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Mid Term WH
world history mid term exam study
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| What is the northern plains region of India? | It is where most of India's people have always lived |
| Scholars think the ancient Indus civilizations ended when? | When invaders from central Asia overran the cities |
| Which of the following BEST describes the Hindu caste system? | Individuals should seek to rise about their caste |
| Followers of Jainist faith hail who as the final Jina, or victor over samsara? | Mahavira |
| The teachings of Buddha include | People's purpose should be to attain nirvana. People's desire for pleasure actually causes pain. The way to escape life's cycle of pain is by seeking wisdom. |
| Brahmin | Priestly caste |
| What were the names of the two ancient pre-Aryan Indian cities? | Mohenjo-Daro Harappa |
| What are three characteristics of the city? | Sewage systems Wide roads Two-story buildings |
| People who study the material remains of prehistoric people are called? | Archaeologist |
| A map that shows the elevation of mountains and depths of oceans is? | Physical map |
| A map that shows population or the climate of a region is? | Thematic map |
| What was wide used during the Neolithic Age? | Domestication of animals Irrigation Fire |
| Historical narratives and epic poetry were a further development of what major characteristic of civilization? | Record keeping |
| Homo erectus | First to leave Africa |
| Homo sapiens | Has developed by 40,000 BCE |
| Homo habilis | Ushered in the Paleolithic era |
| What map is best compromise of a two dimensional map of the globe? | Robinson |
| What map do airline pilots prefer? | Polar |
| What map do sailors prefer? | Mercator |
| What map most accurately shows all the continents to scale? | Goode |
| What map is most popularly used in textbooks and by the National Geographic Society? | Robinson |
| What is the name of the city in which the Prime Meridian originates? | Greenwitch |
| The age that the Bible has given earth | 6021 |
| What was the main crop produced along the Tigris and Euphrates river valley? | Grains |
| What group ranked highest in Sumerian civilization? | Priest |
| What groups gained most of its wealth by trade throughout the Mediterranean, including its colonies in northern Africa? | Phoenicians |
| What groups were noted for the cruelty with which it treated conquered peoples? | Assyrians |
| What ancient civilization is known for its belief in only one god was? | Jews |
| What group controlled the Fertile Crescent has the largest empire? | Persians |
| What is the pattern of dynastic rule in ancient Egypt? | When one dynasty died out or lost control, another took its place |
| Archaeologist now believe that the pyramids of ancient Egypt was built mainly by? | Peasants |
| Who did the Egyptians believe was responsible for everything that happened in nature and in the kingdom? | Pharaoh |
| Who created the alphabet? | Phoenicians |
| What created cuneiform writing? | Sumerians |
| Who's capital was at Nineveh? | Assyrians |
| Who developed the wheel? | Sumerians |
| Who created the ten commandments? | Hebrews |
| Who did seafaring traders? | Phoenicians |
| Who made the famous Hanging Gardens? | Babylonians |
| Who were the first to use coin money? | Lydians |
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