Mid-Term Study Guide

Mid-term Study Guide Fall 2012

1. Define Neolithic Revolution. 2. How did geography affect Mesopotamia? 3. How did geography affect Egypt? 4. Explain the development of religion in Mesopotamia. 5. Explain the development of culture in Mesopotamia. 6. Explain the development of economics in Mesopotamia. 7. Explain the development of politics in Mesopotamia. 8. Explain Hammurabi’s Code of Law. 9. Describe the Egyptian religion. 10. Describe how Egyptian government ran. 11. Explain the concept of monotheism. 12. Give four facts about the Hebrews. 13. Describe Zoroastrians. 14. Explain the Phoenician trade network. 15. Explain the importance of Phoenician writing. 16. List four major achievements of India. 17. List four major achievements of China. 18. How did geography affect ancient India? 19. How did geography affect ancient China? 20. Explain the rise and fall of the Mauryan Empire. 21. What happened during the Gutpa’s Golden Age? 22. Describe Asoka as a ruler. 23. How did Hinduism develop? 24. Describe Hinduism. 25. How did Buddhism develop? 26. Describe Buddhism. 27. List 4 major contributions of the Zhou Dynasty. 28. List 4 major contributions of the Qin Dynasty. 29. List 4 major contributions of the Han Dynasty. 30. What contributions did Confucius make to China? 31. Explain the Examination System in China. 32. Describe the Mandate of Heaven. 33. Describe the culture of Japan. 34. Describe the culture of Korea. 35. How did geography affect the growth of Greece? 36. How did geography affect the growth of Rome? 37. Describe the Greek polis. 38. How did the Roman Republic function? 39. What made Rome an empire? 40. What is Hellenistic? 41. Who was Socrates? 42. Who was Plato? 43. Who was Aristotle? 44. Who was Alexander the Great? 45. Describe the Roman government. 46. Describe Roman law. 47. What accomplishments did the Roman’s make in math? 48. What accomplishments did the Roman’s make in science? 49. Explain Roman religion. 50. How did Christianity begin? 51. Who was Jesus? 52. What was their holy city? 53. Why did the Roman Empire fall? 54. List contributions of the Byzantine Empire. 55. Who were the Mongols? 56. What was Justinian’s Code? 57. Which emperor made Christianity an official religion? 58. Who was Theodora and what was her role? 59. How did the Byzantine Empire influence Russia? 60. How did the Vikings influence Russia? 61. What is Orthodox Christianity? 62. Describe Byzantine art and architecture. 63. Why was Constantinople a good trading center? 64. What was Kiev? 65. Who was Tsar Ivan III? 66. What happened during the Schism? 67. Who was Muhammad? 68. What is the Quran? 69. Describe how Islam began. 70. What is Mecca? 71. Who are the Sunnis? 72. Who are the Shais? 73. What contributions did Islam make? 74. Who was Ibn Sina? 75. Who was Ibn Battuta? 76. What were the Crusades? 77. What contributions came from the Crusades? 78. How are Judaism, Christianity, and Islam similar? 79. Who were the Bantu? 80. What contributions did they leave? 81. Explain the salt for gold trade. 82. Why were Swahili trading cities important? 83. Describe the culture of Ghana. 84. Describe the Songhai culture. 85. What were the roles of Sundiata? 86. Who was Mansa Musa? 87. Why did he go to Mecca? 88. Describe Mali culture.