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Semester One Final Exam Review Outline
1) Early Man (Pg 6-15)
a. Paleolithic Era V.S Neolithic Era
b. Development of Civilization/Characteristics of a Civilization
c. Prehistoric Era timeline (Stone, Bronze, Iron Ages)
2) River Valley Civilizations (Be familiar with the GRAPES of each
civilization)
a. Nile River Valley (Pg 20-29)
i. Egyptian Civilization (Egyptians (Be familiar with the impacts
of their geography and some famous pharaohs i.e Akhenaton,
Khufu, Menes, Hatshepsut, Ramses II)
b. Mesopotamian Civilizations (Tigris and Euphrates Rivers)
i. Sumerian (Pg. 30-34)
ii. Akkadians (Pg. 35)
iii. Babylonians (Pg. 36)
iv. Hittites (Pg. 37)
v. Assyrians (Pgs. 37-38)
vi. Chaldeans (Pg. 38)
vii. Persians (Pgs. 39-40)
viii. Lydians (Pg. 43)
ix. Hebrews (Pgs. 44-47)
c. Indus River Valley Civilization (Pgs. 50-59, 66-71)
Geography (Location, Climate, Physical Characteristics, Interaction with
geography)
Religion (God(s), Polytheism, Monotheism, After-Life, Beliefs)
Achievements (Accomplishments, Inventions, Technological Developments, Lasting
Legacy)
Political Structure (Rulers, Rulers relationship with people, Monarchy, Autocracy,
Oligarchy, Democracy, How did the government function)
Economy (Trade, Money, Coinage, Trade Patterns)
Society (Social roles, Gender roles, Men’s relationships with women, typical jobs,
hierarchy, how was their society (culture) structured)
3) Eastern Religions (Know the Founder, Core Beliefs, Place of Origin and
Lasting Impacts)
a. Daoism (Pgs. 90-91)
b. Legalism (Pg. 91)
c. Hinduism (Pgs. 61-62)
d. Buddhism (Pgs. 63-65)
e. Confucianism (Pg. 90)
4) Greece
a. Early Greek Civilizations (Know the GRAPES for each and their influence
on future Greek Civilization)
i. Minoan (Pgs. 106-108)
ii. Mycenaean (Pgs. 106-108)
b. Impact of geography of Greece (Pg. 106)
c. City structure of Greece (Pgs. 108-109)
i. Polis
d. Various Governments of Greek City-States (Pgs. 110-112)
i. Democracy (Representative vs Direct)
ii. Monarchy
iii. Autocracy
iv. Oligarchy
e. Sparta vs Athens (Pgs. 113-120)
i. Know the GRAPES of each
f. Persian Wars (Pgs. 121-122)
i. Battle of Marathon
ii. Battle of Thermopylae
iii. Know the impacts/results of the Persian Wars
g. Delian League (Pg. 124)
i. Who was in control of Greece after the Persian Wars?
ii. What was the Delian League and why was it created?
iii. Result of the Delian League
h. Sparta v.s Athens Peloponnesian War (Pgs 124-125)
i. Impacts
ii. Strong navy (Athens) vs Strong army (Sparta)
5) Alexander the Great
a. Hellenism and cultural diffusion (Pgs 141-145)
b. What happened to Alexander the Great’s Empire? Why?
c. What was Alexander the Great’s lasting legacy?
6) Rome
a. Founding Myth (Romulus & Remus) (Pg. 151)
b. Early Rome (Pg. 151)
i. Etruscan and Latins
c. What form of government was established in Rome after the Etruscan
Kings were overthrown?
d. Describe the function of the Roman Republic (How did their government
operate) (Pg. 151-153)
e. Punic Wars (Rome vs Carthage) (Pgs 155-157)
i. Know information about all three wars
ii. Scipio vs Hannibal
iii. Lasting impacts of the Punic Wars
f. Transition information between Republic and Empire (Pg. 159)
i. Julius Caesar (Dictator for Life)
ii. First Triumvirate
g. Roman Empire (Pg. 160-161)
i. Octavian Augustus vs Marc Antony
ii. Pax Romana
iii. Christianity in Rome (Pgs. 168-171)
iv. Constantine and Theodosius impacts on Christianity in Rome
Chapters covered on the Semester One final: Chapter 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7. Be familiar
with key vocabulary words in each chapter.