1. World History First Semester Exam Review

2. Egypt Fertile Crescent Ancient Greece Hellenistic Greece Grab Bag 10 20 30 40 50

3. Question 1 - 10 I united the kingdoms of Upper and Lower Egypt

4. Answer 1 – 10 King Menes

5. Question 1 - 20 These were built as tombs for Egyptian rulers

6. Answer 1 – 20 Pyramids

7. Question 1 - 30 This was the spiritual idea of faith, justice, and order and harmony in Egypt

8. Answer 1 – 30 Ma’at

9. Question 1 - 40 We invaded from West Asia, bringing the compound bow and horse drawn chariots

10. Answer 1 – 40 the Hyksos

11. Question 1 - 50 These are the three parts of the soul according to ancient Egyptians

12. Answer 1 – 50 the Ba, the Ka, and the Akh

13. Question 2 - 10 This word means “land between two rivers”

14. Answer 2 – 10 Mesopotamia

15. Question 2 - 20 Without this civilization’s inventions, we wouldn’t have cars, trains, or wagons

16. Answer 2 – 20 The Sumerians

17. Question 2 - 30 I was built by the Chaldean king Nebuchadnezzar II as a gift for his wife

18. Answer 2 – 30 The Hanging Gardens of Babylon

19. Question 2 - 40 I was a great prophet of Persian religion.

20. Answer 2 – 40 Zoroaster

21. Question 2 - 50 I tell the story of a fictional Sumerian king

22. Answer 2 – 50 The Epic of Gilgamesh

23. Question 3 - 10 The Palace at Knossos was built on this island

24. Answer 3 – 10 Crete

25. Question 3 - 20 I am known as the “Father of Democracy”

26. Answer 3 – 20 Pericles

27. Question 3 - 30 My code was known for its harsh laws

28. Answer 3 – 30 Draco

29. Question 3 - 40 We were teachers of higher education in ancient Athens

30. Answer 3 – 40 Sophists

31. Question 3 - 50 There were 5 of us who oversaw the General Assembly in Sparta

32. Answer 3 – 50 Ephors

33. Question 4 - 10 This temple to Athena was at the top of the acropolis in Athens

34. Answer 4 – 10 the Parthenon

35. Question 4 - 20 DAILY DOUBLE!!! This is the cause of a Greek hero’s fall from grace in a typical tragedy

36. Answer 4 – 20 Hubris

37. Question 4 - 30 I am famous for making this sculpture

38. Answer 4 – 30 Myron

39. Question 4 - 40 I came up with the idea that the Earth rotated around the sun

40. Answer 4 – 40 Aristarchus

41. Question 4 - 50 These four schools of philosophy originated in Hellenistic Greece

42. Answer 4 – 50 Skepticism, Stoicism, Cynicism, Epicureanism

43. Question 5 - 10 Early civilizations needed to develop calendars for this reason

44. Answer 5 – 10 To predict the yearly floods

45. Question 5 - 20 These long tales tell of heroes and teach moral lessons

46. Answer 5 – 20 Epics

47. Question 5 - 30 Xerxes led thousands of Persians in a victory at this mountain pass

48. Answer 5 – 30 Thermopylae

49. Question 5 - 40 I created the theory of the Golden Mean

50. Answer 5 – 40 Aristotle

51. Question 5 - 50 If not for me, the world would not have found the tomb of the “Boy King”

52. Answer 5 – 50 Howard Carter

53. FINAL JEOPARDY What three seas border the Greek peninsula?