1. World History I 2010 - 2011

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

9.  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

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

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

12.  Stonehenge  Identify the following Neolithic site:

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

14.  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

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

16.  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

17.  Ziggurat  Identify the following type of structure:

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

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

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

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

22.  Judaism  Identify the first successful monotheistic religion:

23.  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):

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

36.  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:

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

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

39.  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

40.  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

41.  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