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History Mid Term
Essay questions, Dawn od Man-Decline of Rome
| Q | A |
|---|---|
| What are the advantage of walking upright?(3) | Carry food/children, travel greater distances, spot threatening animals |
| The 5 characteristics of civilization? | Advanced cities, specialized workers, complex institutions, record keeping, advanced technology |
| What made Hammurabi's Code unique? | It allowed for citizens to understand the responsibility the government had to its people |
| What is the first early man and what did he accomplish? | Australopithecine, first to walk upright |
| Homo Habilis, define. | 2nd early man. First tool maker. Used lava rocks and fire. |
| Homo Erectus, define | 3rd early man, first to use technologuy. Mastered fire and cooked food. |
| Neanderthal, define. | 4th early man. Burial rituals for dead, may have been religous. |
| Homo Flores, define. | 5th early man, first boat maker |
| Homo Sapien, define. | Modern man, first to create art. |
| What were the accomplishments of Sumer? | First civilization, developed cuneiform, invented the wheel, sail, and plow. |
| What were the scientific advancements of Egypt? | Developed geometry, the calendar, and hieroglyphics |
| What did the Nile provide for Egypt? | Water, silt, transportation |
| What rivers were important to Sumer? | Euphrates and Tigris |
| What river was important to Egypt? | The Nile |
| What rivers were important to the Indus river civilization? | The Indus and the Ghanges |
| What religion was founded in Persia, and who was it founded by? | Zoroasterism, founded by Zoroaster |
| What was the myth about the founding of Rome? | Twin sons(Rinulus and Remus) of Mars sent adrift on the Tiber River until basket is caught of fig tree. She-wolf nurtures twins until shepard takes them in. The twins create Rome where they were found. |
| Why did Rome create a republic? | They were previously ruled by cruel dictators |
| Describe the 1st and 3rd Punic War | 1st was won by Rome using boarding bridges. 3rd, revenge war for Rome. |
| Describe the 2nd Punic War | Carthage led by Hannibal, Rome led by Scipio. Hannibal destroys the countryside of Italy, but Rome wins. Carthage forbidden to raise an army. |
| Describe the decline of Rome | Shortage of silver, weakend by barbarians from the north, soliders no longer paid, no loyalty. Eventually Germanic heathans sack rome, soon foolowed by Atilla the Hun. |
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