9th grade history midterm review for short answer (number 2)
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| List three ways Egyptian civilization depended on the Nile River for its survival | show 🗑
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| show | Old Kingdom- built pyramids, centralized government;
Middle Kingdom- created new farmland, made canals, expanded trade ties with other Middle Eastern peoples
New Kingdom- advancements in sciences, expanded Egyptian empire to reach the Euphrates River
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| show | Evidence includes the art of mummification and other burial practices; writings on monuments and wall paintings in tombs; pyramid building
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| show | Farming technology enabled people to settle down into permanent villages and produce their own food, instead of relying wholly on their environment. This change was the inspiration for New Stone Age people to develop a new set of skills and tools. The Neo
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| Explain how the geographic theme of human-environment interaction helps us understand the rise of the first cities | show 🗑
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| Compare the geography of Mesopotamia and Egypt. How were they similar and how were they different. | show 🗑
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| show | Hebrew laws like the Ten Commandments still guide our moral conduct in society. Hebrew beliefs also influence our ideas about social justice, especially ideas about mercy and compassion for the less fortunate.
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| List three advances in technology and learning made by peoples of the ancient Middle East and tell why each one was important. | show 🗑
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| Explain how Hebrew religious beliefs differed from the beliefs of other peoples in the ancient Middle East. | show 🗑
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| Based on the religious beliefs of the Sumerians and the Hebrews, compare how these two peoples viewed the world. | show 🗑
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| How does geography help explain why several civilizations developed in Mesopotamia, while only one grew up in Egypt? | show 🗑
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| show | The fertile plains of the Huang He River allowed early Chinese farmers to grow a surplus of crops and feed the large population necessary to support the development of civilization. Long distances and physical barriers, including the Himalaya Mountains an
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| show | The river flooded because the current dynasty has neglected its duties and, as a result, is losing its divine permission from Heaven to rule.
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| show | The forces of yin and yang must not be in harmony. Someone is responsible for this imbalance. Perhaps the king has not been ruling well or has forgotten to make the proper sacrifices to Heaven.
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| show | Both established an empire, created a centralized government, imposed harsh rule, and carried out internal improvements.
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| Explain why Confucianism never became a religion as Hinduism or Buddhism did. | show 🗑
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| How did Hinduism, Buddhism, and Confucianism help create orderly societies? | show 🗑
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| How were Gupta India and Han China alike? | show 🗑
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| show | The caste system gave people a sense of identity. Indian people fulfilled their duties in order to achieve a higher state in the next life. People of different castes depended on one another to meet their needs. The caste system allowed diverse people to
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| show | Confucius taught that everyone has duties and responsibilities according to his or her place in society. He stressed correct behavior based on key relationships. Confucian values promoted harmony through honesty, hard work, and concern for others.
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| show | Greeks spoke the same language, honored the same heroes, and prayed to the same gods. In the Persian Wars, they united against a common enemy and won. They considered themselves superior to non-Greeks.
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| How did geography make Alexandria the center of the Hellenistic world? | show 🗑
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| show | Pericles hired the best architects, sculptors, thinkers, writers, and artists. He supported building programs and public festivals to encourage the arts.
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| Why was Italy easier to unify than Greece? | show 🗑
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| show | A wide gap between rich and poor caused social unrest. Many farmers lost their land because they could not compete with the large estates owned by wealthy Romans.
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| show | Italy is a peninsula located in the center of the Mediterranean Sea. Rome is located in the center of Italy. The location allowed Romans to expand into Italy, then into the lands around the Mediterranean.
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| Explain how Roman ideas served as a model for democratic governments. | show 🗑
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