EOC study guide

This is the study guide for the end of Course exam to be given May 18-19
Another good source is the Student Workbook the questions from there are good examples of the types of questions on the exam. Also you might like to review Chapter 14 and 15

World History

1. In the Old Stone Age, people got food by hunting and gathering plants.
2. The New Stone Age was when people started farming.
3. In prehistory, people developed the use of fire.
4. The first writing appeared in Mesopotamia..
5. Each city-state in Mesopotamia had its own government.
6. Hammurabi’s Code was unique because it was a written code of laws.
7. Israelites were unique because they worshipped only one god.
8. Babylonians and Israelites both had a code of laws.
9. Civilization grew around the Nile because flooding provided rich, fertile soil.
10. The Pharaohs ruled absolutely over all Egyptians.
11. The Egyptians use religion to explain the unknown.
12. Because of Nubian’s location between Egypt and Africa, it became a great trading center.
13. The first farms in China started alongside rivers.
14. Geographic barriers such as mountains and seas kept China isolated from the rest of the world.
15. Shi Huangi built the Great Wall of China.
16. Timeline question with B.C. and A.D. dates dealing with the first rice crops and other dates such as bronze, etc.
17. The Hindu religion is different because it had more than one founder.
18. When Aryan and Indian cultures met, the Hinduism religion was formed.
19. Confucius thought that if people showed respect towards family, they would also show respect in society.
20. Buddhism taught that you could achieve happiness by giving up your selfish ways.
21. Ancient civilizations in Egypt, China, and India all started by rivers.
22. Asoka was considered a great leader because he was concerned about his people's spiritual and moral life. He built the greatest empire India had ever seen.
23. One of the greatest achievements of Menes was the uniting of Upper and Lower Egypt.
24. Timeline asking what happened first in a BC time frame...oldest to the left.
25. Menes united upper and lower Egypt
26. Iliad and Odyssey written about Troy credited to Homer
27. Pericles ruled Athens during its Golden Age.
28. Greek philosophers used logic to explain natural events
29. Alex the Great's army conquered and spread Greek Ideas
30. Alex the Great named cities after himself
31. Spartans were known to be ...... (forget the term, but unpolished, warrior like)
32. Rome's geography did not include deserts
33. Romans elected leaders to make laws
34. The patricians wrote the laws on the 12 Tables
35. Augustus was best known for ending civil war and 200 years of peace
36. Constantine provided freedom of religion
37. Because of Rome size, it was hard to defend
38. The Roman Empire fell..........
39. Under feudalism, the lord gives land for loyalty
40. Manors provided basic needs and protection
41. The church's role in medieval times included collecting taxes, made laws and courts to enforce them, and threatened excommunication to those who did not obey the church.
42. Crusades brought trade, ideas, wealth and development of cities.
43. The Magna Carta reduced the power of kings.
44. The Renaissance was a widespread in culture.
45. The Renaissance looked back to Greeks and Romans.
46. Martin Luther was upset with the church selling indulgences
47. The Reformation brought about reforms in the Catholic church.
48. John Calvin and Martin Luther both believe that faith earned salvation, not works.