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2005-06 Cumulative Review

Ancient World

A. STONE AGES

1)3 Characteristics of Paleolithic people

2)3 Characteristics of Neolithic people

3)What is the Agricultural Revolution?

4)Important items / terms:

Artifact

Hieroglyphics

Mesopotamia

B. EGYPT

1)The importance of climate and geography to the Egyptian civilization

2)Who were pyramids built for, who built them and what did they use them for?

3) Important items / terms:

Book of the Dead

Rosetta Stone

Ankh

Phoenicians

C. INDIA

1)What were the 2 primary rivers of India?

2)What group of people replaced the Harappan civilization? What was their culture like?

3)What religion was developed in India?

Origin?

Polytheistic?

Goal of life?

4)What was the caste system and how did this impact Indian life?

5)What was the name given to the lowest caste and what occupations did they have?

D. CHINA

1)What river is considered the birthplace of the Chinese civilization?

2)What was the Silk Road and how did it benefit China? What was China’s primary trade item?

3)Who was Confucius and how did he influence Chinese culture?

4)What are the key features of Buddhism?

Founder?

Goal?

Noble Truths

1)

2)

3)

4)

5)Important items / terms

Siddhartha Guatama:

Dalai Lama:

Loess:

Dynastic Cycle:

Mongols:

E. GREEKS

1)Why did gods play such an important role in Greek life?

2)What was the Persian War and who won?

3)How were the city-states of Athens and Spartasimilar & different regarding:

Government:

Women’s rights / roles

Education

4)What were 3 accomplishments of Alexander the Great?

5) Important items / terms

Aristotle:

Minoans:

Socrates:

Polis:

Hippocrates:

Pythagoras:

Plato:

  1. ROMANS

1)What is the legend of the founding of Rome?

2)What were the features of the RomanRepublic (government & social classes)?

3)What were the Punic Wars?

4)Who was Julius Caesar and what role did he have in Roman history?

5)What factors led to the collapse of the RomanRepublic and creation of the Roman Empire?

6)What was the Pax Romana period?

7)What significance did Emperor Diocletian have in trying to save the Empire?

8)Key items / terms:

Legion:

Byzantine Empire:

Hadrian’s Wall:

Octavian (Augustus):

H. MIDDLE AGES

1)The Middle Ages took place in this geographic region?

2)Why is this period sometimes referred to as the Dark Ages?

3)What were the Crusades and how did it changeEurope?

4)Define feudalism.

5)Key terms / ideas:

Charlemagne:

Vikings:

Magna Carta:

Black Plague:

Saladin:

Joan of Arc:

100 Years War:

Pope Urban:

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