Global 9 Midterm Review PDF

GLOBAL 9 MIDTERM REVIEW TEST DATE:________________ TEST TIME:________________ TEST LOCATION:_____________  Test Style: o 30 multiple choice questions o 6 Short Answer Document sets  Be sure to bring a pen and pencil 1 Dire...

GLOBAL 9 MIDTERM REVIEW TEST DATE:________________ TEST TIME:________________ TEST LOCATION:_____________  Test Style: o 30 multiple choice questions o 6 Short Answer Document sets  Be sure to bring a pen and pencil 1 Directions: Use your knowledge from our class discussions and your Historical Thinking and Geography packets. 1. What is prehistory? - Time period before the invention of writing 2. Define cultural diffusion. - Blending or mixing of cultures 3. What continent did the first people live? - Africa 4. What is a nomad? - A person who wonders from place to place looking for food 5. The Neolithic Revolution was a change from what to what? - Hunting and gathering to farming 6. A traditional society or economy is based on what? - farming 7. What is the role of government in a civilization? - Make laws, maintain peace, offer protection 8. Why did Neolithic peoples bury the dead with tools and weapons? - Believed in an afterlife 9. What does polytheism mean? - Belief in more than one god 10. Technology is? - Advancement that makes the lives of humans better 11. As a result of the Neolithic Revolution, people began to form ________________________________? - Permanent civilizations/governments 12. What are artifacts? - Items left by humans 13. What is culture? - The way people live – language, religion, writing system, etc. 14. What symbolized belief in spirits in animals or that early peoples wanted luck with their hunt? - Cave paintings 15. Early peoples migrated from Asia to the Americas via a? - Land bridge between Asia and North America 16. This characteristic of civilization involves organizing people in society into groups based on rank or job? 2  - Social structure 17. The scientific study of historic or prehistoric peoples and their cultures by analysis of their artifacts, inscriptions, monuments, and other such remains, is called? - archeology 18. Other than farming, name something else people began to do as a result of the Neolithic Revolution? - Domestic animals, stay in one place 19. Where did the first civilizations develop? - River valleys 20. Name two examples of early writing systems. - Hieroglyphics, Cuneiform 21. What is the importance of monsoons? - Season winds that bring rain to India 22. Name features that would be found on a physical map. - Mountains, rivers, plains 23. What does an economist study? - How people make/spend money 24. Why would a historian study geography? Early Civilizations 1. What two rivers make up Mesopotamia? - Tigris/Euphrates 2. What early civilization was based around the Nile River? - Egyptian 3. What two major rivers did early Indian civilizations build around? - Indus/Ganges 4. The Shang civilization was built around what river? - Yellow River 5. Mesopotamia was also known as? - Fertile Crescent 6. Why did early civilizations develop in river valleys? - Fertile soil for farming 7. What was the writing system of the Egyptians? - Hieroglyphics 8. What was the writing system of the Sumerians (Mesopotamians)? 3  - Cuneiform 9. What is the name for an Egyptian ruler? - Pharaoh 10. What was the first set of laws to be written down? - Hammurabi’s Code 11. What was done with dead Pharaoh’s in Egypt? - Put into pyramid 12. Name two achievements of the Egyptians. - Mummification, pyramids 13. Who developed grid pattern cities? - Indus 14. Were most early civilizations monotheistic or polytheistic? - polytheistic 15. Name two types of irrigation systems used by the river valley civilizations. - Canals, shaduf 16. Why did China use terrace farming? - Adapt to their environment 17. Name one advantage to agriculture. - People can settle in one place, permanent food supply 18. Name one disadvantage of agriculture. - Warfare over resources 19. How did food surpluses lead to the development of civilizations? - More food, more population 20. What were oracle bones used for? - Predicting the future COMPARE: Paleolithic Era Both Neolithic Era - Nomads - Used simple tools - Farmers - Small groups - Religious beliefs - Stayed in one place - Hunt and gather - Built settlements 4 India 1. What is the caste system? - Social structure of Hinduism 2. What is moksha? - Freedom from system of rebirth/reincarnation 3. What is karma? - Actions that determine 4. What is dharma? - Religious responsibilities/duties 5. What is reincarnation? - Rebirth of the soul into another form 6. Is Hinduism monotheistic or polytheistic? - polytheistic 7. Who founded Buddhism? - Siddhartha Gautama/Buddha 8. What are The Four Noble Truths? - All life is suffering, suffering is caused by desire, to eliminate suffering-eliminate desire, follow eightfold path 9. Who was the Mauryan ruler that helped spread Buddhism across Asia? - Asoka 10. What was the Golden Age of India? - Gupta 11. List THREE mathematical advancements of the Gupta. - Concept of zero, Pi, decimal system 12. What are two things that Hindus and Buddhist have in common? - Reincarnation, founded in India 13. How are Hinduism and Buddhism different? - Belief in Karma/Dahrma , Nirvana vs Moksha China 1. What was the Warring States period? - Period of division in China 2. Who lead the Qin Dynasty? - Shi Huangdi 3. What philosophy did the Qin dynasty rule using? 5  - Legalism 4. What was the purpose of the Great Wall of China? - Keep out foreign invaders 5. What were THREE ways the Shi Huangdi improved China? - Standard weights and measures, cart axles, canals for irrigation 6. What did Shi Huangdi do to Chinese Confucian scholars? Why? - Had them executed for teaching about old ways, not following his rules 7. What did the Qin and Shi Huangdi think about Confucianism and the civil service exam system? - Used those loyal to him, harsh punishments 8. What is the Civil Service Exam system AND why is it helpful to the government? - Must pass test to get government job / qualified people get positions 9. Why is the Silk Road important? - Connected China, India with Europe – cultural diffusion 10. List THREE achievements of the Han dynasty. - Civil service exams, made paper, compass, rudder 11. What is filial piety? - Respecting your elders 12. What are The Five Relationships? - Five different relationships in Confucianism (Ruler to Ruled, Father to son etc) 13. How is the superior supposed to treat the inferior in The Five Relationships? - Take care of them, set good example 14. What is the inferior supposed to do for the superior in The Five Relationships? - Loyalty and obedience to higher ranking person Name the belief system……. Choices: Hinduism, Buddhism, Legalism, Confucianism or Daoism 1. Teaches “The Way’ which includes harmony and nature - Daoism 2. Spread to Japan from India through China and Korea - Buddhism 3. Emphasizes filial piety - Confucianism 4. Founded by Siddhartha Gautama - Buddhism 6 5. Main gods are Brahma, Shiva and Vishnu - Hinduism 6. Includes the caste system and untouchables - Hinduism 7. Teaches the Four Noble Truths - Buddhism 8. Teaches the importance of the Five Relationships - Confucianism 9. Includes the belief in reincarnation - Hinduism/Buddhism 10. Followers seek release from suffering called Nirvana - Buddhism 11. Followers seek spiritual purity and enlightenment called moksha - Hinduism 12. Chinese bureaucrats have to take a test on this belief system to get a job in the government - Confucianism 13. Chinese system that says harsh punishments will keep society in order - Legalism 14. Encourages people to follow the Eightfold Path - Buddhism 15. Caste system determines the job you hold - Hinduism 16. Founded by Lao Zi - Daoism 17. Main religion in India today - Hinduism 18. Main religion in Japan - Buddhism 19. Sacred text is The Analects - Confucianism 20. Sacred text is the Vedas - Hinduism 21. Sacred text is the Tripitaka - Buddhism 7  22. Sacred text is the Tao Te Ching - Daoism Greece 1. What did Homer write? And why are these important? - Iliad / Odyssey – templates for modern storytellers 2. What peninsula is Greece a part of? - Balkan Peninsula 3. What TWO impacts did mountains have on Greece’s development? - Isolation, lack of land for agriculture 4. What impact did Greece being an archipelago have? - Became good ship builders, trade, cultural diffusion 5. What was the impact of natural harbors on Greece? - Became good ship builders, trade, cultural diffusion 6. What is the Greek word for city-state? - polis 7. What is the Greek word for high city? - acropolis 8. What is a type of government controlled by a king or queen? - monarchy 9. What is a type of government where the landholding elite rule? - aristocracy 10. What is a type of government where power is in the hands of a small, powerful elite from the business class? - oligarchy 11. What city-state revolved around the military? - Sparta 12. Which city-state revolved around democracy and education? - Athens 13. What is a democracy? - People have a right to vote 14. What is a legislature? - Law make governing body 15. Was the Greek religion monotheistic or polytheistic? - polytheistic 8 16. Who fought in the Persian Wars? - Greeks/Persians 17. Who won the Persian Wars? - Greece 18. Why were the Persian Wars important? - helped Greece gain power, wealth 19. What is direct democracy? - Each citizen votes on every decision 20. What is the most famous architectural achievement of the Greeks? - Columsn, Parthenon 21. What is the Socratic Method? - Asking questions to find answers 22. Who fought in the Peloponnesian War? - Athens, Sparta 23. Who won the Peloponnesian War? - Sparta 24. What is the impact of the Peloponnesian War? - Ending of Athens golden age 25. What culture did Alexander the Great create and spread? - Hellenistic 26. What FOUR cultures diffused to make this culture? - Greek, Persian, Indian, Egyptian 27. What city in Egypt, built by Alexander, was a center of learning? - Alexandria 9