World History Midterm Study Guide
1. Which refers to the time before humans invented writing?
2. A list of events in the order in which they occurred is in ________ order?
3. What type of informational source comes directly from a person who witnessed of experienced the
event?
4. What type of source provides information about the event that does not come from a person who
experienced the event?
5. A TV documentary would be an example of what kind of source?
6. A diary would be an example of what kind of source?
7. What does Bias mean?
8. _________ is the scientific study of ancient cultures through the examination of artifacts or other
evidence.
9. _________ is the study of human kind in all aspects, especially development and culture.
10. _________ is a community’s cultural and historical background, passed down in spoken stories and
songs.
11. An example of this type of location would be Miami, 25.92N & 80.28W
12. An example of this type of location would be the McDonalds near 441 and Donnelly Street.
13. A look at how people shape the world, how they settle the earth, form societies, & create permanent
features is which theme in geography?
14. A dam built across a river would fall into which geographic theme?
15. _______ is a group of plants and animals that depend on each other and their environment for
survival.
16. A decade measures_____ years.
17. A century measures _____ years.
18. What type of directions are North, East, South, and West?
19. A physical map is an example of which kind of map?
20. On a map, this shows how much distance on the map represents a given distance on the land.
21. When archaeologists study an excavation site, objects found closer to the surface are older/younger?
22. Which fossil find was located in Olduvai Gorge in Tanzania?
23. Where do many scientists believe that human life began?
24. Which feature of a civilization is a set of shared beliefs about the world?
25. What were major advantages that Homo sapiens had over Neanderthals?
26. Which group represents modern humans?
28. Why were archaeologists interested in the cave paintings found near Lascaux in southern France?
29. The burial practices and artwork of early humans suggests that these people may have practiced animism,
a belief that
30. Homo sapiens means
31. As humans migrated, they had to _____ to many different environments.
32. Many experts believe that certain early burial practices are evidence of
33. Why was fossil hunter Donald Johanson so happy to find almost an entire skeleton?
34. What common characteristic united the members of a clan?
35. _________ are hardened remains of living things that existed long ago, such as plants, feathers, and
bones.
36. The first discovery of early human remains in Africa was made by _______________.
37. How did the ability to use fire influence where early humans were able to live?
38. How does a fossil form?
39. What happens during a revolution?
40. What happens when there is a surplus of food?
41. What can you do with domesticated animals?
42. What made the first villages possible?
43. What is specialization
44. Which term/shape could you use to describe the structure of social classes in early civilizations?
45. Which best defines a civilization?
46. Which word characterizes the soil of the Fertile Crescent?
47. What was the role of priests in Sumerian civilization?
48. How did a steady food supply affect the development of Sumerian cities?
49. What city became the center of Hammurabi’s Mesopotamian Empire?
50. Which of the following was NOT used by the Sumerians?
51. What geographic features(s) was/were extremely important to Sumerian farming?
52. How did the Sumerians’ development of bronze help them as a society?
53. Which of the following best describes how the geography of the Fertile Crescent helped link the citystates of Sumer?
54.One of the laws of Hammurabi’s Code reads “If he breaks another man’s bone, his bone shall be broken.”
Though this might sound cruel by modern standards, why might such laws encourage social order?
55.Polytheism is the belief in _________.
56._________ increased the amount of farmland in the Fertile Crescent by bringing water to fields.
57. Sargon conquered and controlled Sumerian city-states, gradually creating a(n) ______.
58. The idea that everyone must obey the law, including powerful politicians, is found in Hammurabi’s Code
and is known as the ___________.
59Mesopotamian relief sculpture is often found on a standing, carved stone slab or pillar, called a(n)
___________. (Hammurabi’s Code was carved onto one of these)
60. Assyrians used __________ to build stronger weapons.
61. The Nile delta formed the region known as
62. The Book of the Dead was a well-known piece of Egyptian literature that…….
63. Skilled artists created paintings on the interior wall of the pyramids and burial chambers depicting daily
Egyptian life primarily to
64. The Egyptians developed a calendar with 365 days that was called a
65. In order to overcome death like Osiris, Egyptians believed that they needed to do what?
66. According to legend, the first pharaoh and leader who united the Kingdoms of Upper and Lower Egypt
was
67. Who was the god of the underworld?
68. In ancient Egypt, those responsible for using hieroglyphics to record important information and maintain
records were called
69. In order to construct the pyramids, the Egyptians needed to be proficient in the fields of engineering and
what?
70. How were the Egyptians able to predict when the Nile would flood each year?
71. Ideas spread from Egypt to other lands through the buying and selling of goods and services, which was
called
72. To get into the underworld, a person’s heart was weighed against what item to determine their evil deeds?
73. During the rule of Hatshepsut, Egypt grew in wealth and power mainly because she did what?
74. The Ancient Egyptian ruler best known for battles against the Hittites, and for building more monuments
during his reign than any other pharaoh was
75. What are the important achievements of ancient Egyptian civilization?
76. Even though she was a woman, Hatshepsut succeeded as a pharaoh because she did what?
77. What organ did Egyptians believe was the center of intelligence and was placed back in the body during
mummification?
78. Which ancient Egyptian leader fought against the Hittites in the area that was then called Kadesh?
79. The system of offices and officials that the pharaohs relied on to handle the business of government was
called a _________________ .
80. Ancient Egyptians developed a system of writing that used drawings and symbols called _____________
to represent words or sounds.
81. From their work with mummies, Egyptians learned much about __________, or the structure of the
human body and its organs.
82. Egyptians were able to share and preserve knowledge thanks to officials called _____________ who knew
how to write.
83. Many pharaohs were buried within large structures in the shape of ____________ .
84. A group of rocky rapids are known as ____________ .
85. A series of rulers from the same family is called a ____________ .
86. How were Egyptian farmers able to produce enough food to create a surplus?
87. Why were the people of ancient Egypt so devoted to the pharaoh?
88. Why did ancient Egyptians have their bodies preserved after death?
89. What guarded the road to Khafre’s pyramid?
90. The Israelites practiced __________, or the belief that there is only one god.
91. The important river systems in Ancient India are the ______ & _______
92. What separates the Indian subcontinent from the rest of Asia?
93. What are monsoons?
94. What is a citadel?
95. What does the archeological evidence suggest about early Indus Valley religion?
96. What human factors may have contributed to the disappearance of early Indus valley civilizations?
97. What environmental factors may have contributed to the disappearance of early Indus valley
civilizations?
98. What was the theory on how Indus Valley Aryans came to be in the Indus Valley?
99. What language was the Vedas written in?
100.
Where do we get most of our information about early Aryan life?