Download UNIT 1 REVIEW GUIDE ANCIENT CIVILIZATIONS OF THE MIDDLE

UNIT 1 REVIEW GUIDE
ANCIENT CIVILIZATIONS OF THE MIDDLE EAST
Terms to Define:
Artisans
Scribes
Cultural Diffusion
Fertile Crescent
City-state
Ziggurat
Cuneiform
Polytheism
Indo-European
Carthage
Nineveh
Babylon
Persepolis
Satrap
Questions:
1. What was the significance of the
Neolithic Revolution?
2. What five key traits were necessary
for the emergence of civilization?
3. Why is the region of the Sumerians
known as Mesopotamia?
4. What environmental challenges did
the Sumerians face?
5. How did the Sumerian solve these
environmental challenges?
6. Describe Sumerian religion and its
role in their daily lives.
7. What work of literature gives us
information about the Sumerians?
8. What were the key technological
advancements of the Sumerians?
9. What were the social classes of
Sumerian society?
10. What were the key principles of
Hammurabi’s Code?
11. Explain the origins of the Hittites
and where they migrate to.
12. What accomplishments are the
Hittites known for?
13. Explain the geography and resources of the Phoenicians and how they
influenced their civilization.
14. What unique goods did the
Phoenicians trade?
15. What is special about the
Phoenician alphabet?
16. Describe the Phoenician religion.
17. What were the Assyrian people
like?
18. How did the Assyrians treat the
people they conquered?
19. What was the significance of King
Ashurbanipal?
20. What military & technological
advancements are attributed to the
Assyrians?
21. What was the significance of King
Nebuchadnezzar of the Chaldeans?
22. What were some
accomplishments of the Chaldeans?
23. What is Cyrus the Great most
known for?
24. How was Cambyses different from
Cyrus?
25. Explain Darius’ rise to the throne.
26. How did Darius maintain control
over the vast Persian Empire?
27. What were the main beliefs of
Zoroastrianism?
28. How was Hittite law different from
Sumerian/Babylonian laws?
29. How did the Persians treat the
people they conquered?