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History.midterm.ques
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| what were the effects of the neolithic revolution? | humans began planting crops |
| what discovery allowed humans to spread throughout the world? | fire |
| during the neolithic revolution, where did systematic agriculture occur? | china, southwest asia, africa & mesopotamia |
| what are the six common characteristics of enw civilization? | location, government, religion, social classes, writing system, & art |
| what enabled farmers to grow crops in the nile valley? | annual flooding |
| what do the old kingdom, middle kingdom, & new kingdom all have in common? | same social class structure |
| what was the most important invention created by the Phoenicians? | alphabet |
| what two metals mix together to make bronze? | tin & copper |
| what two rivers flow through mesopotamia? | tigris & euphrates |
| what was the name of the first empire in the world? | akkadian empire |
| what was the name of the first recorded law code? | code of hammurabi |
| during what period was pyramids built in egypt? | old kingdom |
| who was the first monotheist pharaoh? | akkenaton |
| what civilization discovered iron? | hittites |
| what king of israel built a great temple in Jerusalem? | king solomon |
| which empire destroyed the kingdom of isreal? | assyrian empire |
| what four things did darius the great of perisa do during his reign? | established tax collecting system, established complex postal system, built a canal & built royal road system |
| which empire allowed the jews to return home from exile? | persians |
| who was hammurabi? | the babylonian ruler who was strict |
| why is it assumed that many of the greek people participated in politics? | the small size of independent communitites encouraged more of the popultaion to participate |
| what was important in spartan society? | military & being fit |
| how did the greeks honor their gods & goddesses? | festivals & rituals |
| who is considered to be the founder of democracy in athens? | cleisthenes |
| where does the minoans get their name from? | king minos |
| what civilizations were involved in the trojan war? | spartans, mycenaean & trojans |
| what was unusual about spartan kingship? | it was ruled by two kings who were lected yearly & a council of elders |
| what was the greek tragedy orestia about? | trilogy of greek tragedies |
| name three things that pericles is rememebred for. | expanded democracy to all males, art architecture & philosophy flourished during the age of pericles |
| who ahd the best navy in ancient greece? | athens |
| what was the name of the battle that athens defeated the persian invasion of darius 1? | battle of marathon |
| what was the name of the sea battle where athens defeated the persian fleet of xerses? | salamis |
| what organization was formed after the persian wars to help prepare greece for future wars with persia? | delian league |
| what is the name of the biulding that stands on top of the acropolis of athens? | the parthenon |
| what did socrates believe was the goal of education? | to improve the individual |
| what caused the peloponnesian war in 431 bc? | growing rivalry between sparta & athens (too much power) |
| what type of government did the spartans have? | oligarchy |
| where did the greek gods live? | mount olympus |
| what are the 6 theories as to why the roman empire fell? | rise of christianity, italian virtues, lead poisoning, plague, slavery, & no workable politcal system |
| what were wealthy aristocrats in the roman republic called? | patricians |
| according to ancient legend, who founded the city of rome? | romulus |
| what are consuls? | people chosen every year that ran the government & led the army into war |
| who represented the nobility & made the laws of the roman republic? | praetor |
| who were chosen to take complete power during a time of crisis in the toman republican & cuold only serve for a maximum of 6 months? | dictators |
| what two civilizations fought in the punic wars? | rome & carthage |
| who was a part of the first triumvrate? | crassus, pompey & caesar |
| what was the difference betwwen roman & greek sculptures? | greek was the perfect statue, roman was more realistic |
| who became the first christian emporer in rome? | constantine |
| what was the name of the capital city that constantine established in the eastern roman empire? | constantinople |
| who split the roman empire into two regions, the western & eastern empire? | diocletian |
| who was the last emperor of the roman empire? | romulus augustus |
| what was the official religion before Christianity? | polytheism |
| name three things that roman women could do. | own & sell property, attend theatre & races, & socialize |
| was julius caesar an emperor? | dictator |
| what evidence suggests that indus valley cities had a well-organized government? | all houses were built the same & they had road structures along with plumbing |
| what was a citadel? | royal palace & holy temple combined |
| what did summer monsoons bring to india? | rain |
| what were recorded in the vedas? | religious chants & stories |
| name four indian accomplishments. | astronomy, metalworking, mathematics, & medicine |
| what was the name of the first chinese civilization? | xia dynasty |
| what was the name of the dynasty that began the construction of the great wall of china? | qin dynasty |
| what % of china is suitable farm land? | 10% |
| what new technologies were developed during the han era? | paper & steel |
| what are the four varnas in the caste system in india? | brahmins, kshatriyas, vaisyas, & sudras |
| name at least 5 things that pertain to hinduism. | originated with aryans, believed in brahman, practiced yoga, perpared for reincarnation,& had three physical forms |
| name at least 5 things that pertain to buddhism. | originated in northern india, founded by buddha, practiced gaining wisdom, achieved nirvana, & meditated |
| what do muslims, jews & Christians have in common? | monotheistc |
| what are the five pillars of islam? | shahada, salat, zakat, sawm & hajj |
| who was muhhammad? | founder of islam |
| what led to the split of the shia & sunni muslims? | revolt in 680 |
| what does the word islam mean? | peace through submission to the will of allah |
| who was the first germanic ruler to convert to christianity? | clovis |
| where did monks live? | monasteries |
| what is the correct ordering of the catholic church from the least important to most important job? | priest, bishop, archbishop, pope |
| what is the priest head of in catholicism? | parish |
| who expanded the frankish kingdom, was crowned emperor of the roman empire by the pope, born on Christmas day & fought in the battle of hastings? | charlemagne |
| what was the name of the land that the frankish rulers gave the vikings? | normandy |
| why were the vikings so devastating? | they used long & narrow boats to travel on rivers |
| why was the battle of hastings significant? | it changed from latin & germanic language to english language |
| what is the magna carta? | document that oulined the rights of the poeple & the king |
| what are serfs? | bound to the land & could not be bought or sold |
| name three things that are accredited to justinian. | emperor of eastern roman empire, built hagia sphia, & killed 40,000 people in hippodrome |
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