Archaeologists study _____, or objects made by humans.

_____ were skilled workers who made products such as weapons and jewelry.

Which type of scientist uses fossils and artifacts to study early humans?

Which hominids do scientists believe were probably the first to leave Africa?

_____ is belief in one god rather than many gods.

An organized government with officials that control specific areas of a territory is known as a _____.

Who created the first system of writing?

Which civilization had the first written code of law?

Which empire in Asia had the concept of zero?

The Mandate of Heaven refers to whose responsibilities?

Who was considered one of the greatest thinkers of ancient China?

A Greek city-state, including the town, city, or village and the surrounding countryside, is called a(n) _____.

How did the physical geography of Greece affect the Greeks?

Which of the following best describes Sparta?

What brought Sparta and Athens together as allies?

Who benefited from the power struggles of Athens and Sparta in the Peloponnesian War?

Which of the following is true of Aristotle?

What do Aeschylus and Sophocles have in common?

What was Alexander's cultural legacy?

Julius Caesar, Crassus, and Pompey formed a powerful government coalition called a(n) _____

_____ is a rapid increase in prices, which causes currency to lose its value.

What was the Pax Romana a time of?

What was one lasting contribution of the Roman Empire?

What finally caused the fall of the Roman Empire?

_____ is a Muslim house of worship.

What is common between Judaism, Christianity, and Islam?

To which body of water did Axum owe much of its prosperity?

Which was the first great trading state to emerge in West Africa?

Why were Paleolithic peoples nomads?

Who invented the alphabet that influenced the Greeks and Romans?

Which statement best reflects the principles in the Code of Hammurabi?

A _____ was the grant of land from the lord to a vassal in return for military service.

A _____ developed between the Catholic Church and the Eastern Orthodox Church in 1054. 

What important function did monks perform?

What was Justinian's most important contribution to the Eastern Roman Empire?

Which Muslim leader won back Jerusalem in 1187?

What caused the schism in Christianity in the eleventh century?

_____ is the language of everyday speech.

How did the Maya and Aztec appease their gods?

What trait existed in the Maya, Aztec, and Inca cultures?

Which artist painted figures on the ceilings of the Sistine Chapel in Rome?