Ancient Civilizations Review 2

Geography

100

Name 3 physical features that isolated ancient China

Himalaya Mountains, Pacific Ocean, Gobi Desert, Plateau of Tibet

200

Curved area of fertile farmland that stretches from the Persian Gulf to the east coast of the Mediterranean Sea

Fertile Crescent

300

Name the rivers that were important to the development of Ancient India

Indus and Ganges

400

What sea separates Egypt from the Arabian Peninsula?

Red Sea

500

This kingdom had a relationship of both trade and conflict with Egypt and was located south of Egypt

Nubia

Religion

100

First monotheistic religion founded by Abraham

Judaism

200

karma, reincarnation, nirvana, 4 noble truths, 8 fold path

Buddhism

300

The Vedas, the Tripitaka, the Tanakh are all examples of what

Sacred texts, holy books

400

Explain how we know the Egyptians believed in an afterlife

mummification, stocking the tombs, Book of the Dead

500

karma, reincarnation, dharma, moksha, caste system

Hinduism

Achievements

100

The world's oldest known epic written in cuneiform on clay tablets

Epic of Gilgamesh

200

What do the Iliad and the Odyssey written by Homer teach us about Ancient Greece?

They give us insights into the values and lives of the ancient Greeks.

300

Name 2 achievements that are considered advancements in agriculture

irrigation, metallurgy, ox pulled plow, domestication of animals, wheel, sail

400

Type of economy based on trading one item for another

barter economy

500

Name 3 items that would have been traded from China along the Silk Road

porcelain, silk, paper, magnetic compass, woodblock printing

Politics

100

What effect did the Peloponnesian Wars have on Greece?

It weakened them and made them vulnerable to attacks and the Macedonians conquer them.

200

Name two contributions of Constantine

Moved the capital of the Roman Empire to Constantinople and became the first Christian emperor

300

Economic instability, political corruption, Germanic invasions all had what effect on the Roman Empire

The Fall of the Roman Empire

400

What effect did the Persians have on the Israelites?

They released them from Babylonian captivity, allowed them to return to the promised land

500

Group that migrates into India through the Indus River Valley bringing with them their ideas about religion and social structure that become a big part of India's civilization

The Aryans

Anything Goes

100

Very strict and rigid social structure of Ancient India

Caste System

200

Name all of the characteristics of a civilization

GRAPES

300

Explain what BC/BCE and AD/CE are used for

time designations-BC are dates before the birth of Christ or before the common era.  AD(anno domini) are dates after the birth of Christ or in the Common Era

400

Why were hunter-gatherer societies nomadic?

They had to move from place to place to find food

500

Name 3 results of the Agricultural Revolution

permanent settlements, food surplus, labor specialization, growth of cities