Social Studies Final review

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people came from eurasia after crossing a land bridge called

bengia

why did most of the ancient civilization in the americas fall

better armies overthrew them

what religion is most of the world covered in today

christianity

which greek feature are the greeks known for

columns

roman culture was greatly influences by two of rome's neigbors

etruscans and the greeks

they americas were colonized by early people who came from

eurasia

islam is the __________ religion in the world

fastest growing

how did the emperor constantine affect the spread of christianity

he allowed his followers to practice christianity openly

why did muhammad consider himself the messenger of god

he had visions in which god spoke to him through the angel of gabriel

where did the romans go to watch gladiators fight in large public areas

in the coliseum

according to the new testament, which event introduced jesus's years of public preaching

john the baptist

according to the earliest written accounts, what did jesus emphasize in his teachings

love

judaism, christianity, and islam are believers in

monotheistic: they believe in one god

according to muslims, muhammad was a...

prophet

one way the vedas, the bible, and the koran are similar is that these religious books

provide guidelines to govern the behavior of beliefs

the sacred book of islam is the _____

quran

when some chinese buddhists crossed central asia to learn more about their religion, what did they bring back

sacred texts from china

which chinese achievement was likely the most important development of trade

silk making

the silk road was split up into 2 parts, the north and south. What was one of the advantages of taking the northern route

the oases were closer together

what major invention from sumer was in use all over eurasia but was not invented in the americas

the wheel

what kind of government did the greeks not have

theocracy

what do we use compasses for today

to show direction

a quipo, codex, pictograph or birdman are all examples of what

writing

what new technology helped the han in warfare

advances in iron working

which characteristic of civilization would a theatre fall into

arts

tell facts relating to the silk road as an example of cultural diffusion

europeans learned some chinese manufacturing methods

how was paul important to the early development of christianity

he helped spread christianity to people who weren't jews

how was ancient greek democracy different from democracy in the united states

in athens, citizen voted directly on all issues

important long term contributions of ancient greek and roman civilization are primarily found in the area of what

law and government

the chain pump, the iron plow, and the wheelbarrow were all han dynasty advances in what

agriculture

describe the first government in athens

all citizens had the right to participate in the assemblies

the introduction of buddhism into china and of islam to indonesia are examples of what

cultural diffusion


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