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AP World Semester 1
Review for AP World History Semester One Final Exam
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| What is the Neolithic Age named for? | Tools |
| What were the first animals domesticated in the Fertile Crescent? | Sheep and goats |
| What is an archaeological indicator of settled peoples? | Ceramics |
| The first system of writing was developed by which peoples? | Sumerians |
| In Sumer, who ruled in conjunction with kings? | Temple priests |
| The economy of the Nile River was based on what? | Cereal agriculture |
| Egyptians wrote on what? | Papyrus |
| Early writing samples were concerned primarily with what? | Commerce |
| What source of three writing styles helps decipher dead languages? | Rosetta Stone |
| What peoples migrated thousands of miles to southern Africa? | Bantu |
| How do empires grow? | Conquest |
| What city was built as a site of worship of the sun god Aten? | Akhetaten |
| Darius I of Persia spread what religion? | Zoroastrianism |
| Which Greek reformer allowed common people to have an impact on government? | Solon |
| The use of the deme in Greek city-states was dependent on what? | Geography |
| To whom did Athens lose the Peloponnesian War? | Sparta |
| Alexander the Great extended his empire as far east as where? | Indus River |
| Who lost the Punic Wars? | Carthage |
| The conflict between plebeians and patricians was called what? | Struggle of the Orders |
| Rome borrowed most from what culture? | Greek |
| What city was the center of the Byzantine Empire? | Constantinople |
| Which rule ended the Warring States period and created the Great Wall? | Qin |
| What ideology mainly influenced the Qin dynasty? | Legalism |
| What Chinese ideology stressed a closeness to the natural world? | Daoism |
| Who was the founder of Daoism? | Laozi |
| What structure linked the Yangzi and Yellow Rivers? | Grand Canal |
| Which emperor was closest to unifying the entire Indian subcontinent? | Asoka |
| Which civilization is named for belonging to the Indo-Aryan language family? | Aryans |
| Asoka converted to what religion? | Buddhism |
| What is the oldest religion still in practice? | Hinduism |
| According to the Upanishads, what is the stage of life for "forest wandering", or reflection? | Third |
| The dance of what Hindu god symbolizes the cycle of creation and destruction? | Shiva |
| For the Buddha, what was the source of unhappiness? | Desire |
| What Japanese religion found spirits in nature? | Shinto |
| What religion began with a covenant between God and Abraham? | Judaism |
| What is the Jewish holy book that has changed little since it was written? | Torah |
| What religious leader was crucified because he was considered a threat to the Roman government? | Jesus Christ |
| Which emperor had a vision that led him to convert to Christianity? | Constantine |
| Which Jewish group stayed aloof from politics and preached the end of the world? | Essenes |
| Which Frankish leader stopped the Muslim advance into Europe? | Charles Martel |
| Which Frankish leader was crowned Holy Roman Emperor by the pope? | Charlemagne |
| Who do Muslims believe was the last prophet? | Muhammad |
| Who was the first caliph? | Abu Bakr |
| Which group thought that descendants of Ali should be imam? | Shi'a |
| Which sect of Islam is focused on the mystical path to god? | Sufism |
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