Download Name: _______KEY____________ Date: End of Course

Name: _______KEY____________
Date: __________________
End of Course Assessment Study Guide
Your social studies final exam will take place on Wednesday, June 5th from 7:30- 9:45. The room
assignments will be distributed at a later date.
Test Facts:
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Consists of objective questions and an Essay (3 pts)
72 Total Points
Counts as a large test for the 4th quarter.
What can you do????
1. Complete the study guide.
2. Make flash cards for each term/person
3. Complete a graphic organizer for the essay question.
Essay Question: Based on things you have learned this year in Early World History, give one example of
a contribution (something that we use) that ancient civilizations gave to us. Make sure to explain how
the contribution helped future people. This must be in complete sentences in order to earn full
credit!!!
Examples of Contributions:
- Paved Roads
- Bill of Exchange
- Your person of the Millennium
- Writing
- Irrigation
- Arch
Example of a Contribution: ____Will
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How this contribution helped future people?
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The First Civilizations
1. Read about the Early Humans on page 9 in your textbook. What is the difference between a historian,
an archaeologist and an anthropologist?
Historian
People who study and write
about the human past through
written records.
Anthropologist
Archaeologist
People who learn about the past
by studying human remains
People who learn about the past
by studying artifacts
2. What is a civilization? Complex society with cities, organized government, art, religion, class
divisions and a writing system.
3. What is the difference between monotheism and polytheism?
Monotheism is the belief in one god. Polytheism is the belief in many gods.
4. Typically wealthy boys became scribes. What is a scribe?
A person who could read or write (kept records)
5. What area of land did Sargon conquer? He also set up the world’s first empire. What is an empire?
Sargon conquered all of Mesopotamia. An empire is a group of many different lands under one ruler.
Sargon’s empire lasted for more than 200 years before falling to invaders.
6. Read about Hammurabi on pages 22-25. List 3 important facts about him.
- created his law code, or a collection of laws
- his harsh laws influenced later law, including those of Greece and Rome
- he united Mesopotamia under one rule
Ancient Egypt (Chapter 2)
7. As pharaoh, Ramses II, had many great temples constructed. He was a very productive leader who
ruled for ____66___ years.
Ancient Greece (Chapter 4 )
8. Read about “The Polis” on page 122 in your textbook and define the following words.
- Polis- a city state that was like a tiny independent country
- Acropolis- a fortified area that stood at the top of the hill
Ancient Rome (Chapter 8)
9. What is the difference between a republic and a direct democracy?
A republic is a form of government in which the leader is not a king or queen but a person elected by
citizens. A direct democracy is a system of government in which people gather at mass meetings to
decide on government matters.
10. What was Hannibal’s strategy that he used in war?
Hannibal was a Carthaginian general who marched his army, which consisted of foot soldiers and war
elephants, up through the Alps in order to acheive the “element of surprise.”
11. According to legend, Rome was name for ___Romulus______________.
12. Write down two important facts about Julius Caesar. See pages 280-281.
- Roman general who went against Roman tradition and declared himself dictator
- He was assassinated for trying to be a dictator in 44 BC
13. Who was Octavian? What did he do to make an impact in the history of the Roman empire?
Caesar’s grandnephew who created the Second triumvirate with Antony and Lepidus. Took the title
Augustus, meaning “the revered or majestic one.”
The Renaissance
Directions:
1. Complete the crossword puzzle on the next page which talks about the different people of the
Renaissance that you should know for your final.
2. On the last page there are different terms. Tear this paper out of your study guide and fold it in half
“hot dog style” so that the terms are on the front. For each term, you will write the definition on the
line behind it. On the top half of the paper, cut along the horizontal lines so that you can use this as a
Polo
review tool.
daVinci
Michelangelo
Word Bank
Shakespeare
Galileo
Gutenberg
Luther
The Renaissance (Chapter 17)
Across
2. daVinci
5. Luther
6. Shakespeare
7.Galileo
Down
1. Michaelengelo
3. Gutenberg
4. Polo
Define the following words.
Chivalry- code of conduct written by the church that comes to us today as manners
Manor- self-sufficient community during the middle ages
Joust- contest in Medieval Europe that tested the knights strength
Medieval- also known as the Dark Ages or Middle ages
Heresy- beliefs that contradict those of the church
Indulgences- sold to reduce the punishment for sins
Magna Carta- document that lessened the power of the government and gave more rights back to the
people
Black Death- plague that killed around 1/3 of Europe’s population
Serf- peasant bound to the land
Knight- member of the warrior class in medieval Europe
Crusade- a holy war
Feudalism95 Theses- arguments against the church that were written by Martin Luther and nailed to the church
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