Unit 1: Ancient Civilizations Review Sheet

Unit 1: Ancient Civilizations Review Sheet

World History

Unit 1: Ancient Civilizations Review Sheet

1. The theocracy of ancient Egypt believed that the Pharaoh was also a ______.

2. The process of mummification and the use of pyramids were connected to the Egyptian belief in the ______.

3. What ruler was famous for a uniform code of laws that unified his empire?

4. What time period in India is known for expansion of the empire, increased trade, religious thought, and scientific exploration?

5. What is the belief in many gods?

  1. Which dynasty introduced the concept of the Mandate of Heaven?

7. What did the Mandate of Heaven state?

8. What was the group of people whose members were so lowly that they existed outside the caste system?

  1. Filial piety is respect for one’s ______.

10. How did Buddhism spread across Asia?

11. What is the Buddhist idea that in death, people achieve the release from selfishness and pain?

12. Who were the most able seafarers of the early Mediterranean?

13. Who is the founder of Buddhism?

14. What is one Phoenician contribution that people still benefit from today?

15. What is Shi Huangdi famous for building?

16. What is the main belief emphasized by Confucianism which deals with respect?

  1. What are the two main rivers located in India?
  1. Which emperor ended the fighting between Chinese states and united China under the Qin Dynasty?

19.Patriarchal society is marked by the ______being at the head of the family.

20. Who burned books and forced peasants to work on the Great Wall of China?

21. What religion did the Indian leader Asoka promote in 301BCE?

22. Which belief of the prophet Zoroaster was similar to later concepts in Christianity and Islam?

USE MAP of Persian Empire 500 B.C. Questions 23-27.

23. In what city did the Royal Road begin in the west?

24. Which province lay on the Arabian Sea?

25. Which city did the Royal Road run through?

26. Judging from this map, why would Persia have wanted to control Jerusalem?

27. Does Bactria have a harbor or seacoast?

28. Which is not one of the 5 characteristics of an advanced civilization?

29. What is known as “the land between two rivers?”

30. What is the system of writing which uses wedge shaped symbols to stand for words?

Using the chart, choose the letter of the correct answer for questions 31-35.

31. Which civilization on the chart lasted the longest?

32. Which civilizations existed at the same time as the Phoenicians?

33. Which civilizations began around 2000 B.C.?

34. Which civilization lasted approximately 1,500 years?

35. What civilization probably built on the ideas of the Sumerian civilization?

  1. What is another name for Mesopotamia and where is it located?
  1. Who is credited with creating the first written code of laws?
  2. Cuneiform and hieroglyphics are the writing systems of which two civilizations?
  3. How was religion related to political authority in ancient Egypt?
  4. What ancient form of writing used symbols such as animals?