World Civ. Semester Final Study Guide

World Civilization Semester Final – Study Guide

1.       What are the SIX characteristics of a civilization?

 

 

 

2.       What are some principles the Roman historian, Lucian, challenged all historians to follow?

 

 

 

3.       Who are the Nacirema? How did this article help you understand the way scientists may look at any civilization?

 

 

 

4.       What are the similarities and differences between archaeology and anthropology?

 

 

 

 

5.       Describe the chronology of man’s development from the First Humans to the Bronze Age (which includes the Sumerian civilization).

 

 

 

 

6.       Where is Mesopotamia? Why is it called the Fertile Crescent and the Cradle of Civilization?

 

 

 

7.       Know the following terms:

a.       City-state

b.      Ziggurat

c.       Polytheism

d.      Monotheism

e.      Dynasty

f.        Pharaoh

g.       Black Land

h.      Red Land

i.         Vizier

j.        Mummification

8.       Know the following people:

a.       Ramses ii

b.      King David

c.       King Jeroboam

d.      King Rehoboam

e.      Hammurabi

f.        Sargon

9.       Know the three periods of Ancient Egypt history and the major characteristics of each one.

 

 

 

10.   Are Ancient Law Codes fair? Why or why not?

 

 

 

11.   What was the first written language? How did writing progress? How did writing effect civilization?

 

12.   Compare the early civilizations of Sumer, Egypt and Israel. Write down their similarities and their differences.

 

 

 

 

13.   Describe the major characteristics of the Phoenician civilization.

 

 

 

14.   Describe the major characteristics of the Assyrian Empire.

 

 

 

15.   Describe the major characteristics of the Babylonian Empire.

 

 

 

 

16.   Describe the major characteristics of the Persian Empire.

 

 

 

17.   Know these terms:

a.       Polis

b.      Acropolis

c.       Agora

d.      Hoplite

e.      Arete

f.        Phalanx

g.       Tyrant

h.      Democracy

i.         Oligarchy

j.        Helot

k.       Ephor

18.   Know the time periods and basic facts of each of the following historical time periods of Greece (MEMORIZE the dates):

a.       Minoan Crete

 

b.      Mycenaen Greece

 

 

c.       The Greek Dark Ages

 

d.      Archaic Greece

 

 

e.      Classic Greece

 

19.   What were some of the reasons for the Greek Dark Ages?

 

 

20.   When did Homer live? What was the time period of the Trojan War?

 

21.   Why did Homer write about a war which happened so many years previously?

 

 

 

22.   Don’t forget to REVIEW the most recent study guide on Classic Greece history.