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First Nine-Weeks Test Review
Directions: Using your notes and the textbook (Chapters 1-4) define the following terms
1. Define the following:
Artifact:
Archaeologist:
Paleontologist:
Archeological dig:
Anthropologist:
Fertile Crescent:
Civilization:
Empire:
Part 2: Fill in the blanks
1. The first Homo-Sapiens first emerged in Africa between ______and ______YEARS AGO.
2. The first human like species developed in eastern ______(a continent).
3. ______found the first human-like remains in Tanzania during the 1930’s.
4. A ______is a human who walks upright.
5. ______was a hominid species who lived in Asia and Europe, buried their dead, and used advanced tools.
6. ______was the first hominid species to migrate out of Africa, develop fire, and developed a simple spoken language
7. ______or “wise humans” are anatomically modern humans .
8. Early human clans were ______, which meant that they obtained their food by following plants and animals on their migratory patterns.
9. ______and ______were the two leading factors that forced early humans to be nomadic.
10. The hominid species known as “person with ability”is ______(hint, see handout)
11. The land bridge that allowed for early migration originated during the ______age.
12. The Paleolithic Era is also known as the ______Stone Age. The Neolithic Era is known
as the ______Stone Age.
13. The Agricultural Revolution in human history is known as the ______Revolution.
14. List three ways that the Neolithic Revolution fostered the development of civilizations.
15. Many civilizations developed in the ______Crescent because of the fertile soil, rivers, and mild climate.
16. This Neolithic Civilization is found in England, and characterized by a circle of massive “Pi” shaped
stones. ______
17. ______and ______are two cities that have been found in the Fertile Crescent that were mentioned in the Bible.
18. ______was a civilization found in the Fertile Crescent characterized by rectangular honey-combed homes, and obsidian trading, found in Anatolia.
19. ______is the Egyptian writing system:
20. ______is the Sumerian writing system:
21. The Indus River writing system has never been ______.
22.
Use the map to label the civilization AND the rivers associated with them or the bodies of water
A: ______
B: ______
C: ______
D:______
E: ______
23. The Shang Chinese religion stresses ______worship.
24. Shang priests would write on ______; in which they would ask the ancestors to communicate with them through cracks in the burnt bones.
25. The ______system of the Shang Dynasty united it despite the numerous languages.
26. They Egyptians built massive structures called ______, which was used as a tomb for
the king, or ______.
27. The Egyptian leader was considered to be a ______.
28. The two major cities of the Indus valley Civilization were: ______and
______.
29. The Mesopotamians built temples called ______.
30. Mesopotamian rulers set up ______in order to successfully govern the civilization. These were individual cities in which a governor rules in the name of a shared king.
31. The first empire in the Fertile Crescent was ______. They began as a city-state of Sumer.
32. The ______conquered the Akkadians.
33. ______was the ruler of Babylon. A moral code was named for him.
34. The ______conquered the Babylonians. They had the largest empire up until this date. Their success can be credited to their militant behavior.
35. Nebuchadnezzar was the king of the ______. He exiled the ______out of Jerusalem.
36. ______was the most powerful leader of Akkad.
37. Who enacted the justice according to Hammurabi’s code? (circle) victim or government
38. True or False: Everyone was punished equally under Hammurabi’s code whether they were lower class or land-owners. (This does NOT include slaves)
39. This kingdom, located in Upper Egypt, over threw the Egyptians in 751 BC ______
40. The Hebrews settled between the ______Sea and the ______River.
41. The Holy Book of Judaism is ______.
42. Judaism is (circle one) Polytheistic or Monotheistic religion.
43. ______is the founder of Judaism.
44. The Jews were held as slaves by the ______. When Moses led them out of Egypt this
is known as ______.
45. Many of the Phoenician men had professions of: ______and
______.
46.
Which civilization is located here? (In blue)
______
47. The Phoenicians traded with people around the ______Sea.
48. The lasting legacy of the Phoenicians was the ______.
49. The first Emperor of the Persian Empire was ______.
50. The Emperor of Persia who conquered Egypt was ______.
51. Darius I won the Persian throne with the help of the ______Immortals.
52. Darius I built the ______road. He also built a ______that ran from the Red Sea to the Nile.
53. The Persian religion was ______. Was it polytheistic or monotheistic?
54. The Persian prophet was named ______.
55. The Persian Creator God is called ______. The God of Evil is called
______.
56. Persian emperors (Cyrus and Darius) ruled with the theory of ______and
______
57. Darius divided the Persian Empire into ______provinces. Each providence was governed by a
______, or governor. These governors were chosen by the Emperor. The Emperor still had
complete control. This is known as an ______bureaucracy.
58. The Lascaux and Vallon-Pont-d Arc cave paintings were found in ______.
59. Standardized Persian coins were called the ______and the ______.
60. The Persian Emperor ______is responsible for standardizing the Persian Coin.