HISTORY FINAL EXAM

1. HISTORY FINAL EXAM HOW DID PHYSICAL FEATURES AFFECT EACH EMPIRE?

2. 1. Where did the scribes of Mesopotamia get their clay for tablets and reeds for writing? the mountains the Tigris and Euphrates the farmland Wal-Mart, aisle 6

3. 2. What benefit did the Nile’s yearly floods bring? water for irrigation dark, fertile soil gold from the Nubian mountains DUDE!! Great surfing waves.

4. 3. What protected Egypt from frequent invasions? hot desert sands skilled Nubian archers traps engineered by architects the Death Star and Darth Vader

5. 4. What provides India with 3 months of rain and 3 months of drought? monsoons lagoons typhoons baboons

6. 5. Why were the Chinese sure that they were the only “real” empire on the planet? Shi Huangdi built the Great Wall and Mongol invasions stopped. Mountains and deserts were barriers that isolated China. the Chinese had masters math with decimals and fractions. They had dragons protecting them.

7. 6. Where did the Chinese first settle? along the Chang R. on the level land of the North China Plain on the fertile land of the Tibetan Plateau in comfy recliners with built-in massagers … ahhhhh

8. 7. Why were there more sailors and traders in Greece than in other civilizations? They realized that those were the best paying jobs. There were simply more people in Greece. The land wasn’t good for farming. They lived in a pineapple under the sea.

9. 8. Why was Greek culture so different within Greece? Because the city-states kept fighting each other. Because they each worshipped their own god/goddess. Because the land made regular visits / travel impractical. Because Medusa scared them.

10. 9. How did the Seven Hills benefit Rome’s location? It was easier to defend. Water could be stored in the hills. They used the rock to build buildings. They sledded down them.

11. 10. What were other reasons they settled where they did? There was gold in the mountains. There was good farming and a river with water. The gods told them where to settle. That was the best place for the gladiator battles.

12. 11. What was an unexpected, yet important benefit of Rome’s location? They got the summer weather from the Sahara desert. They were in the middle of the known Western world. The hills were filled with gold. They could roam to places.