Global Final Exam Review

Question 1

Neolithic Revolution

Answer 1

8000 BCE, Middle East/Fertile Crescent, nomads settled down, domesticated animals, agriculture, led to establishment of cities and civilizations.

Question 2

River Valley Civilizations

Answer 2

3500-1500 BCE, Result of Neolithic Revolution, started near river valley because it helped the farming.

Question 3

Ancient Egypt

Answer 3

Nile River, North Africa

Question 4

Mesopotamia/Babylon/Fertile Crescent

Answer 4

Tigres and Euphrates, West Asia

Question 5

Indus River Valley

Answer 5

Indus River, South Asia

Question 6

Ancient China

Answer 6

Yellow/Huang He River, East Asia

Question 7

Huang He River

Answer 7

River in Ancient China also known as the river of sorrows

Question 8

Irrigation and Flood Control

Answer 8

3500-1500 BCE, Africa and Asia, early civilizations has to control water to regulate food supply, they built canals, dikes, and water floodgates to control unpredictable water flow.

Question 9

Elements of Civilizations

Answer 9

3500-1500 BCE, Africa and Asia, cities, central government, organized religion, social classrs, job differentiation, record keeping/writing, public works projects, art and architecture.

Question 10

Public Works Projects

Answer 10

construction or improvement projects that are sponsored and carried out by a government entity

Question 11

South Asian/Indian Beliefs

Answer 11

Hindus and Buddhists both believe in Karma, dharma, reincarnation, begin in India.

Question 12

Middle Eastern/East Asian Beliefs

Answer 12

Christians, Jews, Muslims are all monotheistic religions that believe following an ethical code of conduct will result in a favorable judgement day. Begin in Middle East.

Question 13

Athens/Greece

Answer 13

Peloponnesian Peninsula on Mediterranean Sea, civic duties = rights and responsibilities, Athenian ideas encouraged people to strive to be their best selves, Classic Civilization, set standard for western civilizations: art, democracy, and philosophy.

Question 14

Roman Empire

Answer 14

Europe, Asia and North Africa, Powerful empire, republic, strong emperor, around the Mediterranean; great engineers: roads, aqueducts, sewer system, domes, and arches; Equal Justice before law, trial by jury, 3 branches of government, checks and balances.

Question 15

Aqueduct

Answer 15

A structure designed to carry water over long distances

Question 16

Fall of Rome

Answer 16

fell in 476 to barbarians and internal issues, Eastern half became Byzantine Empire.

Question 17

Middle Ages

Answer 17

Western Europe, 500-1500 AD.
Feudalism brought some stability, agriculture on manors sustained people, serfs held the labor force together by doing the work nobody wanted to do, Catholic Church lost A LOT of power, Dark Age

Question 18

Feudalism

Answer 18

Dominant social system in medieval Europe

Question 19

Byzantine Empire

Answer 19

476-1453, Eastern Europe. Constantinople on Black Sea, GREAT for TRADE, controlled trade between Europe and Asia, thriving powerful metropolis, justianians code, Hagia Sophia, writing- converted Russians and eastern europeans

Question 20

Chinese dynasties

Answer 20

2500 bc - 1400 ad, ethnocentric, Qin unified china, Han Tang Song Golden Ages where Confucianism, civil service system

Question 21

Indian Dynasties

Answer 21

Maurya and Gupta

Question 22

Maurya

Answer 22

268-232 bc Asoka created rock edicts: everyone’s dharma is to be kind; rest stops, vet clinics, hospitals

Question 23

Gupta

Answer 23

320-550 ad
Powerful Hindu dynasty acc in math and science: 0, infinity, 0-9, base 10, step wells, kalidasa and 7 gems

Question 24

Mongols

Answer 24

1206-1368 ad, Ghenghis Khan conquered a huge empire across most of Asia and their brutal rule make trade safer on the Silk Road trade network. During yuan dynasty grandson kublai khan rules china

Question 25

When and where Renaissance

Answer 25

Northern Italian city states, 1350s

Question 26

What was the renaissance

Answer 26

Rebirth of Greek and Roman ideals, basis of western civilization. Humanism= new philosophy.

Question 27

Art during renaissance

Answer 27

Famous artists created lifelike art and great cathedrals that featured individual humans, as well as religious themes

Question 28

Renaissance man

Answer 28

Leonardo DaVinci, studied anatomy, drew plans for flying machine, great artists