Midterm Exam Review
World Studies
2013
1. People who study the past are most like ______
2. What type of evidence does a geographer look at?
3. What type of evidence does a historian look at?
4. What type of evidence does an archaeologist look at?
5. The production of surplus crops and the development of sedentary life were effects of
______.
6. Fill in the flow chart of humans moving from domesticating plants and animals to finally creating a civilization.
Domestication of Plants and Animals
7. Agricultural settlements developed best in environments containing natural features such as:
8. During the Agricultural Revolution humans changed plants and animals, making them more appealing in taste, size, and nutrition, as well as easier to grow, process and cook.
This is also known as ______.
9. What was the greatest benefit when people began farming?
10. Farming was made possible by what major accomplishment?
11. How did surplus food production change early civilizations?
12. When early humans were looking for a place to live, what factors influenced their decision?
13. The Neolithic Age or New Stone Age began with the discovery of
______.
14. During the Paleolithic Age, people spent most of their time
______.
15. Name the five type of hominids in the order they appeared, from earliest to latest.
a.
b.
c.
d.
e.
16. The name Mesopotamia means ______.
17. What was the problem in the Zagros Foothills?
How did the people solve the problem?
18. Name an invention that affected food supply in Mesopotamia.
19. What is the purpose of a dam and reservoir?
20. What were some problems with the water systems in Mesopotamia?
How did they people solve the problem?
21. What were steles and why did the Akkadians use them?
22. Who was Hammurabi and why is he remembered?
23. Name the most important physical feature the Egyptians settled near.
24. What were some of the benefits that the Nile River offered ancient Egyptians?
25. Who was King Tut? Why is he one of the most known pharaohs?
26. Put the pharaohs in order from earliest to latest.
Pharoah / Monument / Best Known For27. The pharaoh was at the top of Egypt's social pyramid. Moving down the pyramid, what is the order of the classes listed below, from highest to lowest?
scribes
government officials
artisans
priests
peasants
30. Name 3 examples of topography.
33. India is large in size and because of its position in relation to large masses of land and water it is
called a ______.
32. What are monsoons?
33. Where is the most fertile farmland found in India?
34. Where did the Harappan Civilization develop?
35. Part of Mohenjodaro was raised and had walls around it. If this were all you knew about Mohenjodaro, what is your best educated guess about what it means?
36. The Himalaya Mountains form India’s northern border. What were some of the benefits of the mountains being there?
37. The Brahmaputra, Ganges, and Indus rivers all start in the mountains. How did this benefit the people of India?
38. What was one feature of Mohenjodaro that was different from other settlements built at the same time?
39. Define the five Hindu beliefs.
1. Brahman
2. Multiple Deities (name the three and what they represent)
3. Dharma
4. Karma
5. Samsara
40. What image best represents samsara, the Hindu cycle of birth, life, and death?
41. Name the levels of the caste system and the duties of each caste (put them in order from highest to lowest).
42. How does karma relate to the caste system?
43. Buddha means ______.
44. In what order did these events in the Buddha's life happen?
becomes an ascetic
has a son
reaches enlightenment
leaves the palace
45. If you decided to live the life of an ascetic, what would you do?
46. What did the Buddha believe ended people's suffering?
47. Name the three kinds of suffering Siddhartha saw.
1.
2.
3.
48. Name the Four Noble Truths.
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2.
3.
4.
49. What did Buddha discover under the Bodhi tree?
50. What is the “middle” way and why did Buddha decide to follow it?