Historiography Unit 1
World History is the BEST class at LTHS!
Fact or Opinion?
Opinion
Egyptians created hieroglyphics, which characteristic of GRAPES would this best represent:
Achievements
Which religion believes you must end reincarnation by reaching Moksha in order join Brahman?
Hinduism
A government providing laws on the curfew time and driving age are examples of which purpose of government?
Maintain social order
What was the economic system in the Middle Ages?
The manor
Mr. Murray telling how he threw ice cream at an defenseless, innocent, kind little girl, primary or secondary source?
Primary Source
Mesopotamia was also known as what, since it used the river to irrigate their fields.
Fertile Crescent
According to Buddha’s teachings, what causes suffering?
Desire causes suffering
Afghanistan is led by the Taliban, they rule the government as both the head of the government AND the religion. What kind of government is that?
Theocracy
Why were the Crusades fought?
Because the Pope wanted to win back the Holy Land from the Muslims
What geographic feature did the first four civilization develop around?
Rivers that supplied transportation, food and irrigation.
The Incan roads came out of the capital Cusco and divided the empire into four divisions. Which characteristic of GRAPES does this best represent?
Geography
How are the three monotheistic religions connected?
The three monotheistic religions trace their ancestry to Abraham.
Direct Democracy
The Renaissance was a rebirth of what 2 cultures?
Greece and Rome
What caused the shift from the Old Stone Age (Paleolithic) to the New Stone Age (Neolithic)?
The Agricultural Revolution
The ancient Egyptians system had the Pharaoh on the top, the Nobles in the middle, and the slaves at the bottom, this best represents what aspect of GRAPES?
Social Structure
What was the promise between God and the Hebrews (in which the Hebrews promised to obey God’s Ten Commandments in exchange for protection) called?
The Covenant
How did the Roman Republic record their laws?
They wrote the 12 tables on metal.
How many died in Europe because of the Black Plague?
1/3 of Europe died.
A story about history that is told through the perspective of the most powerful or influential culture is called a:
Dominant narrative
In ancient Mesopotamia, the barter trading system was used to buy and sell throughout the region, what aspect of GRAPES does this best represent?
Economic system
Name ALL five Pillars of Islam
1- Shahada (Faith) -The declaration of faith in one God (Allah)
2- Salah (Prayer) -The ritual prayer required of every Muslim five times a day
3- Zakat (Almsgiving)- Charity
4- Sawm (Fasting)- fasting during Ramadan.
5- Hajj (Pilgrimage)- The sacred pilgrimage to Mecca
What was the political name for the type of government in the Middle Ages?
Feudalism
What was the impact of the Magna Carta?
It decreased the power of the Monarch.