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WH Midterm Stack
SSWH 1, 2, 3, 5, 9, 10 Units 1-8
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| What did the Egyptians and Mesopotamians have in common? | Women could own property and had similar rights as men, both had complex writing systems |
| What was the earliest system of laws ever recorded? | Hammurabi's Code |
| How did the Egyptians view the Pharaoh? | As a god-king (divine) |
| Who were the first people to really promote worshiping only one god (monotheism)? | Hebrews |
| How were Zoroaster's beliefs similar to later religious beliefs such as Christianity and Islam? | Angels and demons/battle between good and evil |
| For what achievements were the Phoenicians most famous for? | Alphabet for record keeping, sea trade, shipbuilding |
| Why were India's Gupta empire and the Age of Pericles in Athens known as "Golden Ages"? | Many advancements were made in mathematics, sciences, and arts/literature |
| For what reason did the Phoenicians need a phonetic alphabet? | The alphabet allowed merchants to quickly and easily record their sales. |
| What enabled Buddhism to spread all over Asia? Trade | Trade |
| How were the beliefs of Buddhism and Hinduism similar? | Both believed in reincarnation and non-violence |
| What kind of government did Shi Huangdi use in China? | autocracy |
| What do Hinduism and Buddhism say about the caste system? | Hindus accept it and Buddhist reject it |
| What were the three ancient Chinese philosophies of Confucianism, Legalism, and Daoism really trying to achieve? | There goal was to restore order, harmony, and respect for authority |
| Why was the Silk Road important to China? | It connected China to other cultures through trade. |
| What kind of government did Egypt have? Theocracy | Theocracy |
| What writing system was developed by the Sumerians? | Cuneiform |
| What writing system was developed by the Egyptians? | Hieroglyphics |
| What two rivers in India were the focal points for early civilizations? | Ganges and Indus |
| What caused the Indian subcontinent to be isolated and protected from the rest of the world? | Desert, mountains, and ocean formed barriers to outsiders. |
| What type of government was Greece forced to use based on the geography of their land? City States | City-states were formed due to the isolation of the valleys and peninsulas. |
| What kind of government did the Romans use in their Empire? | Republic with checks and limits on powers of each branch. |
| What reforms did Augustus make when he became Caesar? stabilized the frontier and cre | He stabilized the Roman frontier and created a civil service system and built up the city of Rome. |
| hat achievements are the Romans best known for? | (ELLA) engineering, language, law, and architecture |
| What cultures did Alexander the Great blend together to form the Hellenistic culture? | (PIGE) Persian, Indian, Greek, and Egyptian |
| What made Christianity such a popular religion during Roman times? | The promise of eternal life, salvation open to everyone, one on one relationship with god and excellent Roman road system helped it spread throughout the empire. |
| How were the Greek and Roman religions similar? | Their mythology included the same gods whose names had been converted from Greek to Latin. |
| What factors caused the Roman Empire to fall apart? | A widening gap between rich and poor, invaders, bad economy, and splitting the empire up led to its decline. |
| According to the Muslims, who was Muhammad? | He was the last and greatest of the prophets |
| What was the impact of the Muslim empire on trade? | They created an international trade network using a common language, common currency, had their own banks and introduced saaks(checks) to the West. |
| What was the main issue that caused a division between Sunni and Shia Muslims? | The differed over who the Caliph (leader) should be. Shias believed the leader must be descended from Muhammad. |
| Why did Islam spread so rapidly? | Arabs Muslims had superior fighting methods and a common faith that united them against the weakened Byzantine and Persian empires. |
| What was the major contribution of Ibn Sina? | He compiled a medical encyclopedia. |
| What was the major contribution of Ibn Battuta? Historian of Muslim world | As a historian he journaled about his travels throughout the Muslim world |
| What were the goals of the Crusaders? | These soldiers desired to unite Christianity and regain control of the Holy land from the Muslim Turks. |
| What were the effects of the Crusades? | These holy wars led to lasting hatred and bitterness between some Muslims and Christians and renewed trade between the east and west. |
| What teachings are common to the Islam, Christianity, and Judaism? | All three are monotheistic faiths with a belief in one god and all teach that there is life after death. |
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