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HISTORY Unit 1 Review
1. List 3 species of early hominids.
a.
b.
c.
2. The ______________________ Revolution led to the development of civilizations.
3. List the 5 characteristics of civilization.
a.
b.
c.
d.
e.
4. List the 4 River Valley civilizations and the river they developed near.
a.
b.
c.
d.
5. What is the term for Sumerian temples to the gods?
6. What is the term for the ancient Egyptian rulers?
7. What is the oldest continual civilization in the world?
8. Which civilization have we still not deciphered their writing?
9. Define polytheism.
10. Define monotheism.
11. What is the oldest monotheistic religion in the world?
12. What is the only major polytheistic religion in the world?
13. Who founded Buddhism?
14. List 3 things that Hinduism and Buddhism have in common (common beliefs).
a.
b.
c.
15. What are the Phoenicians best known for?
16. Which civilization wrote the Vedas and the Mahabharata?
17. Name 3 Persian kings.
a.
b.
c.
18. Name the two legacies of the Persian Empire.
a.
b.
19. Zoroastrianism was the first religion to have the idea of _____________ and ____________
and a battle between ________________ and _______________.
20. What was the name of the Chinese Emperor who unified China?
21. As a price for unification, the Chinese people gave up ___________________ - their
emperor burned ________________ and tried to make it illegal to _____________________.
22. The Egyptian pharaohs of the _________ Kingdom made Egypt a powerful Empire.
23. After the Egyptian empire fell, Egypt was conquered by this group from the south.
24. This group had ruthless kings who conquered many societies, forced them to assimilate to
their society, killed those who opposed them, and promoted military strength over everything.
25. King Nebuchadnezzar rebuilt this city with gardens and terraces.