Unit 1
What does DBQ stand for?
Document Based Question
What is culture?
A way of life
What is the hottest continent?
Africa
What continent is China located in?
Asia
What continent is Greece located in?
Europe
Which historical thinking skills does this definition fall under:
Looking for evidence from other sources to compare and contrast evidence to make the best judgment of all of the information.
Corroboration
What does abrahamic religion mean? Name the three
Common ancestor of abraham: Judaism, Christianity and Islam
What two resources made Africa rich?
Salt and gold
What is a dynasty?
A series of rulers from the same family
What type of government did Greece and Sparta have?
Greece- Democracy
Sparta- Oligarchy
What two things do you do when you source?
Make inferences and observations
What does monotheistic and polytheistic mean?
Monotheism: Belief in one god
Polytheism: Belief in many gods
Where did Mansa Musa go on his hajj?
Mecca, Saudia Arabia
Name the four Chinese dynasties (that we went over) in order from oldest to youngest.
Shang, Zhou, Qin Han
What were Sparta and Athens to the country of Greece?
City States
What is a primary source?
A primary historical source is any piece of information that was created by someone who witnessed first hand or was part of the historical events that are being described.
What is the oldest abrahamic religion?
Judaism
What was Timbuktu?
A trading center and center for education
What is the mandate of heaven and which dynasty came up with it?
Zhou
This idea that heaven chose China’s ruler and gave him or her power was called the mandate of heaven.
What is an aristocrat?
A person of elite or high status.
Is the Emancipation Proclamation a primary or secondary source?
Primary
What two countries was British Raj separated into?
Pakistan, India
Who conquered Songhai? And who coonquered them?
Morocco and the French conquered Morocco
Which emperor unified all of China under his control and ended the Warring States period?
Shi Huangdi
What type of landform is Greece considered?
Pennisula