Geography
Give an example of a Landform.
Plateau, Mountain, Hill, Etc.
What kind of a source is someone who saw or experienced an event?
Primary
Why did people migrate during the Stone Age? Give one reason
- They followed the animals
- They wanted to find someplace warmer to live
- They tried to find new food sources
How did the mountains affect the city-states of Greece?
The mountains made the city-states fiercely independent.
What civilization invented and used a sophisticated system of roads made from stone and sand?
Rome
What longitude line divides the western and eastern hemispheres?
Prime Meridian
What kind of a source is a recent article about a historical event? Ex. A newspaper article about the Fertile Crescent
Secondary Source
What is one material people from the Stone Age would use to create tools and weapons?
-bone
-wood
-stone
In Greece each city-state had a ___________________ dedicated to a god or godess that was very important to the people living there.
Temple
Who fought to gain the right to participate in the legeslative process in Rome?
A. Plebeians
B. Patricians
C. Kings
A. Plebeians
Asia is in which two hemispheres? (Northern/Southern & Eastern/Western)
Northern and Eastern
What are things that a culture group think are important?
A. Occupation
B. Values
C. Customs
B. Values
Paleolithic people hunted and gathered for food. How did Neolithic people obtain food?
They farmed for food and domesticated animals.
Who controlled their citizens and slaves with military force?
Sparta
What happened to Juluis Caesar becuse he wanted to be king?
Brutus and Cassius (and others) killed him
Which of the following is NOT one of the five themes of geography? hint - MRLIP
1. Regions
2. Place
3. Hills
4. Interaction
Hills
MRLIP - Movement, Regions, Location, Interaction, Place
What are customs and beliefs handed down from generation to generation?
A. Traditions
B. Immigration
C. Occupations
A. Traditions
What was the Babylonian set of laws that was a model for many later civilizations?
Hammurabi's Code
How did citizens vote in Ancient Athens?
A. voting booths
B. pieces of pottery
C. yelling and shouting
They would write their votes on broken pieces of pottery.
What does Pax Romana mean?
Rome at peace - a long era of peace for Rome
People rebuilding a home after an earthquake is an example of which MRLIP theme
Interaction ( Human-Environment Interaction)
The study of remains of past cultures.
A. Archeology
B. History
C. Technology
Archeology
What were the two rivers (that empty into the Persian Gulf) that played an essential role in the Fertile Crescent? (choose two)
- Nile - Tigris
-Euphrates - Yellow
The Tigris River and the Euphrates River
Who did the power belong to in the democracy in Athens?
A. only the rich
B. only the kings
C. all of the citizens
C. all of the citizens
What was the capital of the Byzantine Empire?
A. Rome
B. Constantinople
C. Athens
B. Constantinople
Which river runs through Rome?
Tiber River
What do B.C. and A.D. stand for? What do they mean?
B.C. - Before Christ
A.D. - Anno Domini (In the year of our Lord)
B.C. years count backward as you date earlier events. Ex. 1000 B.C. is earlier in time than 100 B.C.
What is Cuneiform? How did the Sumerians use it?
A Sumerian writing system
In the Athenian democracy, public officials were elected through direct democracy. What is direct democracy?
Citizens were allowed to go and vote directly for a candidate instead of voting for a representative who then does the voting.
Who wrote a book of laws for the Byzantine Empire?
A. Justinian
B. The pope
C. Empress Theodora
Justinian