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First Semester Final Exam

First Semester Final Exam. Study Guide Power Point. What are the five characteristics of civilization?. Record Keeping Specialized Workers Advanced Technology Advanced Cities Complex Institutions. What is the Dynastic Cycle?.

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First Semester Final Exam

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  1. First Semester Final Exam Study Guide Power Point

  2. What are the five characteristics of civilization? Record Keeping Specialized Workers Advanced Technology Advanced Cities Complex Institutions

  3. What is the Dynastic Cycle? • The process of how a dynasty (family of rulers) rises, declines, and is replaced.

  4. What river is known as China’s Sorrow? • Huang He

  5. Ancient Egypt is protected by natural barriers formed by what? • Deserts (Sahara and Arabian)

  6. What does the red and white Egyptian combination crown symbolize? • The Unification of upper and lower Egypt

  7. What was the main purpose of the pyramids? • Tombs for the Pharaohs.

  8. Who is Siddhartha Gautama? • Founder of Buddhism

  9. What are the similarities and differences between Hinduism and Buddhism? • Both believe in reincarnation, but Hindus believe in the caste system and Buddhists in equality

  10. According to the Torah, who led the Hebrews out of Egypt? • Moses

  11. How did the Phoenicians contribute to written communication? • They developed a system of writing that used symbols to represent sounds.

  12. What is the name of the Jewish Holy Book? • Torah

  13. How did geography influence the Greek civilizations? • Divided them politically and geographically due to Mountainous terrain and individual islands.

  14. What type of government existed in Sparta? • Militaristic Monarcy

  15. Who was the Greek philosopher that was condemned to death for corrupting the youth of Athens? • Socrates

  16. What kingdom was Alexander the Great from? • Macedonia

  17. What Middle Eastern power did Alexander the Great defeat? • Persia (modern day Iran, he then married a Persian Princess and created a new culture)

  18. What is the PaxRomana? • A period of peace and prosperity in the Roman Empire which lasted over 200 years.

  19. Why as Julius Caesar assassinated? • He became too strong and declared himself dictator for l ife?

  20. Which emperor stopped the persecution of Christians and converted to Christianity himself? • Constantine

  21. What were the Roman channels that brought water to cities and towns around the empire? • Aqueducts

  22. What were the Twelve Tables? • Roman code of laws

  23. What was the Jewish Diaspora? • Roman Empire dispersed Jews to all parts of the empire because the Jews rebelled against Rome.

  24. Who made up the Second Triumvirate? • Mark Antony, Octavian and Lepidus

  25. Why did the Romans establish a Republic? • They overthrew a cruel Etruscan King Taquin the Harsh

  26. What are the five Pillars of Islam? • Faith, Prayer, Alms giving, fasting/Ramadan and Pilgrimate to Mecca.

  27. What is the Muslim Holy Book? • Qu’ran

  28. Who is Muhammad and what is he known for? • The last messenger of Allah who established Islam as a religion

  29. During the Middle Ages, what was a grant of land from a Lord to a vassal called? • Fief

  30. Who established the Carolingian Dynasty? • Charles Martel

  31. What code were knights expected to follow? • Chivalry

  32. What three people did a knight fight for? • Landlord, Lady, Lord

  33. What was a Lord’s estate called? • Manor

  34. Which Carolingian leader reunited Western Europe and was crowned Emperor by Pope Leo III? • Charlemagne

  35. What is the Muslim word for holy war? • JIHAD

  36. What were two powerful punishments that the Church could use against anyone who went against the church? • Excommunication and interdict

  37. What were the forces holding feudal society together? • Control of land in exchange for loyalty

  38. The design of the Roman aqueducts made significant use of the architectural structure of • Arch

  39. After the Romans drove the last Etruscan monarch from power, they established a republic, a government in which • Power rests with citizens who have the right to select their leaders

  40. Roman rulers opposed Christianity because Christians • Would not worship Roman Gods

  41. As a result of 207 years of PaxRomana, the • Experience Peace and prosperity

  42. Under Roman law, all persons had what rights? The right to receive equal treatment under the law. The right to be punished only for actions, not thoughts The right to be considered innocent until proven guilty

  43. Which geographic factor had a major influence on the development of both Egyptian and Mesopotamian civilizations? • River Valleys

  44. What culture had a belief system that is considered monotheistic? • Hebrew

  45. …If a man has knocked at the teeth of a man of the same rank, his own teeth shall be knocked out. If he has knocked out the teeth of a plebeian (commoner), he shall pay 1/3 of a mina of silver.” –Code of Hammurabi • What does this say about the punishments? • Law sometimes distinguishes between social classes.

  46. Which belief system is most closely associated with the terms Eightfold Path, Four Noble Truths, and Nirvana? • Buddhism

  47. Confucianism had a strong impact on the development of China mainly because this philosophy? • Provided a basis for social order

  48. What belief system is most closely associated with the philosophy of Confucianism? • Filial Piety

  49. The Caste System in India was characterized by • A lack of social mobility

  50. One similarity between ancient civilizations in Egypt and in China is that they developed? • Written forms of communication

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