WORLD HISTORY I MIDTERM EXAM REVIEW 2010

Exam Schedule Period

The midterm exam will cover everything that we have studied so far this year. The following review sheet will guide you in your studying. This sheet does not necessarily cover everything on the exam. Review your notes, handouts and assigned chapters of the book.

EARLY CIVILIZATIONS EQ: What is a civilization? How did ancient civilizations evolve?

Prehistory v. History  Prehistory  Timeline of history B.C., B.C.E., A.D., C.E.  Where did human life begin?  Agricultural Revolution—Why did the discovery of agriculture (farming) make civilization possible?  Nomad  Hunter-gatherer  Domestication of animals  Why did the first civilizations develop near rivers?

1. What is a Civilization? What are the 6 Characteristics of a civilization? i. Advanced Cities ii. Specialized Workers iii. Complex Institutions iv. Record-keeping v. Advanced Technology vi. Art and Architecture Mesopotamia Civilization 3500B.C. “Birth place of Civilization”  Ur  Sumer  Tigris and Euphrates Rivers  Fertile Crescent  Irrigation  Polytheism  Monotheism  Epic of Gilgamesh  Hammurabi  Hammurabi’s Code

Make sure you review a bit about the civilization that you studied during the Ancient Civilization Project. Egyptian Civilization 3,100 B.C.  Nile River  Inundation  Why was Egypt called the gift of the Nile?  Social Stratification in Egypt  Monarchy  Pharaohs  Pyramid  Great Pyramid at Giza  Feats of engineering – Great Pyramid, Sphinx, Obelisk  Mummification  Hieroglyphics

The Origins of Judaism

 Names of land of the Jewish people (Promised Land/Land of Milk and Honey/Canaan/ Judea/Israel)  Hebrew  Philistines  Torah  Abraham  Monotheism  Covenant  Moses  Old Testament  Ten Commandments  Solomon  David  Israel  Exodus

CLASSICAL CIVILIZATIONS 500B.C. to 500 A.D. EQ: What is a Classical Civilization? What is the role of a citizen in a democracy?

Classical Greece  Why is Greece considered a Classical Civilization? What does it mean to be “classic”?  Heroic Code  Aerete  What is Greece’s legacy to us today?  Trojan War  Homer’s Illiad and Odyssey  Polis  Types of Government o Monarchy o Aristocracy o Oligarchy o Democracy o Republic  Sparta  Athens  Differences between Sparta and Athens (Education, Society, Government, Philosophy)  Persian Wars  Xerxes  Battle of Thermopylae – Turning point of the war  Athenian Trireme  Pericles – father of democracy?  The Parthenon  Peloponnesian War  Socrates (make sure you know his ideas, why he was accused of treason)  What is the role/responsibility of a citizen in a democracy? What is treason?  Plato  Aristotle  Philip King of Macedonia  Alexander the Great  Alexander’s Empire – How did he build it, how did he try to sustain it, how did it fall?  Darius – Leader of Persia  Alexander’s Hellenistic Culture  Macedonia  Alexandria

Ancient Rome Romulus and Remus Republic Patricians Plebeians Tribunes Consuls Senate Dictator Punic Wars Hannibal Scipio

Geography

World Map –Major bodies of water: Atlantic, Pacific, Indian, Mediterranean Sea, Black Sea, All Continents.

Specifics: Egypt, Nile, Alexandria. Mesopotamia, Tigris and Euphrates, Babylon, Greece, Sparta, Athens, Troy, Macedonia, Rome, Gaul, Britain, Germania, Carthage, Spain, Sicily.