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History Test #6
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| History | Written record of what man has done with the time God has given him |
| Fertile Crescent | Cradle of Civilization |
| Islam | Largest Religion in the Middle East |
| Mt. Everest | World's Highest Mountain Peak |
| Genghis Khan | Ruler who united the Mongol tribes |
| Russia | Largest Country in the World |
| Palatine Hill | Most well-known hill on which Greece was built |
| Census | The counting of the population |
| Biblical Worldview | Viewing the past, present, and future through the truths of Scripture |
| Sumer | Ancient civilization along the Tigris & Euphrates Rivers |
| Arabian Peninsula | World's Largest Peninsula |
| Shang Dynasty | First Chinese dynasty with a recorded history |
| Celts | People of ancient European tribes who shared a language, traditions, and beliefs |
| Latin League | Alliance of Latin tribes who agreed to defend each other against invaders |
| Julius Caesar | Roman military leader who crossed the Rubicon River against orders |
| Qin Shi Huang | First emperor of China |
| Nicholas II | Last Czar of Russia |
| Kazakhstan | World's largest landlocked country |
| Minoan Civilization | Oldest known civilization in Europe (began on island of Crete) |
| Pythagoras | Philosopher who developed theories in math, astronomy, and music |
| Alexander the Great | Macedonian leader whose death started the Hellenistic Age |
| Octavian | Julius Caesar's grandnephew who was named Caesar's heir |
| Caesar Augustus | The first emperor of the Roman Empire |
| Theodosius I | Last emperor of a united Roman Empire |
| Hittites | Earliest known occupants of Asia Minor |
| Persian Gulf | War that began after Saddam Hussein invaded Kuwait |
| Caste System | Strict social separation of different classes of people in India |
| Europe | Birthplace of Western civilization |
| Sicily | Largest island in the Mediterranean Sea |
| Crusades | Battles led by the Catholic Church to reclaim the Holy Land from Turkish Muslims |
| Jerusalem | capital of Israel |
| New Delhi | capital of India |
| Jakarta | capital of Indonesia |
| Beijing | capital of China |
| Ulaanbaatar | capital of Mongolia |
| Moscow | capital of Russia |
| Athens | capital of Greece |
| Cave | Network of underground cavities |
| Summit | Highest point of a mountain |
| Reef | Ridge of rock, coral, or sand at or near the water's surface |
| Rapids | Part of a river where the current is swift |