Embed Code - If you would like this activity on your web page, copy the script below and paste it into your web page.
Normal Size Small Size show me how
Normal Size Small Size show me how
World History
Exam Study Guide
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Egyptian writing system | Hieroglyphic symbols that represented words |
| Function of the pyramids | burial tombs |
| Nile river (size and direction) | 4,100 miles long and flows north |
| Purpose of mummification | eternal afterlife after a preserved body |
| What is a fertile crescent? | Shaped piece of a farm land in Iraq that attracted people to permanently settle |
| Who was Hammurabi? What was Hammurabi's code? | Babylonian king 1st written code of law |
| What was Sumer? | 1st known civilization |
| Who were the Aryans? | Indo-Europeans that migrated to india |
| How did Hinduism form? | Collection of beliefs from 1500 B.C.E to present |
| What are the Vedas? | Aryan religious text |
| What is karma? | collection of a souls good and bad deeds |
| How did Buddhism form? | Founder of India (Siddartha) rejected royal life for a life of simplicity |
| What is reincarnation? | belief that a soul is reborn into a new body |
| What is Hellenistic culture? | Blend of Greek, Egyptian, Persian, & Indian culture |
| Explain the government structure of ancient Greece: What is a city state? | Not united politically; each city-state governed itself |
| Describe Athens | Founded basis of western philosophy, Democratic |
| Describe Sparta | Oligarchy, society based on military & aggressive culture |
| What is a republic? | People elect democratic representatives |
| What were Patricians? | landowning wealthy of Roman Republic |
| What were Plebians? | Non-landowners of Roman Republic |
| Who made up the First Triumvirate? | Julius Caesar, Crassus, Pompey |
| Who was the first Roman Emperor? | Augustus Caesar |
| Why did the Roman Empire fall? | Progressive economic, political, & military decline from 200 – 500 C.E. |
| What is Byzantium? | Same city: Byzantium / Constantinople / Istanbul. Capital of Byzantine Empire & Eastern Roman Empire |
| Who was Justinian? What was the Justinian Code? | Greatest Byzantium emperor; created Justinian Code (Code of Laws) |
| Why did the Roman Empire split in 330 C.E.? | (1). Byzantium was newer & wealthier (2). Roman Empire was inefficient with one capital |
| What was the Great Schism? | Split of Christian Church into Roman Catholic & Easter Orthodox denominatinos |
| Why did the Christian Church split? | Differences in leaders, practice, & law |
| Following the split, what were the new Christian denominations? | Roman Catholic & Eastern Orthodox |
| What caused the fall of the Byzantium Empire? | Slavic & Muslim invasion |
| Explain the settlement of Russia? | Slavic farmers & traders / Rus Vikings |
| What impact did the Mongols have on Russia? | Controlled Russia for 300 years; high taxes prevented economic success |
| What is a Czar? | Russian King |
| Who was Ivan III? | 1st Czar of Russia; defeated Mongols |
| Who was Muhammad? | Founder of Islam |
| What is the importance of Mecca? Medina? | Birthplace of Muhammed / Islam; Location after Muhammed’s exile from Mecca |
| What is the Shari’a? | Islamic law governing daily life |
| What is the Ka’ba? | Mecca Shrine / location of Muhhamed’s final revelations / Well of Zam Zam / Black Stone |
| What is the Hijrah? | Celebration of Muhammed’s successful move to Medina |
| What is a caliph? | Worldwide leader of Muslim community (Umma) |
| Who were the Umayyads? | 1st Caliphate; led to 1st Islamic denominations; based in Syria |
| Explain the movement of the Turks | Originated in Central Asia; conquered by Abbasids; then overthrew Abbasid control before moving to & taking over the Byzantines |
| What is a Sultan? What is a Vizier? | Political leader of Ottoman Empire / Special Assistant or Prime Minister of Persia for the Sultan |
| What were the Dark Ages? | 500 – 1000 C.E.; Europe fell apart politically & economically after Rome fell |
| Who were the Franks? | 1st Germanic tribe to Christianize (France & C. Germany) |
| Who were the Vikings? | Scandinavians that invaded into Britain & Continental Europe in search of money & food (led to Feudalism) |
| Know Clovis: | 1st Frankish king to convert to Christianity; forced onto his people |
| What were the Crusades? | European holy wars to take the Holy Land back from Muslim control |
| What was the Magna Carta? | Document that guaranteed: (1). No taxation without representation (2). Equal protection under the law (3). Jury trial |
| What was the Hundred Years War? | Ended Middle Ages; England vs. France; France won |
| What was the impact of the development of the Longbow? | Ended Chivalry; Knights no longer were effective on battlefield |
Created by:
Meritajones2015
Popular U.S. History sets