World History I

 The scientific name for man is:  Homo sapiens.

 Homo Sapiens emerged in ___________ between 100,000 and 400,000 years ago. Africa

 Where did Homo Sapiens migrate?  Eurasia  Australia  Americas

 How were early societies organized?  Nomadic clans  Hunter-gatherers

 The first tools were made of/from:  stone

 The ‘Paleolithic Era’ is also referred to as the:  ‘Old Stone Age’

 The ‘New Stone Age’ is also referred to as the:  ‘Neolithic Era’

 Identify whether the following describes the Paleolithic or Neolithic Era:  developed first tools:  nomadic:  created pottery:  developed oral language:  harnessed fire:  domesticated animals:  created cave art:  developed weaving skills:  hunter-gatherer: Paleolithic Neolithic

 What revolution took place during the Neolithic Age?  Agricultural Revolution

 ___________________study past cultures by locating and analyzing human remains, settlements, fossils, and artifacts. Archaeologists

 Stonehenge  Identify the following Neolithic site:

 Jericho  Çatalhöyük  Aleppo  Where are the following archaeological sites located? Fertile Crescent Anatolia

 Nile River  Indus River  Huang He River  Tigris & Euphrates Rivers  Identify the rivers upon which the following civilizations are located:  Egyptian Civilization  Indian Civilization  Chinese Civilization  Mesopotamian Civilization

 Place the following civilizations in their correct location:  Hebrews  Nubians  Phoenicians Phoenicians Hebrews Nubians

 True/False:  Early forms of centralized government avoided any religious connection.  False  True/False:  Early civilizations possessed rigid class systems and various forms of slavery.  True

 Ziggurat  Identify the following type of structure:

 Code of Hammurabi  Ten Commandments  A well preserved example of early written law codes is the:

 Metal tools  Plow  Irrigation  What developments aided in an agricultural surplus?

 dynasty  A sequence of rulers from the same family is known as a(n):

 Most early religions were ___________________, meaning they believed in many gods. Polytheistic

 Judaism  Identify the first successful monotheistic religion:

 Abraham  Torah  Jerusalem  Moses  Diaspora  Identify the following aspects of Judaism:  Father of Hebrew Nation:  Holy Text:  Holy City:  Led the Exodus:  dispersed from homeland (term):

 Hieroglyphics  Cuneiform  Phoenicians  Identify the following:  Egyptian Writing System:  Sumerian Writing System:  Developed the 1 st Alphabet:

 Character/symbol that represents a word/object.  Define ‘pictogram’:

 respected their customs & religions  How did Cyrus the Great treat the conquered peoples of the Persian Empire?

 Zoroastrianism  The religion of the Persian Empire, which focused on two opposing universal forces, was:

 Royal Road  The Persian Empire was connected by the:

 Himalayan Mountains  Hindu Kush Mountains  Indian Ocean  Identify the geographic boundaries which made invasion of the Indian subcontinent difficult:

 Harappa  Mohenjo-Daro  Evidence of the Indus River Valley Civilization’s society and government structure are demonstrated by the cities:

 Aryans  Khyber Pass  Caste System  Identify the following:  Invaders of Indus region:  Mountain Pass entered through:  Social system they brought:

 Civilization within the India subcontinent originally settled along the __________________ River and later moved east towards the ___________________ River. Indus Ganges

 Asoka  Which Mauryan leader was responsible for spreading Buddhism, establishing free hospital and constructing good roads?

 Identify contributions of this time period:  concept of zero  concept of a round earth  sanskrit  Identify the ‘Golden Age’ of Indian culture:  Gupta Empire

 many forms of one god  Describe the deity belief of Hinduism:

 Reincarnation  Karma  Vedas & Upanishads  Trade Routes  Identify the following:  Rebirth based upon previous actions:  Thoughts and actions have future consequences:  Sacred texts of Hinduism:  Spreading Method:

 Siddhartha Gautama  Nepal  Four Noble Truths  Identify the following:  Founder of Buddhism:  Founding location:  Basic Principle:

 In Buddhism, one must follow the _____________________________ in order to reach enlightenment. Eight Fold Path

 Identify two construction projects initiated by this individual:  Great Wall of China  Mausoleum of Emperor Qin (Terracotta Army)  Identify the 1 st Emperor of China:  Qin Shi Huang

 Identify the contributions of classical China:  Civil Service  Paper  Porcelain  Silk  Trade and interaction between China and Rome/Western Europe was facilitated by the:  Silk Roads

 Identify whether the following are characteristics of Confucianism, Taoism or both:  Belief that humans are good:  Humility:  Respect for elders:  Code of politeness:  Simple life:  Emphasis on education:  Harmony with nature:  Inner peace:  Ancestor worship:  Yin and Yang represents opposites: Confucianism (Both) Taoism Confucianism Taoism Confucianism Taoism Confucianism Both