Name:___________________________
World history I
block:_______
SOL Review Matching #1
Paleolithic and Neolithic
1. ___ Sumer
A. A belief in more than one god
2. ___ Mesopotamia
B. A government controlled by religious leaders
3. ___ Fertile Crescent
C. The first civilization; near the Tigris River
4. ___ Homo Sapiens
D. The first Egyptian king
5. ___ Silt
E. Dirt/mud left behind by flooding rivers
6. ___ Polytheism
F. Created a famous legal code
7. ___ City-state
G. A curved region of quality farm land
8. ___ Menes
H. Independent city controlling surrounding land
9. ___ Hammurabi
I. Land between the rivers
10. ___ Theocracy
J. Modern humans
River Valleys
11. ___ Artifact
A. A scientific test used to analyze the age of artifacts
12. ___ Archeology
B. Good for farming
13. ___ Carbon dating
C. The study of the human past by examining artifacts
14. ___ Paleolithic Era
D. People who get food from collecting plants and hunting
15. ___ Agricultural Revolution
E. Keeping and taming animals for work or food
16. ___ Migration
F. Something made by people in the past
17. ___ Hunter-gatherers
G. Groups with no permanent homes
18. ___ Nomads
H. Invention of farming (a.k.a. Neolithic Revolution)
19. ___ Domestication
I. Permanently moving from one place to another
20. ___ Fertile
J. The Old Stone Age; there were humans (not civilization)
21. ___ River Valley
A. A family of rulers that pass down power
22. ___ Ziggurat
B. The first written language, invented in Sumer
23. ___ Cuneiform
C. Egyptian god-kings
24. ___ Oracle bones
D. Shells used to predict the future (in ancient China)
25. ___ Dynasty
E. Region of Asia is separated by the Himalaya mountains
26. ___ Empire
F. A time when good stuff happens
27. ___ Pharaoh
G. The temple and city-center in ancient Mesopotamia
28. ___ Prosperity
H. An agreement between God and people
29. ___ Covenant
I. A kingdom made up of multiple ethnic groups
30. ___ Subcontinent
J. An area with a river and a lot of good farm land
China, India and Persia
31. ___ Zoroastrianism
A. The sum of your good and bad deeds in life
32. ___ Caste system
B. The Persian religion
33. ___ Moksha
C. When the soul is reborn in a new body
34. ___ Karma
D. Enlightenment for Buddhism
35. ___ Nirvana
E. Buddha’s revelations about how the world works
36. ___ Reincarnation
F. Perfect understanding in Hinduism
37. ___ Four Noble Truths
G. Mauryan king who promoted Buddhism
38. ___ Autocracy
H. Rigid social class structure in India
39. ___ Ashoka
I. Chinese emperor who ruled through Legalism
40. ___ Shi Huangdi
J. Government where the ruler has unlimited power
Rome and Greece
41. ___ Civil service
K. A government ruled by a single person
42. ___ Myth
L. A government ruled by the rich landowners
43. ___ Themistocles
M. People who pass tests to work for the government
44. ___ Leonidas
N. Leader of Athens during the Golden Age
45. ___ Pericles
O. A government ruled by the will of the people
46. ___ Monarchy
P. A traditional story about how the world works
47. ___ Aristocracy
Q. Leader of Athens during the Persian War
48. ___ Oligarchy
R. Rich landowning class
49. ___ Democracy
S. A government ruled by a small group
50. ___ Nobility
T. Leader of the Spartan 300
51. ___ Scipio
A. His teachings created the foundations of Christianity
52. ___ Hannibal
B. He tried to destroy Rome by attacking from the north.
53. ___ Constantine
C. Emperor; first ruler of the Pax Romana
54. ___ Paul
D. Roman general who defeated Hannibal in Africa
55. ___ Julius Caesar
E. Converted to Christianity and moved the capital of Rome
56. ___ Diocletian
F. Christian follower who wrote letters and traveled
57. ___ Pompey
G. Emperor who divided the Roman Empire
58. ___ Jesus
H. Defeated general from the first Triumvirate
59. ___ Augustus
I. Leader of the Huns
60. ___ Attila
J. General who conquered Gaul, became dictator
61. ___ Herodotus
A. A Greek dramatist
62. ___ Sophocles
B. Philosopher, teacher of Alexander
63. ___ Aristotle
C. The O.G. Greek philosopher
64. ___ Pythagoras
D. The world’s first historian, wrote about the Persian War
65. ___ Aristophanes
E. Historian/participant in the Peloponnesian War
66. ___ Euclid
F. Reformer of the government of Athens
67. ___ Phidias
G. A Greek comedy writer
68. ___ Socrates
H. Greek sculptor and architect
69. ___ Solon
I. Greek mathematician, invented geometry
70. ___ Thucydides
J. Greek mathematician, liked triangles and music
71. ___ Patrician
A. Two king-like government and military leaders
72. ___ Plebeian
B. Elected representatives of the plebeians
73. ___ Consuls
C. The head priest; the leader of Christianity on earth
74. ___ Senate
D. Wealthy land-owning class (the upper class)
75. ___ Tribunes
E. Poor working class peasants (the lower class)
76. ___ Veto
F. When one official denies the actions of another official
77. ___ Twelve Tables
G. Latin: Roman Peace. The golden age of ancient Rome
78. ___ Triumvirate
H. Law-making (legislative) body
79. ___ Pax Romana
I. Written and public law code of ancient Rome
80. ___ Pope
J. A government where three equal leaders share power
81. ___ Schism
A. Denial of communion; banning from the church
82. ___ Icon
B. Arabic word for god
83. ___ Excommunication
C. Successors to Muhammad
84. ___ Cyrillic
D. A religious image used by Eastern Christians
85. ___ Qu’ran
E. Sect of Islam, followers of Ali
86. ___ Allah
F. The holy book of Islam, revealed to Muhammad
87. ___ Mosques
G. Houses of worship for Muslims
88. ___ Caliphs
H. Egalitarian religious community of all Muslims
89. ___ Umma
I. Written alphabet invented for Slavic languages
90. ___ Shi’a
J. A split, especially between beliefs
91. ___ Secular
A. Worldly or non-religious
92. ___ Feudalism
B. Social/governmental structure based on loyalty and land
93. ___ Lord
C. Landowner in a feudal arrangement
94. ___ Serf
D. Feudal peasant who is bound to the land
95. ___ Vassal
E. Person who receives a fief from a lord
96. ___ Fief
F. Piece of land shared in feudal arrangement
97. ___ Renaissance
G. A rebirth of culture
98. ___ Manor
H. Self-sufficient estate where the lord and his serfs live
99. ___ Patron
I. Someone who supports a cause or person with money
100. ___ Humanism
J. Study of classics, focus on human achievements
101. ___ Charles Martel
A. Led Norman conquest of England
102. ___ Charlemagne
B. English king forced to sign the Magna Carta
103. ___ William the Conqueror
C. French king who defeated the Muslims
104. ___ Henry II
D. Spanish king who expanded the empire in the Americas
105. ___ King John
E. First Holy Roman Emperor
106. ___ Hugh Capet
F. English king who created legal system of judge and jury
107. ___ Joan of Arc
G. Russian leader who threw off the Mongols
108. ___ Charles V (Spain)
H. Isabella’s partner, leader of Spain, Columbus’ patron
109. ___ Ivan the Great
I. Young girl who led French forces to victory
110. ___ Ferdinand
J. Founder of a French dynasty near Paris