1- Human Geo
List the 5 Themes of Geography
Location, Place, Human/Environmental Interaction, Movement, & Region
What does Paleolithic & Neolithic mean?
Paleolithic= old stone age
Neolithic= new stone age
What is the difference in monotheism and polytheism?
Mono= 1 god
Poly= multiple gods
What landforms were Greece situated on?
Peninsula and Islands
On what peninsula is Ancient Rome located?
The Italian Peninsula
What does PERSIA stand for?
Politics, Economics, Religion, Social Norms, Innovations, & Area
List 3 innovations of early man
wheel, irrigation, & ox plow
*answers will vary*
What are the 2 rivers of Mesopotamia and the main river in Egypt?
Mesopotamia= Tigris & Euphrates
Egypt= Nile
List 3 innovations of ancient Greece.
Geometry
Medicine
Catapults
Columns
Jury Trial
Theater
Astronomy
Alphabet
What were the benefits of Rome being located in the middle of the mediterranean?
answers will vary
What are the middle lines of latitude and longitude?
Equator (latitude)
Prime Meridian (longitude)
Why were palaeolithic civilizations nomadic?
They had to search for food and other resources
Why did civilizations form along rivers?
Rivers provided the necessary resources to sustain a growing civilization
What are 3 major differences between Athens & Sparta?
*Answers will vary*
consul=patrician
senate=patrician
assembly=plebeian
Name 3 types of landforms.
Answers will vary
(Ex. mountains, delta, volcano, peninsula)
What was the Agricultural Revolution?
A boom in agricultural innovations that made it possible for civilizations to move from nomads to settlers
What was the first written code of laws? What was significant about them?
Hammurabi's Code
*Various Answers*
List 5 Greek gods and what they ruled over
Answers will vary
What were the 12 Tables and what was their importance?
*answers will vary*
Give an example of a push factor.
Give an example of a pull factor.
Answers will vary
(Ex. jobs, drought, etc)
What is the importance of archaeology?
Archaeology gave us the artifacts that are used to infer information about past civilizations
Who were at the top and the bottom of the Egyptian social hierarchy pyramid?
top= pharaoh
bottom= slaves & farmers
Describe the 4 types of government seen in ancient Greece.
Monarchy- ruled by a king/queen
Democracy- rule of the people
Tyranny- controlling tyrant
Oligarchy- rule of small wealthy group
How did the Roman Empire assure that no one person got too much power in the government?
*examples will vary*