final review. the first mesopotamian civilization was:

FINAL REVIEW

The first Mesopotamian

civilization was:

Sumer’s wedge-shaped form of writing was

called:

The first empire in Mesopotamia was

founded by:

The purpose of the Ziggurat was mainly:

The earliest law code is:

Babylon first becomes powerful under the

rule of:

The pharaoh who unified Upper and Lower Egypt

in 3100 B.C. was:

Egypt’s greatest monuments, including the Great Pyramids,

were built during the:

These two Empires fought at the Battle of

Kadesh:

The Persian Empire had a different policy of ruling its

diverse subjects in that:

The Phoenician’s most significant achievement

affecting civilization:

The Persian Empire was founded by:

The Epic of Gilgamesh was written by what

civilization?

The only known pre-Jewish experiment in

monotheism was that of:

The earliest civilization found on Crete is the:

The first civilization to extensively use iron:

The Iliad was written by:

Rule by the few (usually the most

wealthy) is called:

Athens’ decisive naval victory over Persia was

at:

Greek Religion was:

The first successful form of early Monotheism

worshipped a God called

The “Father of History” is:

The earliest Chinese Dynasty supported by archeological

evidence is the

The Sumerian system of Mathematics was a

The Middle Kingdom of Egypt was founded by

The traditional founder of the Hebrews was

Nebuchadnezzar was the most successful

king of

The Persian Empire reached its greatest

height under

The Mitanni introduce

Helotry was practiced in

Elements of Geometry was written by:

The first ruler to create an empire that extended from Greece to India was:

The freed slave, Zeno, founded the

philosophy of:

Alexander the Great’s tutor was the Philosopher:

The Delian League was led by:

The author of Oedipus the King was:

The first of the Greek Philosophers was:

The first great king of Macedon was:

The “Father of Medicine” was:

Who argued that the earth revolved around

the sun?

The “Han Synthesis” develops under

Emperor

Just prior to becoming a Republic, Rome was

ruled by a king of the:

The decisive battle between Scipio and Hannibal that ended the Second Punic War was the:

The First Punic War broke out over the

issue of:

The second triumvirate was composed of :

He proposed major social reforms, such as land for the poor, by

going to the General Assembly, rather than the senate:

The Battle for Actium, was a decisive victory

for:

The Mahabharata is:

Augustus Caesar preferred to be called by the title of

“First Citizen,” or:

The “Father of Chinese History” is

Virgil’s masterpiece, and epic about the founding of Rome:

The Romans perfected their military organization, the

Legion, during a conflict with the:

Before he was Emperor, he was the commander of the Eastern

Armies, and involved in the Jewish-Roman War:

The two lead conspirators behind the assassination

of Julius Caeser were:

The Great Fire of Rome was during the reign

of:

The only Roman Emperor never to

command an army was:

The Missionary traditionally considered most responsible for

spreading Christianity to the Gentile (Non-Jews):

The “Struggle of Orders” was between

the:

Who invaded Italy by marching his forces, including war elephants, over the Alps?

The Pax Romana began under:

“The Father of Roman eloquence” was:

Judah Maccabee lead the Jews in revolt

against

Before the Punic Wars, the Mediterranean Sea

was controlled by:

The Founder of the Han Dynasty was:

Constantine called the first Christian Church

Council at:

Christianity was ultimately made Rome’s official

religion by the order of:

The Empire was first divided into East and

West under:

The Edict of Milan:

The Corpus Juris Civilis is:

The most popular form of Monasticism in the

West was:

Who was the first to unite the Frankish

Tribes?

The great Mayan city in the Northern

Yucatan was

Which of these was NOT one of Diocletian’s “Four Problems” facing Rome.

Parthia returned to the old Persian divisions

called

Rome was sacked in 410 AD, under the

leadership of:

The last emperor of the Western Roman

Empire was:

Author of History of the Goths, he set his monks to

copy books and manuscripts.

The City of God and The Confessions were

written by

The great playwright of Gutpa Dynasty India

was

The world's largest religious building was:

Who was the Frankish leader at the Battle of

Tours (Poitiers)?

Who popularized the dating of events from

the birth of Christ?

The Treaty of Verdun:

The semi-legendary founder of Kievan Rus

(Russia) was?

The Anglo-Saxon kingdoms began to

unite under:

The victor of the Battle of Hastings was:

Thomas Becket was known for his conflict

with which King?

Which King was forced to sign the Magna

Carta?

The Christian conquest of the Iberian Peninsula

is known as :

The Investiture Controversy had to do

with:

The most powerful of the Medieval Popes

was:

France began to unify under:

The first European university was found

at:

The most noted king of the Mali was:

The first Holy Roman Emperor was:

The primary philosophy of the Middle Ages was:

Who drove the Lombards out of Rome, and secured the Papal States for the Pope?

Paper Currency was first developed under

The first Caliph was:

The flight of Muhammad from Mecca, and the beginning of

the Muslim Calendar is called:

The Caliphate reached its "Golden Age" during

the ____________ Dynasty.

The mathematician al-Khwarizmi wrote the important treatise

Who was the first to unite the Frankish

Tribes?

The Victor of the Battle of Bouvines was:

He unified the Muslim tribes and retook Jerusalem

before the third crusade.

Who defeated the Magyars at the Battle

of Lechfeld?

The First English King to claim both the English and French Throne was

The first Carolingian to hold the title of “Mayor

of the Palace” was:

Who became Charlemagne’s personal advisor on religious

and educational matters?

At the end of the Carolingian Dynasty, the nobility selected _________ as King of France.

The Domesday Book might most accurately

be described as a:

The “Crusade of Kings” was the:

The Mongol Tribes were first united by:

During the “Babylonian Captivity,” the seat of the

papacy was moved from Rome to:

Symptoms of the Black death first appear in:

The Great Schism was finally ended by:

The Lollards were followers of:

The Byzantine Empire finally fell to an invasion from:

The longest lasting of the sub-khanates after the breakup of

the Mongol empire was:

Who was the Father of Humanism?

The Divine Comedy was written by

The Family that traditionally controlled Austria, and in turn the Holy Roman Empire was:

What city was referred to by its ruler as “The

Third Rome”

The most famous of the Northern

Humanists was:

The Father of Renaissance Art is:

Spain was created by the unification of:

The Caravel was developed by:

Which of these was NOT traded in West

Africa?

What nations signed the Treaty of Tordesillas?

Machiavelli argues that the ends justify the means in the book:

Charles V, Holy Roman Emperor, was also

known as

The Incas were conquered by:

The first squadron of ships to circumnavigate the globe

were originally led by:

The Ninety-Five Theses were proposed by:

England officially separated from the

Catholic Church with the:

The first Tsar of Russia was:

The Peace of Augsburg ended the struggle

between Charles V and:

Ulrich Zwingli led the Protestant Reformation

in:

First Great Master of Renaissance Sculpture:

Landgrave Philip of Hesse tried to unite which two

reformation leaders?

The oldest still active diplomatic agreement

is:

The Founder of Brazil was:

John Tetzel was best known

“The Warrior Pope” refers to

The Edict of Nantes:

The Saint Bartholomew’s Day Massacre was directed against:

The Battle of Lepanto was fought between:

The leader of the rebellion against Spain in the Netherlands was:

The first English attempt at colonization

was:

The Catholic Counter-Reformation was responsible for:

The Florida was discovered by:

The Ottoman Empire reaches its peak under

The Safavid Empire was founded by:

The Mughal Empire is founded by:

Sengoku jidai was a civil conflict in

Spain launched an invasion of England

after the execution of

Which of these was NOT a politique?

An Indulgence is:

Encomienda was

T/F

• The Hyksos control Egypt during the Second Intermediate Period.• Zoroastrianism is a Monotheistic religion.• The most successful Assyrian King was Assurbanipal.• The Assyrian/Egyptian Alliance was defeated by the Medes and Chaldeans at the

Battle of Carchemish.• Carthage began as a colony of Greece. • The Minoan Language, Linear A, is understood by historians.• Tutankhamen’s tomb was already ransacked when discovered by archeologists.• Plato authored The Republic.• Sparta called on help from Persia in the Peloponnesian War.• Buddhism was China’s greatest single cultural force.

T/F

• Roman Law is based on the “Law of the Ten Tables”• Julius Caesar was the first to claim the title of Dictator-For-Life. • Marcus Aurelius was the author of Meditations. • The Empire reached its greatest territorial height under Augustus. • Cicero claimed “Virtue is sufficient for happiness.” • The Kings of Axum claim descent from Solomon of Israel.• Rome’s victory at the Battle of Adrianople ushered in a Golden Age. • The Penitential System was used by Manichean Missionaries. • The Petrine Doctrine claimed the Patriarch of Constantinople was the head of the

church. • Weregeld – or man-money – was a practice used by the Franks.

T/F

• The furthest Mongol advance into Europe was Venice.• William Wallace led a rebellion in Wales.• The First Crusade was a disaster for Europe.• The Seventeen Point constitution is the founding document of Japan.• The Turning point of the Hundred Year War the arrival of Joan of Arc.• Vikings founded the Kingdom of Normandy.• Venice became one of the most important trade cities in Europe.• Buddhism was China’s greatest single cultural force.• The fall of the Byzantine Empire and the End of the Hundred Years War signal the

end of the Renaissance.• The Caliphate reached its territorial height during the Umayyad Dynasty.

T/F

• The Institutes of the Christian Faith was written by Ulrich Zwingli.• The Twelve years truce was between England and Spain.• Neo-Confucianism is associated with Zhu Xi.• The Battle of Mohacs was a victory for the Ottomans.• Luther supported the German Peasant’s revolt.• The Guise were one of the most powerful Families of France.• Alexander VI (Borgia) is considered the church’s most corrupt Pope.• The Medici’s were a powerful German family.• The primary goal of Spanish colonization was Tobacco.• Movable Type was developed by Johann Gutenberg.

Short IDs

• Hatshepsut• The Code of Hammurabi• Athenian Democracy• Socrates• The Silk Road• Cato the Elder (Marcus Cato)• Popularity of Christianity vs. The

Pagan Cults• The Tetrarchy

• The Five Pillars of Islam• Feudalism• Friars Vs. Monks• John Wycliffe• Martin Luther• The War of the Roses• The Marburg Colloquy• The Characteristics of

Renaissance Art

Chronology

• Anything I darn well please…

Breakdown

• 60 Multiple Choice (5 Omits)• 10 True/False (Correct False for Bonus)• 6 Short IDs (1 Omit)• 3 Chronologies• 2 Short Essays