Semester+1+Final+Exam+Review

 Please review these final exam terms by writing a short definition next to each word. You will turn this in to me on the final exam day.

Ancient Civilization:

5 successful parts of a civilization –

Ancient Civilization Map Locations – China, India, Egypt, Mesopotamia

Hammurabi’s Code in Babylon -

Archeology-

Bureaucracy-

City-state-

cultural diffusion-

geography-

polytheistic-

old stone age-

glacier-

Neolithic age-

Irrigation-

Life after death-

Scribes in Egypt-

Hebrews – What made them different?

Dynasty-

Theocracy-

Polytheism-

City-State-

Barter-

Map Location – Mediterranean Sea, Athens, Constantinople (Byzantium), Rome, Jerusalem

Ancient Greece

Put the following events in Chronological Order:

Hellenistic Age

Age of Pericles

Peloponnesian War

Trojan War

Persian War

Which Greek people did these good things for societies:

Science:

Philosophy:

Drama and Comedy:

Historical Records:

For the following things, was it part of Athens or Sparta?

Military power

Women had few rights

Well-rounded education

Helots were used for agriculture

People’s lives were controlled from the time they were born

A place for writers and artists to be creative

First Democracy

Ancient Rome / Byzantine Empire:

Marcus Aurelius

Hannibal

Augustus

Constantine

Julius Caesar

Type of government in Rome – Was it a Republic or a Democracy?

Roman laws – Was it written?

Rise of Christianity – What did Christians believe?

Economic reasons for the decline of the Roman Empire -

Emperor Diocletian – What was the name of the new capital he built in the Roman Empire?

How did the Roman Empire officially “fall?”

Constantinople

Byzantine Empire

Emperor Justinian in the Byzantine Empire

Eastern Orthodox Church

Asian Civilizations:

Great Wall of China was built to

__Who had the highest position in Chinese society?

Who did the following things: (China, Japan, or India)

- The Concept of Zero - Printing - Gunpowder - Samurai tradition - The Great Wall - Caste System - Haiku Poetry

World Religions:

3 religions that started in the Middle East –

Jerusalem –

Mosque –

Most important of the 5 pillars of Islam –

Founder of Islam -

What common thing does Christianity, Judaism, and Islam have?-

Into where did Islam spread? –

Hinduism vs. Buddhism:

Basic beliefs of Hinduism –

According to Buddhism, why did people suffer in life? –

Brahma –

Atma –

Karma-

Nirvana-

Stupa-

What is the ultimate goal of life for Hindus?

In Hinduism, reincarnation continues until__ _.

The caste system believed in __.

Middle Ages

Map Locations – Headquarter of the Christian Church, Center of Charlemagne’s Empire, Center of Parliament and common Law, area controlled by Moors (Muslims)

William the Conqueror (Battle of Hastings)-

King John of England-

Joan of Arc-

Feudalism- Why did it happen? -

Force that united Medieval Europe –

Problems of the Catholic Church during the Middle Ages –

Parliament in England – How did it increase its power? -

Monarchs in Europe –How did they get more power? -

Effects on trading after the Crusades -

Result of more trading in Medieval Europe – What did it create?

Townspeople supporting kings in Medieval Europe – Why? -

Why did the Medieval way of life decline (end)? –

How was business regulated in the Medieval Times –

What was in Medieval towns –

What did the Byzantine Empire contribute to our way of life? –

Asian Civilizations:

Important beliefs of Confucius-

Renaissance -

How did the artists make their work look realistic?

The meaning of Renaissance –

The start of the Renaissance –

Galileo –

Shakespeare –

Gutenberg-

Machiavelli –

Michelangelo –

Da Vinci –

The focus of Renaissance artists –

Who is considered the best Renaissance man? –

Nicolaus Copernicus –

Exploration and New World Civilizations:

Early Native Americans in South America were the__.

The first ancient American civilization started along the.

Christopher Columbus – Why did he explore? –

Importance of the Atlantic Ocean –

Which nation built the first colonial empire in the New World?

Spanish economy gets hurt in the 1600’s – Why? –

Tariff -


 * Alternative Assessment – January 7th, 2009 – In-class essay

• Choose from one of the following two questions:

1. Why did the Crusades happen? What happened during the Crusades and what was their impact on the world (short-term and long-term)?

2. What caused the fall of the Roman Empire? Also, could the United States have the same problem? Why or why not?