Geography/Map Skills/Common Themes
Northeast, Northwest, Southeast, Southwest (NE, NW, SE, SW)
taming of animals or plants for the purpose of food or labor for survival
domestication
What was the route called that allowed China to share culture, ideas, religion, and goods with the west?
Silk Road
Julius Caesar
Public meeting space where people of Greece met to discuss ideas and government matters
Is a textbook a primary or secondary source?
Secondary
What continent is Mesopotamia located on?
Asia
What was the Confucian belief in showing respect and putting the needs of the family called?
filial piety
To propose and vote on new laws
Who wanted to conquer Persia to create the large empire his father had dreamed to have?
Alexander the Great
How many years in a decade? Century? Millennium?
10, 100, 1000
How were the Mesopotamians and Israelites different?
Mesopotamians were polytheistic and Israelites were monotheistic
What two geographic features kept India isolated?
Who rebuilt the city of Rome and brought a period of peace to the people?
Augustus
Name one thing that Spartan women could do.
Take part in athletic training, own land, raise strong children
What are lines of latitude?
Lines that run from east to west AND measure distance north and south of the equator
Why were paleolithic people nomads?
The got food from hunting and gathering so they needed to be nomadic (move from place to place) to get food for survival.
What are TWO achievements of Shi Huangdi?
-common system of currency -weights and measures -joined together existing walls to create Great Wall of China
What geographic feature protected Egypt in the north? In the south? In the east and west?
Marshy delta (north); Rough cataracts (south); Hot, sandy deserts (east and west)
What were TWO effects of the Persian War?
Athens became most powerful city-state and the Delian League was formed to protect all city-states.
Using relative location, describe the location of North America.
It is north of...It is south of...It is east of...It is west of...
How did the Otzi the iceman help archaeologists understand early people?
They studied his tools and clothes to know how early people lived.
What does the city of Mohenjo-Daro tell us about Indus Valley people?
The grid-like streets showed they were good city-planners. The presence of sewer systems, garbage chutes, and indoor plumbing showed they were advanced for their time.
Describe the Egyptian social pyramid.
Pharaohs and their families at top>>priests, generals, and nobles>>scribes>>artisans>>farmers>>unskilled workers, slaves, and prisoners
How did Pericles help people get involved in the government?
Helped make Athens more democratic; gave jobs to people based on skill not their place in society