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World History – Patterns of Civilization – Review Sheet – January Examination – 2017.
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The Peopling of the World
I – Historical Terms.
1 – History
2 – Prehistory
3 – Anthropology
4 – Archaeology
5 – Artifact
6 – Artisan
7 – Civilization
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II – Multiple Choice.
1 – What is the estimated age of the universe?
2 – What was “man’s first epic victory over nature”?
3 – What was the Neolithic Revolution?
4 – With the development of/rise of what do most historians equate the development of civilization?
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Early River Valley Civilizations
I – Historical Terms.
1 – Autonomous
2 – Theocracy
3 – Pantheon
4 – Code of Hammurabi
5 – Shadoof
6 – Pharaoh
7 – Hieroglyphics
8 – Ethnocentric
9 – Mandate of Heaven
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II – Multiple Choice.
1 – What environmental challenges did early settlers face in Mesopotamia?
2 – What was the most important concept of the Code of Hammurabi?
3 – What major benefit did the Egyptians derive from the protection from invasion afforded them by the geography of the
region?
4 – Why is the knowledge possessed by scholars about the early Indus Valley civilization limited?
5 – What does the attention given by the Indus people to plumbing and sewer systems suggest about their culture?
6 – What are believed to have been the causes of the disappearance of the Indus Valley Civilization c.1500 B.C.?
7 – For what reason is the Hwang-he River nicknamed “China’s Sorrow”?
8 – Within a traditional Chinese family, what was the most important virtue?
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First Age of Empires
I – Historical Terms.
1 – Regent
2 – “Eyes and Ears of the King”
3 – Filial Piety
4 – Confucianism
5 – Dao(ism)
6 – Legalism
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II – Multiple Choice.
1 – The possession and use of what weapons gave the Hyksos military superiority over the Egyptians?
2 – From the Hyksos and other invaders, what two things did the Egyptians learn?
3 – What “model” of government administration was developed by the Assyrians?
4 – What was the basis of Assyrian hegemony? Persian hegemony?
5 – Emphasis on what three Zoroastrian concepts influenced Judeo-Christian thought?
6 – What three groups in Chinese society viewed Shihuangdi as a tyrant? And why?
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Classical Greece
I – Historical Terms.
1 – Polis
2 – Oligarchy
3 – Democracy
4 – Laconic (modern)
5 – Hubris
6 – Philosopher (literal)
7 – Hellenic (istic)
8 – Satire
9 – Philippic (historic and modern)
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II – Multiple Choice.
1 – What impact did the topography of Greece have on the development of Greek politics/government?
2 – What were the rights and responsibilities of a citizen in ancient Greece?
3 – How did Pericles make it possible even the poorest Athenian to serve in the Athenian government?
4 – In literature, what are the so-called characteristics of the “Classical” style?
5 – What may have been Herodotus’ greatest fault as an historian?
6 – What form of government did Plato prefer?
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Ancient Rome – The Republic and the Empire
I – Historical Terms.
1 – Fasces
2 – Veto
3 – Gravitas
4 – Pater Familias
5 – “Cross the Rubicon” (modern)
6 – Pax Romana
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II – Multiple Choice.
1 – What factors made the site where Rome is located an ideal spot to build a city?
2 – In what specific areas did the Etruscans influence Roman architecture?
3 – What legal principle was represented/contained in the Law of the Twelve Tables?
4 – For what reason(s) did small farmers lose their land following the Punic Wars?
5 – In what manner is the term “impunity” applicable to the assassination of Julius Caesar?
6 – How was the system of government that was established by Augustus able to maintain stability for almost two hundred
years?
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India and China Establish Empires
I – Historical Terms.
1 – Power Vacuum
2 – Patriarchal
3 – Matriarchal
4 – Hinduism
5 – Buddhism
6 – Nirvana
7 – Regent
8 – Appease
9 – Assimilation
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III – Multiple Choice.
1 – How was Chandragupta Maurya able to feed, clothe, and pay the troops in his vast army?
2 – Through what three means was Chandra Gupta II able to expand and strengthen his empire?
3 – In what ways did Hinduism become increasingly removed from the people of India over the cneturies? Buddhism?
4 – Why have many generations of Indians continued to admire the plays of Kalidasa?
5 – What “ism” formed the foundation upon which Shi Huangdi based his government?
6 – What were the sources of peasant bitterness toward the Qin Dynasty?
7 – What government policy that was practiced by Shih Huangdi did Liu Bang follow?
8 – Why did the Chinese people generally accept the power of the emperor?
9 – Why did Confucian scholars and ordinary Chinese people consider agriculture the most important and honored profession?
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African Civilizations
I – Historical Terms.
1 – Pastoralist
2 – Animism
3 – Griot
4 – Migration
5 – Push-Pull Factor(s)
6 – Lingua Franca
7 – Cosmopolitan
II – Multiple Choice.
1 – For what reason is the coastline of Africa shorter than the coastline of Europe?
2 – For what two reasons are the areas of the northern coast and the southern tip of Africa so densely populated with herders
and farmers?
3 – Into what three categories do the causes of migration fall?
4 – It appears that anthropologists have identified the “basic” (most fundamental) reason for the Bantu migration. What is it?
5 – It appears that anthropologists have identified the “basic” (most fundamental) reason for the Bantu migration. What is it,
and explain their reasoning.
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Architecture. Identify the object in the picture and its location (when applicable).