Review for History Test: Friday, Oct. 12
The Gift of the Nile:
Terms to Know:
KEY
Plateau – raised land with a level surface
Pharaohs – Egyptian Leader
Ka – Spiritual Body
Tomb – a small monument or structure where dead bodies were kept (above
ground)
Mummification – drying of body to stop decaying
Copy the highlighted sentences from the packet here:
Egypt was described by an ancient historian.
Ancient Egypt’s history is divided into three time periods: The Old Kingdom, the Middle
Kingdom, and the New Kingdom; The Old Kingdom lasted from about 2700 B.C. until 2200 B.C.
During this time, Egyptian rulers created a strong central government.
Egyptian religion said that a person had a spiritual body, called the ka.
Tombs were filled with supplies for the dead.
The largest of the three pyramids was built by King Khufu around 2540 B.C.
The ancient Greek historian Herodotus reported that 100,000 Egyptians spent 20 years building
the Great Pyramid.
A pyramid was not only the pharaoh’s tomb. It was also an important symbol of power during
the pharaoh’s life.
“India’s Caste System”
Terms to Know:
Be able to complete a table indicating India’s Caste System. Review pg. 22 from
the packet.
Brahmins
Priests
Kshatriyas
Warriors
Vaisyas
Peasants
Sudras
Non-Aryan Workers
Highest Caste
Lowest Class
Untouchables
You will be asked 4 questions relating to the above table.
“A Struggle for Power”
Terms to Know:
Peninsula – a body of land enclosed on three sides by water, jutting out from a
larger body of land
Polis – a Greek City-State which is town, city, or village and its surrounding
countryside
Democracy – the citizens make government decisions by voting
Architecture – the character or style of a building
Philosophy – a system of thoughts and ideas in search of the truth about life
Copy the highlighted sentences from the packet here:
Greece is made up of a small, mountainous peninsula on the Mediterranean Sea
and many small islands.
Athens and Sparta were the two most famous Greek city-states, and they were
very different.
Sparta was a strictly controlled military state.
All Spartan males had to join the army at age 7.
The government of Athens was different from Sparta’s government.
Early Athens had a democratic government.
Athens had a stronger navy and the Spartans had a stronger army.
After a 27-year struggle, Athens was defeated. (the 27 year struggle was the
Peloponnesian War)
Sparta became the most powerful city-state in Greece.