keeping, Advanced Technology.

• Record Keeping, Population, Agriculture, Education, Spoken Language

• Music, Technology, Record Keeping, Education, Entertainment.

What does Polytheistic mean?

• The belief in one God

• The belief in no Gods

• The belief in multiple Gods

• The Sumerians form of beliefs

What portion of land was also called the Fertile Crescent?

• Sumer

• Babylon

• Mesopotamia

• Egypt

What is term for a series of rulers from one family line?

• Patriarch

• Pharoah

• Dynasty

• Artisan

A government run by religious authority ?

• Autocracy

• Monarchy

• Democracy

• Theocracy

What was the system of writing used by the Ancient Egyptians?

• sanskirt

• hieroglyphics

• cunieform

• cave art

What was a Pharaoh?

• A Sumerian God-KIng

• An Egyptian Ruler who had absolute authority

• An Egyptian Peasant with no rights

• A Persian King with absolute authority

The spreading of ideas or products from one culture to another through trade and conquest is known as _______________.

• Covenant

• Imperialism

• Cultural Diffusion

• Specialization

The belief in one God is known as ____________________.

• Dynastic

• Monotheism

• Polytheism

• Assimilation

What two major religions history are shared with Judaism?

• Hinduism and Christianity

• Buddhism and Hinduism

• Christianity and Islam

• Islam and Hinduism