Midterm Review Questions for World History

Alexander the Great's legacy to the world was a culture that blended Persian, Indian, Greek, and Egyptian. (Cultural diffusion) This culture was called:

• Mayan

• Mesopotamian

• Hellenistic

• Roman

This ancient civilization is responsible for the Twelve Tables of Law, gladiator games, and an intricate, well-built road system:

• Mayan

• Mesopotamian

• Hellenistic

• Roman

The Eastern Roman Empire became known as _________ after the western half declined.

• Incan

• Byzantine

• Ottoman

• Mughal

Capital city of the Byzantine Empire became a center of trade and knowledge:

• Baghdad

• Rome

• Athens

• Constantinople

This empire preserved ancient Greek and Roman culture and created the Justinian's Code:

• Roman Empire

• Safavid Empire

• Ottoman Empire

• Byzantine Empire

Both ancient Greece and Rome gave the modern world:

• Forms of music

• Forms of government

• Law codes

• None of the above

The first emperor of Rome who helped collapse the republic and create the empire:

• Alexander the Great

• Constantine

• Justinian I

• Augustus Caesar

The geographic features that caused ancient Greece to develop into politically independent city-states:

• Mountains

• Islands

• Seas

• All the above

The current government of the U.S.A. is derived from the government of ancient Rome:

• Direct democracy

• Republic

• Oligarchy

• Monarchy

What is the self-sufficient economic system of the European Middle Ages:

• Feudalism

• Chivalry

• Manorialism

• Capitalism