Download First Semester Review Sheet: Social Studies History Alive

First Semester Review Sheet: Social Studies History Alive
Review the following terms and answer any questions.
Prehistoric Period to Neolithic Period (Ch 1-3)
Upright Man (Homo Erectus)
Neanderthal Man (sense of community)
Paleolithic Period-Describe this time and how they survived (Hunting and Gathering)
Neolithic Period-How is it different from Paleolithic time?
Agricultural Revolution-What made it possible? Causes and Effects
Neolithic communities-specialization of jobs due to larger survival rate leading to larger
populations
Ancient Mesopotamia (Ch 4-6)
Mesopotamia means____________________
Sumerians- Who were they? How did they use the river to survive? Methods of irrigation,
and more.
What were city-states in Sumeria?
How did the development of irrigation systems affect the lives of the Sumerians?
Understand the Social Structure of the Sumerians and each level:
King/Government Official/Merchant/Craftsperson/Farmer
What belief in religion strengthened the Sumerian king’s power?
What is polytheism?
What was Sumerian writing called?____________
How was a stele used? What purpose did it have in communicating with people?
Who was Hammurabi and what is he known for?
Who was Nebuchadrezzar and how did he protect the city of Babylon from attackers?
King Sargon of the Akkadians created something for the first time politically. What was it?
Who were the Assyrians and what was their military known for?
How long did the Assyrian Empire last? What ended it?
Ancient Egypt and the Kingdom of Kush (Ch 7-9)
Know locations of the Kushites and Egyptians on the map. See your ISN and text.
List 4 benefits of the Nile River to the ancient Egyptians.
What large structures built by the Egyptians as tombs for the Pharaohs called?
What is Ramses II best known for?
Describe the Social Pyramid, starting with the Pharaoh at the top, for ancient Egyptians.
Why did it take so long for a person to become a scribe?
Why did Egyptian priests mummify human bodies?
What was Kush’s capital city and what was it famous for?
Canaan and the Jewish People (Ch 11-12)
Describe the reason for the Exodus from Egypt by the ancient Hebrews.
Understand the route of the Exodus journey to Canaan. See map in text.
Who was Abraham?
What promises or covenant did God made with Abraham and his people?
What made Judaism unique as a religion when it began?
What is the Jewish Diaspora and what are the problems caused from it?
Ancient India (Ch13-15)
Where is it located?
Why is it a subcontinent?
Major rivers, such as the Brahmaputra, Ganges, and Indus, all originate from what mountain
range?
As a result, all these rivers carry sediment which is good for what?
Why is the Indus River Valley important and how did it support the earliest civilization in that
part of the world? (Ch14)
Understand the idea of the Aryan invasion and how some historians connect this to origins of
Hinduism.
What are the basic Hindu beliefs? See the matrix chart list and descriptions or your ISN.
Recall meanings of :
dharma
reincarnation,
karma
caste system (ie. Brahmins)
samsara
polytheism
Ancient Buddhism and Teachings (Ch16)
Know the order of the Buddha’s (Siddhartha’s) life leading up to Enlightenment.
People’s suffering ended with enlightenment or reaching a state of ____________ (peace).
What are the Four Noble Truths?
Buddhism Unites an Empire (Ch17)
Who was King Ashoka?
What was the Mauryan Empire?
How did Ashoka show spread Buddhist values?
How did Ashoka keep India united?