history exam 7th gra Word Scramble
|
Embed Code - If you would like this activity on your web page, copy the script below and paste it into your web page.
Normal Size Small Size show me how
Normal Size Small Size show me how
Question | Answer |
What is the gigantic statue with the body of a lion and the head of a man? | Great Sphynx |
Which Israelite king asked God for wisdom to rule his kingdom? | Solomon |
Which Egyptian pharaoh was a teenager pharaoh? | King Tut |
What group of people carried their alphabet and gave it to other nations? | Phonecians |
What term is the way the Egyptians preserved dead bodies? | mummification |
What is the name of Egyptian writing? | hieroglyphics |
What group of people used strong weapons made of iron in battle? | Hittites |
Who deciphered the Rosetta Stone? | Jean Francis Chamollion |
What pharaoh was the only female? | Hatshepsut |
Which Israelite king was the first human king of Israel? | Saul |
How long did the Israelites wander in the wilderness? | 40 years |
What was the name of the Southern Kingdom of Israel? | Judah |
Name the leaders of Israel during the first 300 years in Canaan. | judges |
Who led the Children of Israel during the first 300 years in Canaan? | Joshua |
What is the name of the longest river in the world? | Nile River |
What group of people were the first in world history to use the wheel? | Sumerians |
Why is man special to God? | Man alone is created in the image of God |
What is the name of the area in the Middle East that was known for its ability to grow crops and its crescent moon shape? | Fertile Crescent |
What do we call a person who worships many gods? | polytheists |
What term means in the year of our Lord? | A.D. |
What was the greatest turning point in history? | birth of Christ |
What was the first sin to be committed? | rebellion against God |
Name the three special characteristics of man. | language and thought; awareness of the difference between right and wrong; freedom to make choices |
What term is wedge-shaped Sumerian writing? | cuneiform |
Why did God send the flood? | the wickedness of mankind |
What name means mother of all? | Eve |
By the time of the birth of Jesus, what city became the world's alternative to God. | Rome |
Why was the Battle of Tours so important? | The Muslim advance in Europe was stopped saving Europe from being swallowed up in the Muslim Empire |
What was the language of the New Testament? | Koine Greek |
What document states that Christ is the head of the Church? | Bible |
What is the holy book of Islam called? | Koran |
What word means highly praised? | Mohammed |
What is the religion of the Jews? | Judaism |
What term is the Muslim holy war? | jihad |
Who is the one and only god of Islam? | Allah |
What term refers to the original disciples minus Judas, including Paul? | apostles |
Where was the first church located? | Jerusalem |
Who painted the Mona Lisa? | Leonardo da Vinci |
What were certificates from the pope that excused a person from doing penance or shortened his stay in purgatory? | indulgences |
Who was the Mayor of the Place that was crowned king by the Pope? | Pepin the Short |
What was the special court that judged heretics? | inquisition |
What was the code of conduct for a knight? | chivalry |
What was a piece of and owned by one man who permitted another man to use it in return for certain promised services? | fief |
What term is the way of life based on the ownership and use of land? | feudalism |
Who was crowned "Emperor of the Romans" beginning the Holy Roman Empire? | Otto the Great |
What treaty divided Charlemagne's kingdom into three parts? | Treaty of Verdun |
What land was donated to the Pope by Pepin the Short? | Papal states |
Who was the painter of the Sistine Chapel's ceiling? | Michelangelo |
Who was the Babylonian king who built the "hanging garden" to console his homesick wife? | Nebuchadnezzar |
Who allowed the Jews to return to their homeland? | Cyrus the Great |
Name the place where the Greek gods supposedly lived. | Mt. Olympus |
Who built the Royal Road? | Darius |
Which king went insane and live like an animal for 7 years? | Nebuchadnezzar |
Who is the Greek that is credited with creating the Iliad and the Odyssey? | Homer |
What event of Greek history was first recorded in 776 B.C? | Olympic games |
What form of government means ruled by God? | theocracy |
Who is known as the king of the Greek gods? | Zeus |
What form of government means ruled by the many or the common people? | democracy |
Which king boasted that the God of Judah could do not better than the gods of the people he had already conquered? | Sennacherib |
What form of government means rule by the best? | aristocracy |
Who was a great Athenian statesman? | Pericles |
What form of government means a bad from of one man rule? | tyranny |
Who collected a library of 100,000 clay cuneiform tablets? | Ashubanipal |
What form of government means ruled by one? | monarchy |
Who deported the ten tribes of the Northern Kingdom of Israel? | Shalmaneser |
What form of government means ruled by a few rich? | oligarchy |
What war was fought between Athens and Sparta? | Peloponnesian War |
What form of government is best and why? | theocracy because there can be no ruler more just, loving, or protecting than God Himself |
What document did Constantine grant toleration of worship? | Edict of Milan |
What war was fought between Rome and Carthage? | Punic wars |
Who was the leader of the Huns? | Attila |
Who became Caesar Augustus? | Octavian |
Who was the Roman governor of Palestine? | Pontius Pilate |
Who was the Carthaginian general that marched war elephants over the Alps to attack Rome? | Hannibal |
Who was the Roman Emperor during Jesus' crucifixion, resurrection, and ascension? | Tiberius |
What volcano erupted and buried the city of Pompeii? | Mt. Vesuvius |
Why did the persecution of Christians fail to destroy Christianity? | The courage and testimony of those who died for their faith encouraged others to become believers themselves |
In what battle did Octavian defeat Antony? | Battle of Actium |
What war was fought between Germany and the Holy Roman Empire over religious and political issues? | Thirty Years' War |
What was the series of statements by Martin Luther denouncing certain Catholic teachings? | Ninety-five Theses |
What term was given to baptized members of the Roman Church who disagreed with Roman teachings? | heretics |
What movement did the Roman Catholic attempt to stop Catholics from becoming Protestants? | Counter-Reformation |
Who was most responsible for sparking the Protestant Reformation? | Martin Luther |
What term means rebirth? | Renaissance |
Who invented the movable-type printing press? | Johann Gutenberg |
Whose coronation as king marked the birth of the French nation? | Hugh Capet |
Who is known as the Morning Star of the Reformation? | John Wycliffe |
When did the Protestant Reformation begin? | 1517 |
What document ended the Thirty Years' War? | Peace of Westphalia |
What document declared that Martin Luther a heretic, excommunicated him, and ordered his works burned? | Edict of Worms |
Name the four statements of belief stated by Martin Luther. | 1) Justification by faith; 2) The authority of the Bible; 3) The priesthood of the believer; 4) The right of each Christian to read the Bible for himself. |
What name means Charles the Great? | Charlemagne |
Who was the Greek philosopher admired by many European that was known as The Philosopher? | Aristotle |
Created by:
hiimolive
Popular History sets