MID-TERM EXAM STUDY GUIDE World History to 1300

MID-TERM EXAM STUDY GUIDE World History to 1300 UNIT I – Human Origins UNIT 2 – Ancient Mesopotamia UNIT 3 – Ancient Egypt

Humanity and Human Rights Geography and Writing Egyptian Religion Human Advantages (Physical and Intellectual) Mesopotamia Deities: Tool Use vs. Technology Use Tigris and Euphrates Rivers Amun-Ra, Osiris, Isis, Horus, Set, Ma’at The “Humanities” Fertile Crescent Sumer Politics, Society, and Achievements Fundamental differences vs. differences By City-State Degree Pharaoh Cuneiform Double Crown Special Creation vs. Evolutionary Theory Scribe Egyptian Values (Order and Stability) Michelangelo, The Creation of Adam Religion and Literature Deification John Locke Natural Rights Modern vs. Mesopotamian God Concepts Old Kingdom The Enuma elish [Doc 2.1] Memphis (as capital) Defining History Benevolence vs. Malevolence Great Pyramid of Giza Defining History (What is it?) Monotheism vs. Polytheism New Kingdom Anno Domini Anthropomorphic Thebes (as capital) Herodotus Marduk Valley of the Kings Historiae (meaning ______) Ziggurat Battle of Kadesh Fertile Crescent Flood Narratives [Doc 2.2] Treaty Literary vs. Non-literary Evidence The Epic of Gilgamesh [Doc 2.3] Pharaohs Hominids and the Stone Age Themes (Immortality, Death) Hatshepsut Hominids Religion and Literature Akhenaten (and Monotheism) Homo erectus Tutankhamun Babylon Neanderthal Man Ramses II [the Great] Theocracy Cro-Magnon Man Purpose of Laws Writing Hammurabi’s Code [Doc 2.4] The Discovery of Fire (most important tech EVER) Papyrus Fourteenth Amendment (to U.S. Constitution) Prometheus and Epimetheus (Greek Mythology) Hieroglyphics Identify and compare the key characteristics of the Rosetta Stone Paleolithic, Mesolithic, and Neolithic Ages MID-TERM EXAM STUDY GUIDE World History to 1300

UNIT 4 – The Origins of Israel UNIT 5 – The Nation of Israel The Patriarchs The Conquest of Canaan

Torah Canaan (as promised land) Books included “ Ascribed to Moses Be strong and courageous” The Israelites believed that Canaan was promised to them, The Patriarchs and Their Households but they didn’t think they would get it for nothing. Abraham Sarah Siege Warfare (& Biblical Principles of) Ishmael Jericho / Reconnaissance Isaac “The Ban” Jacob To what extent was Joshua’s conquest of Canaan successful? Yahweh The Tribal Confederation Covenant Canaan Confederation Sovereignty Abrahamic Religions The “Judges Cycle” Ethnocentrism & Xenophobia Gideon The Exodus Samson Nazarite / Philistines / Delilah / Weakness Goshen Exodus (definition and origin) Israel Asks for a King Immigration & Emigration Moses & Aaron How was Israel’s system of government different from the governments of neighboring nations? “Bricks Without Straw” (as a figure of speech) Philistines Plagues Theft of the Ark Nile to Blood (1st Plague) Ichabod Plague of the Firstborn (10th Plague) Samuel [as Judge] Passover (Feast of Unleavened Bread) What did Israel seek to gain through a king? Significance of Passover to Christianity What would Israel lose by having a king?

Ten Commandments Israel Asks for a King Ethical Monotheism Judeo-Christian Ethics Reigns of Saul, David, Solomon Ark of the Covenant Divination (e.g., casting lots), Conscription, Bride Sabbath Price, Usurper, Rout, Regicide, Dynastic Struggle The Golden Calf (Civil War), Derelict Wanderings of the Israelites (Sinai – 40 Years) Davidic Line Assyrian, Babylonian, and Persian Empires Vassal State Diaspora / Messianism