pre ap world history falll semester exam review
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Terms | Definitions |
|---|---|
 what were some activities of paleolithic nomads? | digging up plants, making and repairing tools, finding secure places to rest. |
| the hunter-gatherer way of life made it impossible for people to life? | in permanent dwellings |
| the neolithic revolution refers to the time when early humans did what? | developed agriculture |
| what is slash-and-burn farming? | clearing the land for farming using fire |
| the main result of the domestication of animals was? | people had a ready suppply of meat and animal products. |
| the main purpose of the pyramids of egypt was to function as? | tombs |
| the process of mummification was connected to the egyptian belief in? | an afterlife |
| why do we know so little about the indus valley civilization? | the language has not yet been deciphered |
| how did the mandate of heaven affect the government in china? | it allowed the rulers to justify the overthrowing of declining dynasty. |
| define the hebrew idea of monotheism | belief in only one God |
| which group in the india established the caste system? | aryans |
| the most able seafarers of the early mediterranean were who? | phoenicians |
| the phoenicians contributed greatly to written communication by introducing the first us of? | phonetic symbols |
| wht is a phalanx? | military formation |
| what was the solon known for? | introducing political and ecomic reforms to athens |
| in ancient greece, a tyrant differed from other leaders in that he? | seized power illlegally. |
| the type of government that existed in sparta could be described as? | an oligarch |
| the most severe restrictionon democracy in athens under cleisthenes concerned? | which members of society wer considered citizens |
| the persian army that invaded greece in 480 bc and was defeated at the sea near salamis was lead by? | xerxes |
| lis characteristics of athens direct democracy. | had executive branch, political power was limited to citizens, lasw wer directly proposed and voted on by citizens. |
| during the peloponnesian war, more then one third of the athenians, including pericles died as result of? | disease |
| whic philosopher was condemned to death for "corrupting the youth of athens" and " neglecting the citys gods"? | socrates |
| jesus based many of his teachings on monotheism, the ten commandments, and other ideas from what religion? | jewish |
| most of the information about jesus life comes from the first four books of the new testament called? | the gospels |
| the bishop of ____ was considered the pope, leader of the entire christion church. | Rome |
| in ad 162, the roman empire forced what group into exile in a dispersas called the diaspora? | jews |
| the first roman emperor to accept christianity was | constantine |
| the people of the roman town of pompeii were killed by? | a volcano |
| the great roman epic, the aeneid was written by? | virgil |
| the family of languages that developed from laten is called? | romance languages |
| list important principles of roman law. | a person is innocent until proven guilty, actions are punishable - thoughts are not, all citizens have the right of prtection under the law. |
| what became aclosely guarded secret in china? | silk production |
| what did indians discover when they learned about the silk roads? | they could profit by acting as middlemen. |
| what scienfific concept did indian astronomers prove long befor europeans did? | the earth is round |
| what form of government did the han dynasty empire replace? | rival kingdons |
| how were the han dynasty and the roman empire alike? | both built roads and defensive walls |
| what happened to the chinese empire after the han dynasty fell apart? | it was restored by the tang dynasty |
| what desert was avoided by a split in the silk road? | tatlimakan desert |
| for a traveler on the silk road going east to west, hom many times did the silk road split in to twwo routes? | three |
| did the silk road stretch from sea to sea? | yes |
| what is desertification? | an evironmental problem that dries the soil of the savannas |
| what region is know as mesoamerica? | the area that stretches south from central mexico to northern honduras. |
| what crop was most import to the survival of the early americans? | maize |
| what does islam mean in arabic? | submission to the willl of allah |
| in what form of art can the greatest cultural blending of the muslim world be seen? | architecture |
| what do muslims believe about muhammad? | he was the last and greates of the prophets |
| what division of islam believes thta only a relative of muhammad is qualified to be calph? | shia |
| toward what city do muslims pray? | mecca |
| who invented the alphabet thta is used by many slavic languages? | saint methodius and saint cyril |
| name the body of civil las created for the byzantine empire? | justinianius code |
| russian culture was strongly influenced by what alphabet? | cyrillic |
| justinian 1 and yaroslav the wise both created? | effective leagal codes |
| marriage was used as a political tool by which russian leaders? | effective legal codes |
| the chronological order of chinese dynasties was? | shang, zhou, quin, han, sui, tang, song, yuan, ming, eing, republic, mao and deng |
| list inventions of the tang and song dynasties. | porcelain, paper money, nagnetic compass |
| what did japanese samurai expect of women? | to live upto the same values of honor and courages as men. |
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