Global Studies
Early History
Writing, Religion, Contributions
I Should Know
Important People
100

Name something both an archaeologist would study and something an anthropologist would study. 

What is artifacts and past and present cultures.

100

Before the Neolithic revolution, Paleolithic people were considered TWO things, they were:

What is nomads and hunter and gatherers 

100

The writing systems in ancient Sumer, Egypt and China are all examples of recorded history.  

What is cuneiform, hieroglyphics, and pictographs/ideographs.  

100

Ancient Greece developed different city-states that formed different beliefs and customs.  This was because

What is Greece had a mountainous geography that led to the development of individual city-states.  

100

Name the three Greek philosophers who focused on the development of thought in Ancient Greece.  

Who is Socrates, Plato, and Aristotle.  

200

The difference between a political and physical map is a political map shows countries, their borders and capital cities whereas a physical map shows

What is topography: land features such as mountains rivers, deserts etc.  

200

The Paleolithic people discovered fire.  What three uses did fire serve?

Light, warmth, and cooked food. 

200

Ancient Egyptian ruler.

Who is the pharaoh.  

200

The capital city in the Byzantine Empire.  Hint: named after the emperor Constantine

What is Constantinople.  

200

King Hammurabi is famous for this.  Why is this important? 

What is Hammurabi's Code it is important because it provided society with a set of laws/guidelines to live by and it provided a justice system.

300

The equator divides the earth into which two hemispheres?

What is the Northern and the Southern Hemispheres. 

300

The Neleolithic people discovered farming. This led to 

What is settled villages which would later lead to civilizations.  

300

A major contribution of the Roman Empire to western society was the development of 

What is an effective legal system. 

300

A major impact of Ancient Greece and Rome on western civilization was 

What is Greek sculpture and Roman architecture were much admired and copied in Western Europe.

300

Alexander the Great is known for his Hellenistic culture.  In what areas did he spread this culture?

What is Persia, India, Greece and Egypt. 

400

An eyewitness account; someone who was actually experiencing the event.  An example would be a diary entry. 

What is a secondary source. 
400

Early river civilizations developed along _________ because of the fertile soil and good farmland.  

What is rivers. 

400

This European institution during the Middle Ages had the most power over every day life (art, music and philosophy)

 What is the Church. 

400

The economic system in the Middle Ages

What is manorialism

400
Emperor Justinian was this type of ruler, meaning he had single and complete control over the Church and the State.

What is an autocrat.  

500
Lines of latitude measure the distance north and south of the Equator.  What do lines of longitude measure?
What is distance east and west of the Prime Meridian.  
500

One major result of the Crusades 

What is the spread of Middle Eastern culture and technology to Europe.    

500

The Byzantine Empire tried to preserve this throughout their empire.  

What is Greek and Roman culture.  

500

The growth of feudalism in Europe during the Middle Ages was caused by

What is a collapse of a strong central government.  

500

He was the head of the Roman Catholic Church.  He was the head of the Eastern Orthodox Church.  

What is the pope and the patriarch.  

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