Ancient World History Summative Test Study Guide PDF
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This study guide covers topics in ancient world history, including River Valley Civilizations, Ancient Egypt, Ancient China, Indus Valley Civilization, and Indo-Europeans. It includes vocabulary and potential exam questions. The format is designed as a study guide for a summative test.
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Ancient World History Summative Test Study Guide Exam will be graded in the following pattern: Section A: Multiple Choice Questions 20 Section B: Match Vocabulary/Description 10 Section C: Analyzing Historical Speech 10 Section D: Sho...
Ancient World History Summative Test Study Guide Exam will be graded in the following pattern: Section A: Multiple Choice Questions 20 Section B: Match Vocabulary/Description 10 Section C: Analyzing Historical Speech 10 Section D: Short Answer Question 10 Topics that will be covered (Google Slides): - River Valley Civilizations - Ancient Egypt - Geography of Ancient China - Ancient Chinese Dynasties - Indus Valley Civilizations - Indo-Europeans Vocabulary to be learned: Polytheism Fertile Crescent Mesopotamia City-state Dynasty Empire Shang Dynasty Dynastic Cycle Zhou Mahabharata Loess Huang He River Chang Jian River (Yangtze River) Covered Topics: 1. River Valley Civilizations: - Hammurabi’s Code of Laws (Historic text with relevant questions) - Sargon of Akkad - Geography questions about Fertile Crescent and Mesopotamia - Why did people settle in river valleys (comparison of two different river civilizations might be required) 2. Ancient Egypt - Definition of mummification - Hieroglyphs - Reed plants and their use - Difference in position of women compared to Sumerians 3. Ancient China - Geographic protection of China - China’s Sorrow (which river) - Zhou Dynasty (period they ruled over China) - Two social classes of Shang China - Mandate of Heaven - Dynastic Cycle description - Oracle Bones (what were they and how were they used) 4. Indus Valley Civilization - Which countries are within Indian subcontinent - Monsoon definition, types and months that they occured - Harappan Language (how many symbols) 5. Indo-Europeans - Aryans (caste system and how it was divided) - Reasons for Indo-European migration