History MSL Review
Name: ______________________________
Block: __________________
Ancient Civilizations: Fill in the Missing achievements.
Ancient Civilization
Aztec
Olmec
Inca
Mayan
Achievement
Warriors
Stone Heads
1. What is the importance of terrace farming?
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2. What is a conquistador?
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3. Why did conquistadors what to take over Mesoamerica?
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4. What was the importance of chinampas to the Aztec?
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5. What is a contribution of a Mesoamerican civilization that we use today?
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Ancient Greece & Rome
1. Modern ___________________ began in ancient Greece.
2. In ancient Athens, citizens included only ________________________.
3. The most popular event in ancient Greek Olympics was the _______________________________.
4. Greece’s two main exports were olives __________________________________.
5. Once the Roman Empire divided, the two capitals were Constantinople and __________________________.
6. People who were conquered by Rome allowed to become _________________________________.
7. The most popular event held in the Roman Coliseum was the ____________________________.
8. Wealthy Romans would decorate their homes with beautiful __________________________________.
Middle Ages and Renaissance [Use your green textbook]
1. What does Medieval mean in Latin? _________________________________________________
2. List 3 things that happened during this time period of the Middle Age.
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3. Who had the control of most educational systems during the Medieval Period?
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4. What is the Renaissance?
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5. Who was a famous writer in the Renaissance? Name some of their work:
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6. Who was a famous artist in the Renaissance? Name some of their work:
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7. Who was the leader of the Reformation movement? _______________________________
8. What was the end result of the Reformation movement? ______________________________
9. During the Reformation, who protested against the Catholic Church? _______________________
1. ____ the period between the fall of the Roman Empire and the
Modern Era in Europe between A.D. 476- 1453.
2. ____ a person who lived and worked on the manor of a lord or
vassal.
3. ____ a powerful landowner
4. ___ _ a less wealthy noble who paid taxes to and served a
lord in exchange for land.
5. ____ a political system in which lords gave land to vassals in
exchange for services.
A.
B.
C.
D.
E.
F.
G.
H.
Knight
Middle Ages
Medieval
Feudalism
Manor
Lord
Vassal
Serf
6. ____ a vassal trained to combat who fought on behalf of lords
7. ____ from Middle Ages
8. ____ a noble’s house and the villages on his land where the
peasants lived.
Greece
1. Greece is a part of the ________________ Roman Empire
2. When the Byzantine Empire fell, Greece became part of the Ottoman Empire, which is present day
_______________________.
3. Nationalism increased as more Greeks learned about their past.
4. 1829 Greece broke free of Ottoman Empire: Leaders made the nation a
__________________________________________
5. 1967 Greek military officers seized control of the government. When the military government collapsed. Monarchy
was voted back in.
6. 1975 Greece has been a ______________________________ Democracy
World Religion: Use your notes to help you identify facts about each religion.
Buddhism
Founder:
Islam
Founder:
Hinduism
Founder:
Judaism
Founder:
Christianity
Founder:
__________________ __________________ __________________ __________________ __________________
Holy Book:
Holy Book:
Holy Book:
Holy Book:
Holy Book:
__________________ __________________ __________________ __________________ __________________
Name of God:
Name of God:
Name of God:
Name of God:
Name of God:
__________________ __________________ __________________ __________________ __________________
1. Define Polytheism ____________________________________________________________________
2. What are the three monotheistic religions? _____________________________________________________________
3. Who is Siddhartha Gautama? How is he important to Buddhism?
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4. What is the eight-fold path? According to the Buddhist what does it lead to?
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5. What are the two sub groups that Christianity is broken down into?
_________________________________________ _______________________________________
China
1. Define Dynasty _______________________________________________________________________________
Use your notes to help you fill in facts about each dynasty. Place each dynasty in order by placing a 1, 2, 3, 4
beside the dynasty. (One is first, four is last)
Qin Dynasty __________
Fact #1
Zhou Dynasty __________
Fact #1
Shang Dynasty ________
Fact #1
Han Dynasty __________
Fact #1
Fact #2
Fact #2
Fact #2
Fact #2
1. Who is Shi Huangdi? What is his major accomplishment?
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2. What was built to prevent floods along the Chang Jiang River? ___________________________________________
3. Whose teachings are based on Daoism? __________________________________________
4. What two dynasty were a part of building The Great Wall of China?
Started ______________________________________________
Finished _____________________________________________
5. Who was The Great Wall of China trying to keep out? _______________________________________
Early Humans
A. Found in the Neander Valley in Germany. Were killed
off by Homo Sapiens Sapiens
B. Also known as the “Southern Ape.” Were found in East
Africa
C. Also known as the “Wise Man.” This group split into two
distinct groups: Neanderthals and Homo Sapiens
Sapiens. Learned to control fire.
D. Known as the “Handy Man.” Used early stone tools for
chopping and scraping
E. Known as the Modern Human Being. Replaced
Neanderthals.
F. Name means “upright man” They also used more
complex tools
1. _____ Australopithecus
2. _____ Homo Sapien Sapien
3. _____ Homo Erectus
4. _____ Homo Habilis
5. _____ Homo Sapiens
6. _____ Neanderthal
7. Why did human move northward out of Africa? ___________________________________________________________
8. What allowed early humans to move to North America? ______________________________________________
Paleolithic Era
Mesolithic Era
Neolithic Era
Define
Define
Define
Accomplishment #1
Accomplishment #1
Accomplishment #1
Accomplishment #2
Accomplishment #2
Accomplishment #2