World History Review for Segment Exam
Module 1
1. How many years are in a:
Decade_________, Century________, Millennium________.
2. Tools used by historians
Maps (what are the types and what do they show?)
Primary Sources (give 3 examples)
Secondary Sources (give 3 examples)
GPS is used for:
Aerial Photography is used to find:
Satellite Imagery is used for:
3. What are the steps that historians take to study history?
4. What is bias? Give an example.
5. Six Essential Elements of Geography
Essential
Element
Spatial Terms
Descriptions Examples
Places and
Regions
Physical
Systems
Human Systems
Environment
Use of
Geography
6. The earliest humans were found in:
7. What areas did early humans migrate to:
8. What are the differences between nomads and early settlers?
9. Describe the Paleolithic Era
10. What happened during the Neolithic Revolution?
11. How did societies change due to the Neolithic Revolution? (specialization,
complex civilizations)
12. Neolithic Adaptations (complete the chart below)
Example of
Adaptation
Dwelling
Description
New uses for
clay/wood
Water
Fuel
Crop rotation
Terracing
Animals
13. What are the features of a civilization? Give examples/description for each
Public Works
Job Specialization
Religion
Arts
Social Classes
Writing
Government
Cities
14. What is a social pyramid? Give an example.
15. Describe where humans originally migrated from and to what areas they migrated.
Started in _________ then went to _____________ , then _______________, and
finally ____________ and _______________.
16. How could a geographic feature force groups that lived relatively close to each
other to form completely different cultures or languages?
17. Who are Ardi and Lucy? Why are they important to history?
18. Why was collecting taxes important to the growth of complex civilizations?
Module 2
1. What continent(s) did the groups in Module 2 live on?
2. What geographic feature was vital to the success of the Mesopotamians?
3. What ways did Mesopotamians utilize the natural resources in their area?
4. What caused the rise and prosperity of the Middle Class in the Indus Valley and
Mesopotamia?
5. How were religion and politics related in the Mesopotamian and Egyptian societies?
6. Explain who the following Mesopotamian key figures were and why they were
important:
Zoroaster:
Hammurabi:
Nebuchadnezzar:
Sargon:
Cyrus:
7. Was the economy of Egypt a command economy or a traditional one? How do you
know?
8. What is the importance of cuneiform, hieroglyphics, and the Phoenician alphabet?
9. What religious and intellectual contribution did the Aryans make to the Indus Valley?
10. Describe a similarity between the Aryans and the early Israelites.
11. Why was Abraham an important figure in the Hebrew religion? What impact did he
have on the Mesopotamian/Near East religious practices?
12. Why were King David and King Solomon important in the Israelite religion?
13. What important contributions did the Phoenicians make to the trading world? Why
did they make it?
Module 3
1. What continent(s) did the groups in Module 3 live on?
2. An intellectual contribution that the Mayans had in common with the Egyptians was
use of _______________________ to create ___________________________.
3. What parts of South America was the Ancient Inca Empire a part of?
4. How did the Aztecs grow their civilizations physically and economically?
5. How did the Aztecs, Inca, Maya, and Native Americans use technology to their
advantage?
Maya:
Aztec:
Inca:
Native Americans:
6. How were the groups similar in their decline and interaction with Europeans?
7. What were the religious practices of the following groups?
Native Americans:
Aztecs:
Inca:
Maya:
Module 4
1. Which continent did the groups in Module 4 live on?
2. In what way did geography contribute to the differences in government structures in
Greek city-states?
3. Describe the artistic contributions of the Minoans.
4. In what ways did the Phoenicians impact the Mediterranean world?
Trade:
Alphabet:
Purple dye harvesting:
5. Compare the government in Athens and Sparta.
6. Compare the Athenian system of government with the government system in the
United States. ( How are they alike? How are they different?)
7. What parts of government did America model after the Ancient Greeks?
8. Why did the Greek city-states rely heavily on farming for their economic growth
instead of making items to sell or trade?
9. What types of items did the Greeks trade? What would they get in return?
10. What did each of these figures do to help create a democratic government in Greece?
Draco (621 BCE):
Solon (594 BCE):
Cleisthenes (508 BCE):
Pericles (461 BCE):
11. Explain why the Delian League was important?
12. Explain what happened and who was involved in the battles of the Persian War:
King Darius I:
Themistocles:
Athens:
Sparta:
Xerxes:
Pythia
Battle of Marathon:
Battle of Salamis:
13. Why did Greek groups create the Peloponnesian League?
14. Describe what lead to the Peloponnesian War? How did the war end?
15. Describe the contributions made by each of the following Greek figures:
Socrates
Plato
Aristarchus
Eratosthenes
Ptolemy
16. What kind of technology was used by both the Roman AND the Inca Empire?