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WorksheetsSS Second Semester Exam Review
Total questions: 86
Worksheet time: 22hrs 30mins
Who helped restore Athens by encouraging the rebuilding of sacred buildings and bringing in the classical age of architecture?
Plato
Pericles
Fredo
Socrates
Socrates, Plato, and Aristotle were Greek
mathematicians
philosophers
athletes
doctors
Who developed the scientific method?
Aristotle
Plato
Pericles
Socrates
Who was sentenced to death for causing young men to question their belief in the gods?
Aristotle
Socrates
Plato
Pericles
Who taught that there was a spiritual world of the mind and ideas that were superior to the physical world?
Socrates
Aristotle
Plato
Pericles
Gained wealth from trading with other people
Minoans
Mycenaens
attacked cities and pirate ships
Minoans
Mycenaens
their civilization ended when invaders conquered their fortresses
Minoans
Mycenaens
had large palaces that reflected wealth and artistic people
Minoans
Mycenaens
Became a democracy
Athens
Sparta
focused on a strong army
Athens
Sparta
remained an oligarchy
Athens
Sparta
used juries to carry out justice
Athens
Sparta
came under the control of tyrants who ruled with absolute authority
Athens
Sparta
women stayed mostly at home
Athens
Sparta
What are the Shangs best known for?
foot-powered looms to weave silk
works of bronze
the seismoscope
Which is a teaching of Confucianism?
People can find peace and happiness by living in harmony with nature.
If proper relationships in five areas are kept, society will have harmony and order.
People are evil by nature.
Which is a teaching of Taoism?
If proper relationships in five areas are kept, society will have harmony and order.
A strong ruler is needed to maintain order.
The best goodness is the kind that comes naturally.
Which is NOT a change Qin Shi Huang made to unify China?
standardizing weights, measurements, and currency to help trade
building roads and canals to improve travel
giving more power to nobles to keep peace in the districts
Which was an accomplishment of Wu Ti?
expansion of China's borders from North Korea to central Asia
a complete history of China's dynasties through the early Han
minimizing of governmental authority and involvement in society
Which does NOT describe acupuncture?
method to relieve pain or cure sickness
equipment for navigating
needles through the skin at specific points
What was the purpose of China's civil service system?
establishing the same laws and taxes for everyone
using the iron plow and wheelbarrow to increase production on farms
training people for governmental service
Which of the following were manufacturing achievements of the Han?
acupuncture and special herbs
histories of dynasties and long works of poetry
swords and armor, the rudder, and foot-powered looms
Who is a bodhisattva?
a philospher who teaches that people should live in harmony with nature
a person who has reached enlightenment but delays nirvana to help others reach enlightenment
an armed guard who protects merchants from bandits
Which is NOT a teaching of Legalism?
a strong ruler is needed to maintain order
people can be taught to do right
people are evil by nature
How are Christianity and Mahayana Buddhism different?
Christians want to share their faith but Mahayana Buddhists focus on themselves.
Christians find peace through a restored relationship with God while Mahayana Buddhists look to the eightfold path.
Christians do good works to get to heaven but Mahayana Buddhists focus on natural goodness.
Much of what is known about the (a) dynasty came from the discovery of the royal tombs at Anyang.
The main trade route that helped the exchange of ideas and inventions was the ____ ____
(a)
What are other names for the Huang He?
Yangtze River
"China's Sorrow"
Yellow River
China Sea
The Chinese called their land the (a) Kingdom because they thought it was in the center of the earth.
terra-cotta army
carved to protect Qin Shi Huang as he lived in the next world
used to cook meat for sacrifice
describes the high point of cultural development during the Zhou
detected earthquakes
the managing of government through departments with appointed officials
bureaucracy
carved to protect Qin Shi Huang as he lived in the next world
used to cook meat for sacrifice
describes the high point of cultural development during the Zhou
detected earthquakes
the managing of government through departments with appointed officials
Classical Age
carved to protect Qin Shi Huang as he lived in the next world
used to cook meat for sacrifice
describes the high point of cultural development during the Zhou
detected earthquakes
the managing of government through departments with appointed officials
seismoscope
carved to protect Qin Shi Huang as he lived in the next world
used to cook meat for sacrifice
describes the high point of cultural development during the Zhou
detected earthquakes
the managing of government through departments with appointed officials
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carved to protect Qin Shi Huang as he lived in the next world
used to cook meat for sacrifice
describes the high point of cultural development during the Zhou
detected earthquakes
the managing of government through departments with appointed officials
A factor in the decline of the Persian Empire includes that the people were discontent with the ____ and their rulers.
low wages
high taxes
quality of bread
What Empire did Alexander the Great invade and destroy?
The Persian Empire
The Roman Empire
The Greek Empire
The ______ defeated the Parthians and began to rule Persia.
Iranians
Greek
Sassanians
After Alexander's family, the next family that came to rule Syria and Persia was the _____.
Sassanians
Seleucids
Iranians
During which dynasty did Persia achieve its greatest wealth?
Sassanian
Parthian
Alexandrian
_____ became the most common language of the Persian Empire.
English
Aramaic
Old Persian
Persian kings spoke _____
Aramaic
old Persian
English
Esther helped save the Jewish people through her marriage to king ______
Xerxes
Mordecai
Darius
Arab invaders introduced the religion of ____ to Persia.
Christianity
Buddhism
Islam
The Greeks used their smaller and faster ships to ram and sink Persian ships.
Salamis
Thermopylae
Marathon
Plataea
The Greeks closed in on the Persian army like pincers on this plain near Athens.
Salamis
Thermopylae
Marathon
Plataea
The Persians admitted their defeat after this final battle of the Persian Wars.
Salamis
Thermopylae
Marathon
Plataea
The Greeks hoped to defend this mountain pass in order to hold back the Persian army.
Salamis
Thermopylae
Marathon
Plataea
Crassus, Pompey, and Julius Caesar were all part of the ______.
sulla
triumvirate
punic wars
What calendar was based on the birth of Christ and adds a day in February every 4 years?
lunar calendar
Julian calendar
Gregorian calendar
The period of peace in the Roman Empire that began with the reign of Octavian is the ______.
Pax Romana
Ides of March
Pantheon
____ is the main architectural feature of the Colosseum.
columns
arches
windows
- people should strive to be indifferent to pleasure and pain
- emphasized virtues such as courage, justice, and obedience
- did not believe in God
Epicureans
Stoics
Where did Peter preach after the death of Jesus where almost 3,000 people repented and were baptized?
Bethlehem
Israel
Pentecost
A powerful group of patricians in early Rome
consuls
Assembly of Centuries
senate
The most powerful branch of government in the Roman republic
consuls
Assembly of Centuries
senate
An official that was elected in the Roman Republic to serve for one year
consul
Assembly of Centuries
senate
The capital city of the Roman Empire and of present-day Italy.
Rome
Carthage
A city that served as a key trade center on the North African coast of the Mediterranean Sea.
Rome
Carthage
Carthage violated its treaty with Rome by attacking a Roman ally.
First Punic War
Second Punic War
Third Punic War
- Rome & Carthage both wanted control of Sicily.
- The Romans designed a plank with a spiked tip that could attach to the enemy ship.
- Rome won the battle
First Punic War
Second Punic War
Third Punic War
- Three-year siege led to defeat of Carthage
- Led to Rome being in control of Mediterranean world
First Punic War
Second Punic War
Third Punic War
His revelations developed into the religion of Islam.
Muhammad
Basil II
Leo III
He stopped the Muslims at Constantinople and took back Asia Minor.
Belisarius
Justinian I
Leo III
He called the Council of Nicaea to discuss the doctrine of the Trinity.
Basil II
Constantine
Muhammad
He had the Roman laws simplified.
Leo III
Justinian I
Belisarius
He led an army that reclaimed lands lost by the Western Roman Empire.
Muhammad
Constantine
Belisarius
He was known as the Bulgar Slayer.
Justinian I
Leo III
Basil II
Belief or principle of a group of people
doctrine
orthodox
hippodrome
foreign solider hired to fight for a country
Muslim
orthodox
mercenary
nomadic person who did not speak Greek or Latin and who did not adopt Roman culture
barbarian
icon
mercenary
open-air stadium for sporting and social events
icon
doctrine
hippodrome
person who follows Islam
barbarian
Muslim
mercenary
sacred image representing Christ, Mary, the saints, or other sacred objects
doctrine
icon
orthodox
those who support traditionally accepted principles of faith
orthodox
Muslim
icon
a holy war fought for the cause of Islam
revolt
jihad
rebellion
Which belief do Protestant Christians and the Eastern Orthodox Church agree on?
Scripture is the only authority.
God is a trinity.
Salvation is received by faith alone in what Christ has done.
What contribution did Christian missionaries from Constantinople make during the Byzantine Empire's golden age?
transalted the Bible into Greek
reorganized the University of Constantinople
standardized the language, laws, and political patterns of the people of Eastern Europe
Which Crusade freed Jerusalem from Islamic rule?
First
Second
Third
_____ were the Turks who conquered all of the Byzantine Empire.
Ottomans
Arabians
Crusaders
The capital of the Western Roman Empire was moved from Rome to _____.
Sicily
Constantinople
Genoa
What are the 3 sacred cities according to Muslims?
Rome, Athens, Constantinople
Medina, Mecca, Jerusalem
Bethlehem, Calvary, Nazzareth
Which of these did NOT help Leo III defeat the Muslim attack on Constantinople?
Greek fire
cold winter
flood
plague
Which one of these caused the Nika Revolt?
high taxes
famine
religious persecution
What does Nika mean?
war
conquer
fight
Where did the Nika Revolt occur?
a church
hippodrome
a field
