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World Civ Fall Final VOCAB

Total questions: 89

Worksheet time: 49mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Nomads

a)

The Movement of the first people

b)

Wise Humans

c)

Transition to Farming

d)

Constantly moving

2.

Homosapiens

a)

The Movement of the first people

b)

Wise Humans

c)

Transition to Farming

d)

Constantly moving

3.

Out of Africa Theory

a)

The movement of the first peoples

b)

Wise Humans

c)

Transition to Farming

d)

Constantly moving

4.

Agricultural Revolution

a)

The movement of the first peoples

b)

Wise Humans

c)

Transition to Farming

d)

Constantly moving

5.

Nile

a)

River in the Ancient Egypt for farming

b)

Ancient writing of ancient Egypt

c)

Mesopotamian writing system on clay

d)

Paper Hieroglyphics were written on

e)

Undecipherable language of the Indus River Valley

6.

Papyrus

a)

River in the Ancient Egypt for farming

b)

Ancient writing of ancient Egypt

c)

Mesopotamian writing system on clay

d)

Paper Hieroglyphics were written on

e)

Undecipherable language of the Indus River Valley

7.

Sanskrit

a)

River in the Ancient Egypt for farming

b)

Ancient writing of ancient Egypt

c)

Mesopotamian writing system on clay

d)

Paper Hieroglyphics were written on

e)

Undecipherable language of the Indus River Valley

8.

Hieroglyphics

a)

River in the Ancient Egypt for farming

b)

Ancient writing of ancient Egypt

c)

Mesopotamian writing system on clay

d)

Paper Hieroglyphics were written on

e)

Undecipherable language of the Indus River Valley

9.

Cuneiform

a)

River in the Ancient Egypt for farming

b)

Ancient writing of ancient Egypt

c)

Mesopotamian writing system on clay

d)

Paper Hieroglyphics were written on

e)

Undecipherable language of the Indus River Valley

10.

Pharaoh

a)

Used by the Egyptians to preserve the body

b)

Temple in ancient Mesopotamia

c)

Absolute Ruler of Egypt

d)

Used as tombs

e)

Volcanic Glass

11.

Pyramid

a)

Used by the Egyptians to preserve the body

b)

Temple in ancient Mesopotamia

c)

Absolute Ruler of Egypt

d)

Used as tombs

e)

Volcanic Glass

12.

Ziggurat

a)

Used by the Egyptians to preserve the body

b)

Temple in ancient Mesopotamia

c)

Absolute Ruler of Egypt

d)

Used as tombs

e)

Volcanic Glass

13.

Mummification

a)

Used by the Egyptians to preserve the body

b)

Temple in ancient Mesopotamia

c)

Absolute Ruler of Egypt

d)

Used as tombs

e)

Volcanic Glass

14.

Obsidian

a)

Used by the Egyptians to preserve the body

b)

Temple in ancient Mesopotamia

c)

Absolute Ruler of Egypt

d)

Used as tombs

e)

Volcanic Glass

15.

Oracle Bones

a)

Used to tell the future in China

b)

Picture Writing used in China

c)

Independent City in Mesopotamia and Greece

d)

State in Persia

e)

Governor of Persia

16.

Pictographs

a)

Used to tell the future in China

b)

Picture Writing used in China

c)

Independent City in Mesopotamia and Greece

d)

State in Persia

e)

Governor of Persia

17.

City State

a)

Used to tell the future in China

b)

Picture Writing used in China

c)

Independent City in Mesopotamia and Greece

d)

State in Persia

e)

Governor of Persia

18.

Satrap

a)

Used to tell the future in China

b)

Picture Writing used in China

c)

Independent City in Mesopotamia and Greece

d)

State in Persia

e)

Governor of Persia

19.

Satrapies

a)

Used to tell the future in China

b)

Picture Writing used in China

c)

Independent City in Mesopotamia and Greece

d)

State in Persia

e)

Governor of Persia

20.

Acropolis

a)

Used as a place of safety at the top of the hill in ancient Greece

b)

Marketplace at the bottom of the hill in ancient Greece

c)

Known for being wise and showing mercy

d)

Divided the Persian Empire into provinces

e)

invaded Greece and beat the Spartans

21.

Agora

a)

Used as a place of safety at the top of the hill in ancient Greece

b)

Marketplace at the bottom of the hill in ancient Greece

c)

Known for being wise and showing mercy

d)

Divided the Persian Empire into provinces

e)

invaded Greece and beat the Spartans

22.

Cyrus

a)

Used as a place of safety at the top of the hill in ancient Greece

b)

Marketplace at the bottom of the hill in ancient Greece

c)

Known for being wise and showing mercy

d)

Divided the Persian Empire into provinces

e)

invaded Greece and beat the Spartans

23.

Darius

a)

Used as a place of safety at the top of the hill in ancient Greece

b)

Marketplace at the bottom of the hill in ancient Greece

c)

Known for being wise and showing mercy

d)

Divided the Persian Empire into provinces

e)

invaded Greece and beat the Spartans

24.

Xerxes

a)

Used as a place of safety at the top of the hill in ancient Greece

b)

Marketplace at the bottom of the hill in ancient Greece

c)

Known for being wise and showing mercy

d)

Divided the Persian Empire into provinces

e)

invaded Greece and beat the Spartans

25.

Alexander the Great

a)

Conquered Greece, Persia, Egypt, but NOT India

b)

Changed to Buddhism and created Stone Pillars in India

c)

Belief in the existence of ONE god

d)

Belief in only ONE god in PERSIA

e)

Polytheistic belief of India

26.

Ashoka

a)

Conquered Greece, Persia, Egypt, but NOT India

b)

Changed to Buddhism and created Stone Pillars in India

c)

Belief in the existence of ONE god

d)

Belief in only ONE god in PERSIA

e)

Polytheistic belief of India

27.

Monotheism

a)

Conquered Greece, Persia, Egypt, but NOT India

b)

Changed to Buddhism and created Stone Pillars in India

c)

Belief in the existence of ONE god

d)

Belief in only ONE god in PERSIA

e)

Polytheistic belief of India

28.

Hinduism

a)

Conquered Greece, Persia, Egypt, but NOT India

b)

Changed to Buddhism and created Stone Pillars in India

c)

Belief in the existence of ONE god

d)

Belief in only ONE god in PERSIA

e)

Polytheistic belief of India

29.

Reincarnation

a)

Rebirth after death in Hinduism

b)

A new belief without the caste system and focused on Nirvana

c)

What goes around comes around

d)

Rules to follow that determine one's karma

e)

Belief in more than one god

30.

Buddhism

a)

Rebirth after death in Hinduism

b)

A new belief without the caste system and focused on Nirvana

c)

What goes around comes around

d)

Rules to follow that determine one's karma

e)

Belief in more than one god

31.

Karma

a)

Rebirth after death in Hinduism

b)

A new belief without the caste system and focused on Nirvana

c)

What goes around comes around

d)

Rules to follow that determine one's karma

e)

Belief in more than one god

32.

Dharma

a)

Rebirth after death in Hinduism

b)

A new belief without the caste system and focused on Nirvana

c)

What goes around comes around

d)

Rules to follow that determine one's karma

e)

Belief in more than one god

33.

Polytheism

a)

Rebirth after death in Hinduism

b)

A new belief without the caste system and focused on Nirvana

c)

What goes around comes around

d)

Rules to follow that determine one's karma

e)

Belief in more than one god

34.

Athens

a)

Created and used the first Democracy

b)

Used terror tactics and siege warfare

c)

Military state in ancient Greece

d)

1st Empire in India. Started Hindu and then changed to Buddhist

e)

Polytheistic, used obsidian in Mexico

35.

Assyria

a)

Created and used the first Democracy

b)

Used terror tactics and siege warfare

c)

Military state in ancient Greece

d)

1st Empire in India. Started Hindu and then changed to Buddhist

e)

Polytheistic, used obsidian in Mexico

36.

Sparta

a)

Created and used the first Democracy

b)

Used terror tactics and siege warfare

c)

Military state in ancient Greece

d)

1st Empire in India. Started Hindu and then changed to Buddhist

e)

Polytheistic, used obsidian in Mexico

37.

Mauryan

a)

Created and used the first Democracy

b)

Used terror tactics and siege warfare

c)

Military state in ancient Greece

d)

1st Empire in India. Started Hindu and then changed to Buddhist

e)

Polytheistic, used obsidian in Mexico

38.

MesoAmerica

a)

Created and used the first Democracy

b)

Used terror tactics and siege warfare

c)

Military state in ancient Greece

d)

1st Empire in India. Started Hindu and then changed to Buddhist

e)

Polytheistic, used obsidian in Mexico

39.

Empire

a)

A group who has conquered others

b)

war between people of the same area

c)

used to make people afraid

d)

battle formation with shields and spears

40.

Civil War

a)

A group who has conquered others

b)

war between people of the same area

c)

used to make people afraid

d)

battle formation with shields and spears

41.

Terrorism/Terror Tactics

a)

A group who has conquered others

b)

war between people of the same area

c)

used to make people afraid

d)

battle formation with shields and spears

42.

Phalanx

a)

A group who has conquered others

b)

war between people of the same area

c)

used to make people afraid

d)

battle formation with shields and spears

43.

Legalism

a)

strict rules to govern people who are evil

b)

all people are good, so we must follow rules to stay that way

c)

Used to keep nomads out of China

d)

constructed to help protect the emperor in the afterlife

e)

Used to determine if one can get a job in China

44.

Great Wall of China

a)

strict rules to govern people who are evil

b)

all people are good, so we must follow rules to stay that way

c)

Used to keep nomads out of China

d)

constructed to help protect the emperor in the afterlife

e)

Used to determine if one can get a job in China

45.

TerraCotta Warriors

a)

strict rules to govern people who are evil

b)

all people are good, so we must follow rules to stay that way

c)

Used to keep nomads out of China

d)

constructed to help protect the emperor in the afterlife

e)

Used to determine if one can get a job in China

46.

Patrician

a)

Wealthy people in Rome who could vote

b)

Poor people in in Rome who can vote

c)

Military leader (2) for one year in Rome

d)

Leader with all and unlimited power

e)

Used to determine if one can get a job in China

47.

Plebeian

a)

Wealthy people in Rome who could vote

b)

Poor people in in Rome who can vote

c)

Military leader (2) for one year in Rome

d)

Leader with all and unlimited power

e)

Used to determine if one can get a job in China

48.

Consul

a)

Wealthy people in Rome who could vote

b)

Poor people in in Rome who can vote

c)

Military leader (2) for one year in Rome

d)

Leader with all and unlimited power

e)

Main governing body in Rome with 300 life term members

49.

Dictator

a)

Wealthy people in Rome who could vote

b)

Poor people in in Rome who can vote

c)

Military leader (2) for one year in Rome

d)

Leader with all and unlimited power

e)

Main governing body in Rome with 300 life term workers

50.

Senate

a)

Wealthy people in Rome who could vote

b)

Poor people in in Rome who can vote

c)

Military leader (2) for one year in Rome

d)

Leader with all and unlimited power

e)

Main governing body in Rome with 300 life term workers

51.

Republic

a)

Government where people can vote

b)

citizen soldiers of the Roman Empire

c)

Non-Citizen soldiers of the Roman Empire

d)

10 million existed within the Roman Empire

e)

Jupiter, Mars, Neptune, Venus

52.

Legion Soldiers

a)

Government where people can vote

b)

citizen soldiers of the Roman Empire

c)

Non-Citizen soldiers of the Roman Empire

d)

10 million existed within the Roman Empire

e)

Jupiter, Mars, Neptune, Venus

53.

Auxiliary Soldiers

a)

Government where people can vote

b)

citizen soldiers of the Roman Empire

c)

Non-Citizen soldiers of the Roman Empire

d)

10 million existed within the Roman Empire

e)

Jupiter, Mars, Neptune, Venus

54.

Slavery

a)

Government where people can vote

b)

citizen soldiers of the Roman Empire

c)

Non-Citizen soldiers of the Roman Empire

d)

10 million existed within the Roman Empire

e)

Jupiter, Mars, Neptune, Venus

55.

Roman Mythology

a)

Government where people can vote

b)

citizen soldiers of the Roman Empire

c)

Non-Citizen soldiers of the Roman Empire

d)

10 million existed within the Roman Empire

e)

Jupiter, Mars, Neptune, Venus

56.

Julius Caesar

a)

Military general who became the first dictator of Rome

b)

First Emperor of Rome

c)

Passed the Edict of Milan, became a Christian

d)

Richest man in Rome who was a general

e)

Military General; fights Julius Caesar in a civil war

57.

Caesar Augustus

a)

Military general who became the first dictator of Rome

b)

First Emperor of Rome

c)

Passed the Edict of Milan, became a Christian

d)

Richest man in Rome who was a general

e)

Military General; fights Julius Caesar in a civil war

58.

Emperor Constantine

a)

Military general who became the first dictator of Rome

b)

First Emperor of Rome

c)

Passed the Edict of Milan, became a Christian

d)

Richest man in Rome who was a general

e)

Military General; fights Julius Caesar in a civil war

59.

Pompey

a)

Military general who became the first dictator of Rome

b)

First Emperor of Rome

c)

Passed the Edict of Milan, became a Christian

d)

Richest man in Rome who was a general

e)

Military General; fights Julius Caesar in a civil war

60.

Emperor Nero

a)

Began persecution of Christianity

b)

Greatest Christian missionary in the Roman Empire

c)

People who spread a religion to new places around the world

d)

Born in the Roman Empire, founded Christianity

e)

Born in Mesopotamia, founder of Judaism

61.

Missionaries

a)

Began persecution of Christianity

b)

Greatest Christian missionary in the Roman Empire

c)

People who spread a religion to new places around the world

d)

Born in the Roman Empire, founded Christianity

e)

Born in Mesopotamia, founder of Judaism

62.

Jesus

a)

Began persecution of Christianity

b)

Greatest Christian missionary in the Roman Empire

c)

People who spread a religion to new places around the world

d)

Born in the Roman Empire, founded Christianity

e)

Born in Mesopotamia, founder of Judaism

63.

Abraham

a)

Began persecution of Christianity

b)

Greatest Christian missionary in the Roman Empire

c)

People who spread a religion to new places around the world

d)

Born in the Roman Empire, founded Christianity

e)

Born in Mesopotamia, founder of Judaism

64.

Persecution

a)

Mistreatment of people because of their beliefs

b)

Law passed that STOPPED the persecution of Christians

c)

Common death penalty in the Roman Empire

d)

Holy book of Islam created by Abu Bakr

e)

Land trade route from China to Europe

65.

Edict of Milan

a)

Mistreatment of people because of their beliefs

b)

Law passed that STOPPED the persecution of Christians

c)

Common death penalty in the Roman Empire

d)

Holy book of Islam created by Abu Bakr

e)

Land trade route from China to Europe

66.

Crucifixion

a)

Mistreatment of people because of their beliefs

b)

Law passed that STOPPED the persecution of Christians

c)

Common death penalty in the Roman Empire

d)

Holy book of Islam created by Abu Bakr

e)

Land trade route from China to Europe

67.

Crucifixion

a)

Mistreatment of people because of their beliefs

b)

Law passed that STOPPED the persecution of Christians

c)

Common death penalty in the Roman Empire

d)

Holy book of Islam created by Abu Bakr

e)

Land trade route from China to Europe

68.

Fall of Rome

a)

Messenger from God/gods

b)

Too much land led to invasions, corruption, and economic problems

c)

1st Islamic Caliph after Muhammad dies

d)

East half of the old Roman Empire, Christian and Greek

e)

Founder of Islam, received messages from Allah

69.

Byantine Empire

a)

Messenger from God/gods

b)

Too much land led to invasions, corruption, and economic problems

c)

1st Islamic Caliph after Muhammad dies

d)

East half of the old Roman Empire, Christian and Greek

e)

Founder of Islam, received messages from Allah

70.

Deportation

a)

Used to make people afraid

b)

Quick and violent fighting style

c)

Removing someone from their home

d)

a battle formation

71.

Which of these statements best describes "eye for an eye"justice?

a)

Crimes against someone's eyes are punished by death.

b)

Someone convicted of a crime would be subjected to the same harm they committed.

c)

Anyone who is the victim of a crime gets to keep the eyes of the criminal.

d)

Criminals have their left eye removed as a warning to others.

72.

Advantage the Assyrian military had over its enemies.

a)

Gold weapons

b)

Use of the phalanx

c)

Iron weapons and boots

d)

Camouflage

73.

Assyrian king who used violence to scare people and make them listen to him- impaled and skinned people

a)

King Sennacherib

b)

King Ashurbanipal

c)

King Nebuchadnezzar

d)

King Cyrus the Great

74.

The Hindu custom of cremating a widow on her husband’s funeral pyre.

a)

East India Company                                      

b)

Babur

c)

Suttee

d)

    Sir Robert Clive               

75.

Built the first Jewish Temple

a)

King Darius

b)

King Solomon

c)

King David

d)

King Xerxes

76.

Made Jerusalem the Jewish Capital city

a)

King Darius

b)

King Solomon

c)

King David

d)

King Xerxes

77.

Caste System

a)

Social Pyramid in India

b)

System of Laws in Rome

c)

Justinian's Code

d)

Foundation of US Government rules

78.

The Olympic Games were created for _______

a)

Venus

b)

To see who's the strongest country/person/team on Earth

c)

Zeus

d)

Humanity

79.

Which of the following best describes a democracy?

a)

A government run by the people

b)

A government run by a single person

c)

A government run by a powerful corporations

d)

A government run by a small group of peope

80.
What was Buddha's name?
a)
Sumatra
b)
Yashodara
c)
Siddhartha 
d)
Suddhodana
81.

What is Buddhist idea of ultimate peace and enlightenment known as?

a)
Mantra
b)
Ganesha
c)
Nirvana
d)
Dharma
82.

Shi Huangdi

a)

1st Emperor of India after Alex the G Invasion

b)

1st King of Persia

c)

1st King of Mesopotamia

d)

1st Emperor of China

83.

Programs to help people in need

a)

Welfare

b)

Oracles

c)

Nirvana

d)

Persecution

84.

Paterfamilias

a)

Male dominated society in China

b)

Male dominated society in Rome

c)

Male dominated society in Assyria

d)

Male dominated society in Egypt

85.

Prostrate

a)

Bow down completely on your stomach

b)

Messenger of God

c)

Mistreatment of people

d)

Paterfamilias

86.

Emperor of Byzantine Empire, made a code of laws

a)

Justinian

b)

Constantine

c)

Nero

d)

Augustus

87.

Medieval Europe

a)

EAST Side of Roman Empire

b)

WEST side of Roman Empire

c)

NORTH side of Roman Empire

d)

SOUTH side of the Roman Empire

88.

Which tribes/country in Europe took over WESTERN Europe after the fall of Rome?

a)

France

b)

Germany

c)

Italy

d)

England

89.

Being officially recognized by a country allowing you to vote

a)

Censorship

b)

Citizenship

c)

Caste System

d)

Consuls