World History I Midterm Study Guide WHI SOL 2 Prehistory Emerged in east Africa between 100, 000 and 400,000 years ago Migrated from Africa to Eurasia, Australia, and the Americas Were hunters and gatherers 1. The chart above describes H S 2. Use the map below to label the migration route of the people mentioned in question 1. 3. The survival of the people mentioned in question 1 depended upon the availability of wild p and a 4. Complete the following chart: P Age Also known as the O S Age Invented the first t Learned how to make and use f Live in c Communicated with an o l Created c a Page 1
5. Does the picture below illustrate the Paleolithic Age or the Neolithic Age? How do you know? Shows d a 6. Archeologists would consider the items in the picture below to be a Archeologists would consider the items in the picture below to be f What is the difference between the two? Fossils were once l, artifacts are m 7. Archeologists apply scientific tests, such as c d, to analyze the items in question 5. Page 2
8. The picture to the right is S 9. Label on the map below where the landmark in question 7 is located. 10. The landmark in question 7 was built during the N Age. 11. A and J are examples of early cities in the Fertile Crescent studied by archaeologist. 12. C is an example of a Neolithic settlement currently under excavation in A. WHI SOL 3 Early River Valley Civilizations 13. Label the following civilizations on the map below: Mesopotamia, Egyptian, Indian, and Chinese Page 3
14. Complete the following chart. Civilization Mesopotamia Egyptian Indus River Valley China River(s) T and E N River I River H H River 15. Why did the first civilizations develop in river valleys? River valleys offered rich s and i for agriculture and they tended to be location in locations easily protected from i by n tribes 16. Label the Fertile Crescent and Nubia on the map below. 17. Complete the following charts below: Traders Alphabet Mediterranean Coast Social Patterns of P River Valley Civilizations H rulers Rigid Class System S accepted 18. What is significance of the Code of H? First written law code Page 4
19. Complete the chart on Judaism below. A Abraha Origins M Mos J Jerusale Judaism Beliefs, Traditions, and Customs M Monotheistic T Tor T C Spread E D 20. Write the name of the civilization that used the following examples of written language. C =M H =E 1 st A =P Page 5
WHI SOL 4 Persia, China, and India 21. Label and color the Persian Empire on the map 22. Describe 4 ways Persia governed its empire (include type of government and religion): a. T of c people b. Development of an imperial b c. R system d. Practiced Z 23. What did Zoroaster preach? Belief in two o forces in the u 24. Color and label the following on the map below: Indus River Valley (blue), Aryans (Red), Mauryan Empire (Orange), and Gupta Empire (Green) *if they overlap, draw stripes. 25. On the map above, label the city of Harappa (yellow star on map) 26. Who created the Caste System? A 27. What is the Caste System? A r class system Page 6
28. Make a chart comparing the accomplishments of the Mauryan and Gupta Empires in the space below. Mauryan A s missionaries spread B Continued political u of India Free h, v clinics, good r Gupta G Age of classical I culture M, concept of z, m advances, setting bone, a, concept of round earth, new textiles, literature 29. Complete the Venn diagram below. HINDUISM BUDDHISM belief in many gods (P ) V and U, sacred writings Spread along t routes K Started in I Founder= Siddhartha G F N T E P Eightfold Path Spread through Asoka s m Page 7
30. Outline & Label China on the map 31. The S R facilitated trade and contact between China and other cultures as far away as Rome. Label it on the map for question 30. 32. Which Emperor built the object pictured below? Q S H Why was it built? Line of d against invasions from the n 33. List 4 contributions of Ancient China: a. C S System b. P (trade product) c. P ( trade product) d. S ( trade product) 34. Complete the chart below: Confucianism Belief that humans are g, not e Respect for e Code of p Emphasis on e A worship Page 8
35. List 3 ways Taoism impacted Chinese culture and values. a. H b. Simple l and inner p c. H with n 36. This is a picture of the y and y symbol. It represents the idea of complimentary o for both C and T Page 9
WHI SOL 5 Ancient Greece World History I Midterm Study Guide Part II 1. Label the following items on the map below: Aegean and Mediterrean Sea, Balkan and Peloponnesus peninsula, Athens, Sparta, Troy, and Macedonia M Macedonia B P Peninsula T A S Aegean P A P S M S 2. Describe the economic and social development of Ancient Greece (how did they make money and how was their society set up?) A due to limited a land, c, and a shift from b to a m based economy 3. How did the geography of Greece effect its political development? M terrain helped and hurt the development of c s. They protected the city states, but it also separated them Page 10
4. In the space below, create a chart comparing the Greek and Roman Gods/Goddesses Greek Gods Roman God Equivalent Power Z J King of Gods, S, Lightning H J Queen of Gods, M A A S, Music, Art A D N, Poetry A M W A V Love. B 5. Greek/Roman Mythology offered explanations of natural p, h qualities, and life e Symbols of mythology can be found in Western l, art, and a 6. What is a Greek polis? C s 7. What do the following facts describe? Social s of the Greek p a. C (free adult males) had p rights and responsibilities to participate in government. b. Women, s, and f had no political rights 8. How is the type of government mentioned in question 43 different than the type of government the Roman Republic had? Greece had a d d, where every citizen voted on every issue. Rome had a r democracy where the citizens e representatives. 9. In the space below, create a Venn diagram comparing and contrasting Athens and Sparta Athens Sparta Origins of d artistic Greek Polis Fought together in P wars O M society rigid s structure
10. The stages in the evolution of Athens government spell out MATD what does each letter stand for? M, A, T, democracy 11. Who were Draco and Solon? T who worked for r 12. Complete the chart below: P War United A and S against Persian Empire Athenian victories at M and S Athens preserves its i 13. What was the cause of the Peloponnesian War? What was the result? Caused by c for control of the G world: Athens and the D League vs Sparta and the P League. Resulted in a slowing of cultural a and the w of p power. 14. What is another name for the classical era of Ancient Greece? Why was it given that name? Golden Age of P, given the name because Pericles e democracy and r Athens after the Persian Wars. 15. Complete the chart: Field Drama Poetry Name(s) A, S H (Iliad and O ) History Sculpture Science Mathematics Philosophy H, T P A, H E, P S, P, A 16. Draw the three types of Greek columns in the space below. Doric Ionic Corinthian Page 11
17. Complete the chart below: H Age P II of M, conquers most of Greece A the Great, establishes empire from Greece to E to margins of I Combination of G and Asian cultures Spread through t WHI SOL 6 Ancient Rome 18. Label the following on the map below: Rome, Italian Peninsula, Mediterranean Sea, Alps A R I P M S Mediterranean Sea 19. How did the Alps and the Mediterranean Sea and help Ancient Rome (be specific)? Provided p and access to t 20. Complete the pyramid: Social Structure of Roman Republic P Plebians_ Page 12
21. Who were considered citizens in the Roman Republic? Who were not? P and Plebian m and selected f. 22. List the rights and responsibilities of Roman citizens. Pay t and serve in the m 23. What was the significance of the Twelve Tables? Codified Roman l, i until proven g 24. Create a chart on the features of democracy during the Roman Republic in the space below. R democracy, a, The S, c, Laws of Rome codified as T T 25. What does the map below show? P Wars 26. Complete the chart: War Cause Effect 1 st Punic War Competition over control of trade in M Rome wins, upsetting C 2 nd Punic War 3 rd Punic War Carthage is still angry over 1 st war, H invades Rome R invades C with the intent to punish them for the 2 nd war Rome wins, but Hannibal does major damage to I Peninsula, angering Rome destroy Rome Carthage, b it to the ground and sowing salt into the s Page 13
27. List and describe the 4 causes for the decline of the Roman Republic: a. Spread of s in the a system b. Migration of small f into cities and u c. Civil war over the power of J C d. D of Roman c ; i 28. The 3 men in the First t were Julius Ceasar, P, & C. 29. Who was Rome s first emperor? How did he unify the Empire of Rome? A Caesar(formerly O ), unified and enlarged Rome, using i authority and the military 30. What was the Pax Romana? Roman Peace, two centuries of p and p under imperial rule. 31. Complete the chart: Pax Romana Economic Impact Social Impact uniform system of m, expanded t guaranteed safe t and trade on Roman r promoted prosperity and s returned stability to social c increased emphasis on the f Political Impact created a c service developed a u rule of l 32. How did Christianity become established within the Roman Empire? Had roots in J, was led by J of Nazareth, conflicted with p religions of Rome. Page 14
33. What were the essential beliefs of the early Christian faith? M, Jesus as both the s and i of God, life after d, New T, Christian doctrines established by early c councils 34. How and why did Christianity spread? P of the message, early m inspired others to join, and it was carried by the A including P throughout the Roman Empire 35. What was the impact of the early Church in the late Roman Empire? a. Emperor C converted to Christianity and made it l b. C later became the o state religion c. The C became the source of m authority d. L to the Church became more important than loyalty to the E e. The Church became the main u force of Western E 36. Label the following Roman contributions: C F P A Roman A Public B 37. What language was spoken in Ancient Rome? L 38. Who wrote the Aeneid? V 39. Who came up with the theory illustrated below? P Page 15
40. Complete the chart below: Cause for the Decline of Western Rome Geographic Size Economy Military Moral Decay Political Problems Description Too difficult to d and run The cost of defense too high and devaluation of Roman m Army m started to include n R, resulting in decline of d People s loss of f in R and the family Civil c and weak a Invasions A on borders 41. Why was the capital of Rome moved to C? Protection of the e frontier, distance from G invasions in the western empire, c of trade, easily f site on a peninsula bordered by natural harbors Page 16