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Mr. Rarrick
World History I
Midterm Study Guide
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1.Why is geography important to history?
2.How do archaeologists find out about early peoples?
3.What is the job of a historian?
4.What is a characteristic of the Old Stone Age?
5.What was the Neolithic revolution?
6.What are the 8 key features of early civilizations?
7.A new discovery about Stone Age life would most likely be made by…?
8.When did early people first begin to use stone tools?
9.What evidence suggests that early people believed in life after death?
10.What is a characteristic of the New Stone Age?
11.What marked the beginning of civilization?
12.Where did the first cities emerge?
13.What aided cultural diffusion among ancient peoples?
Mr. Rarrick
World History I
Midterm Study Guide
14.What is another name for the Pyramid Age?
15.The need to keep records led to the development of what in Egypt?
16.Why was the Code of Hammurabi a major achievement?
17.What geographic feature had the greatest influence on ancient Egypt?
18.Most Egyptians were members of what social group?
19.How did the Sumerians differ from the Egyptians in the way they viewed their rulers?
20.What contributed to the decline of civilization in the Indus Valley?
21.What evidence suggests that the Indus Valley cities had a well-organized government?
22.What is the name of the Indus Valley civilization main city?
23.During the Vedic age, the Aryans changed…?
24.The Chinese system of writing was difficult to learn because it used…?
25.What is the idea behind the Mandate of Heaven?
26.Why was the Huang He nicknamed the “River of Sorrows”?
27.What brought feudalism to an end?
Mr. Rarrick
World History I
Midterm Study Guide
28.What was first achieved by the Chinese?
29.Hindus believed that caste could be changed by…?
30.What Chinese philosophy taught that government should pass strict laws and enforce
them with harsh punishments?
31.Han rulers based their policies on the teachings of…?
32.The trade route that linked China with the west became known as the…?
33.In Hindu society, the purpose of caste rules was to…?
34.Confucius taught the Chinese people that their most important duty was…?
35.Both Hindus and Buddhists believe in…?
36.The geography of Greece helped create…?
37.Following the Persian Wars, Greece was dominated by?
38.The Peloponnesian War resulted from conflict between what 2 groups?
39.Alexander’s most lasting achievement was…?
40.The center of the Hellenistic world was…?
Mr. Rarrick
World History I
Midterm Study Guide
41.From childhood, Spartan boys were trained to be?
42.What geographic characteristic of Greece provided a link to the outside world?
43.According to Aristotle, the best government was one that…?
44.Describe the works of Greek artists and architects?
45. The Iliad is a recount of?
46. Who later mimicked the Greek’s theatrical style?
47. What was the Odyssey about?
48. What did Heinrich Schliemann discover?
49. What battle did Leonidas fight at?
50. What did Archimedes invent / create?