Review Sheet for Friday S Test Chapters 15 and 16

Name: Date Assignment: Review Sheet

WRITE ANSWERS ON A SEPARATE SHEET OF PAPER Review Sheet for Thursday and Friday Test  30 Questions—Possible Multiple Choice, Short Essay, Essay, Timeline, Responding to Reading Passage, and/or Matching  Use the following to study from--- Worksheets, Notes, And Ch. 1 and Ch. 2 Sec 1- 3 (up to p. 47).

Vocabulary: 1. Prehistory (7) 2. History (7) 3. Archaeologist (7) 4. Oral traditions (8) 5. surplus (21) 6. Civilization (23) 7. Social Class (24) 8. Cuneiform (46) 9. Myth (34) 10. Monotheism (34) 11. Polytheism (34)

Prehistory: a. What development made it possible for prehistoric people to settle in one place? (pp.14-17)

b. Be able to recognize the difference between BC (BCE) and AD (CE) on a timeline. Also, be able to read and gather information based off a timeline. (Notes and Wkst.)

c. What is the major difference between the Old (Paleolithic) and New (Neolithic) Stone Age? (Think food) (pp. 14-17) 1. How did this change the direction of mankind? 2. What other differences are there between the two stages?

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d. What developed because of a dependable source of water? (p. 20)

e. Surplus Food led to (p. 21)

f. Where did the first humans live? Why and how did many of them move from there? (p. 14)

Mesopotamia: a. What modern day country is located in Mesopotamia? (p. 31)

b. What were the two biggest geographic markers marking Mesopotamia? (p. 31-32) 1. How did these people benefit (or suffer) for the physical geography of it?

c. How did the Sumerians change their physical environment? (Notes, Wkst.)

d. How did cities in Sumer develop? (p. 33)

e. Oldest written records are from what culture? (p. 46) 1. What was the name of this culture’s creation myth? (Notes)

f. What is Hammurabi best known for? Was it ever done before? (p. 44-45, Notes) 1. Compare and Contrast Code of Laws with that of the U.S. Bill of Rights. Which do you believe is fairer? Defend and explain your opinion based on your knowledge of both sets of laws using examples from each.

g. The Sumerians had many achievements such as the creation of City-States and a King to govern them, Irrigation, and an Organized Army. Choose one of these achievements and briefly give details about them (i.e. how they were organized, how they were used, etc.) (Notes)

8th Grade World History 9.17.13 [email protected] This will be graded as an assignment next day you are in class.