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First Semester Exam Review
World History I & Geography
Name____________________
Prehistoric Man: Paleolithic and Neolithic Eras
1. What do archeologists study? (2 things)
2. What is the difference between artifacts and fossils (give examples)
3. What does radio-carbon dating show?
4. Scientists think humans first appeared on what continent?
5. Lucy is an example of a(n) _________________________.
6. Define Paleolithic.
7. Put the following in order…cave art, farming, simple stone tools, domestication of
animals
8. Hunter-gatherers need ____________________ in the areas they develop.
9. Define the Neolithic Agriculture Revolution.
10. Once people formed early settlements what did they need for their land?
11. What is cultural diffusion?
12. How are prehistory and history classified?
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13. What technology allowed people to record things that were happening thousands of
years ago?
14. A mysterious archaeological site in England is___________________________.
Early Civilizations: Egypt, Mesopotamia, India and China
15.What was the most important geographic feature to early civilizations?
16. Write the names of the river(s) that belong with the early civilizations
 Egypt:
 Mesopotamia:
 India:
 China:
17. What are two unique factors about the Nile River?
18. Who was Hatshepsut?
19.What kind of religion did the Egyptians practice?
20. What ancient civilization focused on salvation and preparation for the afterlife?
(hint: think pharaohs)
21. Define cuneiform. What group of people developed this technology?
22. What does the term diaspora mean?
23.Who was the Israelite leader that led the Jews out of captivity?
24. Define irrigation.
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25. What was the code of Hammurabi?
26. The Persian Empire dominated, however, Persian kings allowed to conquered people
to do what?
27.The Himalayas separated what two civilizations/countries?
28. What is the caste system? What are pariahs?
29. Every Hindu hopes to reach ____________________.
30. Siddhartha Guatama is also known as_________________.
31.What religion began in India? Today the majority of people living in India follow this
religion.
32. Buddhism and Hinduism have different beliefs. What is one thing both religions
believe in?
33. Who was most responsible for the spread of Buddhism? Where did it spread?
34.Chinese writing is called ____________________________.
35.What allows Chinese dynasties to rule?
31. Who made the Great Wall of China and what was it’s purpose?
32. The trade route that linked China to countries in the west was called
____________________________.
33. What does this symbol represent?
34. What is the civil service system?
35. Describe Confucianism.
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Classical Greek Civilization
36. Home wrote the Iliad. What is the Iliad about?
37. Greece is on this continent. _____________________________
38. These are two of Greece’s main city-states. _______________ and ____________
39. Greece’s mainland is this geographical form ______________________________
40. What was the purpose of the Olympic games?
41. The Parthenon was a temple built to worship which Greek goddess?
42. Define polytheism.
43. Socrates was a famous Greek philosopher. He believed that students should
____________ to ________________ for themselves!
44. Greek economy shifted from bartering to a __________________ economy.
45. True or False (circle) Athens economy depended on sea-trading.
46. True or False (circle) Greek culture influenced Roman culture.
47. Alexander the Great liked which culture and spread it as he conquered new lands?
48. Label the following columns: Ionic, Corinthian, Doric
49. List some important contributions from the Greeks:
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Classical Rome
50. Rome is the capital of ________________ which is located in Southern _________.
51. Which sea was important to the Greeks and Romans for sea-trade and commerce?
52. Which class of Roman citizens had to follow rules and laws that weren’t written
down?
The citizens fixed this problem by
engraving laws on the ___________ ______________.
53. Rome won the Punic wars. Who did Rome fight in the Punic wars? How did the
victory effect Rome? (hint: think about what the losers had to give to the winners)
54. What Roman leader was popular with the people but was assassinated by the Senate
on the Ides of March?
55. What man became the first emperor of Imperial Rome?
56. Rome enjoyed 200 years of peace and prosperity. What latin words describe this
“golden age” for Rome?
57. What major religion began during the Roman Empire?
58. Who legalized this religion?
59. Christians believe Jesus was a _______________ and is the _________ of God.
60. What language did the early Romans speak?
61. What are the romance languages?
Study this map of Mesopotamia.
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