Midterm Exam Review 0910

Midterm Exam Review Key Terms: I. Introduction information a. Neolithic c. monarchs Revolution d. Judaism b. Artifacts e. Yahweh II. India a. Reincarnati on b. Aryans c. Sanskrit

d. e. f.

Nirvana Buddha Harappa

f. Rosetta Stone

g. Eightfold Path h. Karma i. Asoka

III. China a. Filial Piety b. karma c. Zhou Dynasty

d. Dynastic Cycle e. Mandate of Heaven

f. Di g. h.

IV. Greece a. Mycenae b. Homer c. Trojan Horse d. Polis e. Acropolis f. Parthenon

g. h. i. j. k. l. m.

n. Philip II o. Alexander the Great p. Hellenistic Era

Pericles Socrates Plato Ephors Phalanx Democracy Oligarchy

Identify the following on a Map I. India II. China a. Indus River a. Asia b. Ganges b. Huang He River River c. Himalaya c. Changan Mountains River d. Indian d. Pacific Ocean Ocean

Shi Huang Analects Great Wall

III. Greece a. Europe b. Mediterrane an Sea

Answer the Following Questions: IV.

Introduction Information a. The oldest period in human history when people were hunters and gatherers was called the ____________ Age. b. What are the Features of Civilization? c. Which civilization had the first form of writing called cuneiform?

V.

India a. The first civilization in India was centered around the __________ river and had two major cities, _____________ and Mohenjo Daro. b. What are the two types of Buddhism and how are they different? c. List the Four Noble Truths: d. Draw and label the Aryan Caste System including the untouchables. Know the role of each. e. Identify the Silk Road and which civilizations traded on it over the years. f. Similarities between Hinduism and Buddhism g. What effect did Buddhism have on politics in Asia?

VI.

China a. What was the longest lasting dynasty in Chinese history? b. Describe the major founders and beliefs of the Three Philosophies, Schools of Thought, in China. c. What were the major technological advancements of Han China? d. Han rulers discarded the ______________ philosophy and based their rule on the __________ philosophy instead. e. How did the geography of China influence their belief that they were the center of the universe?

VII.

Greece a. What were the two main features of the geography of Greece and how did they influence the development of civilization there? b. Describe the different types of government that can be found in Greece. c. What were the differences between Athens and Sparta? d. What were the main battles and results of the Persian Wars? Which citystate took credit for their victory over the Persians? e. Which war weakened Greece when the city-states turned on each other? f. List some of the ways that Plato’s Republic has influenced later civilizations: g. What was Alexander’s most lasting achievement?

h. What contributions did the Greeks make to the arts, including drama?