Things are busy with the end of the year.
The plans change daily due to exams and other items.
The work in class for Friday is p 433 questions.
The students have all been given study guides for the final on Wednesday.
Monday is a holiday
Exam are each day next week.
Tues-ELA
Wed-World History
Thurs-Science
Fri-Math
There will not be any homework except to study for the exam. There will be class work. I will update you with the new schedule as soon as possible.
World History
Final Exam Study Guide
1. A plain at the mouth of a river where sediment is deposited.
2. Belief in multiple gods.
3. A form of writing used by several groups in the Fertile Crescent
4. A widespread disease.
5. An action taken to isolate the enemy and cut off supplies.
6. an early form of paper made from reeds that grew along the Nile River.
7. A scientist that examines objects to learn about the past.
8. A system of study that uses reason to explain natural events
9. A person especially skilled at making things by hand.
10. A time when there is so little food that many people starve.
11. A payment made to a powerful state or nation from a weaker one.
12. An official count of people living in a place.
13. A series of rulers from the same family.
14. A fortress usually located in the highest point of a city.
15. A structure that carries water over long distances.
16. An economic situation where there is more money, but less value.
17. The scattering of people who have a common background or beliefs.
18. An official pardon given by the church in return for money.
19. Spartan slaves were called this
20. A system in which land was given by kings to lords in return for loyalty.
21. How did people in the Old Stone Age get their food?
22. In the New Stone Age, what did people start to do for the first time?
23. During the period of prehistory, what ability did people develop?
24. In the ancient world, what kind of person would have been most likely to spread new ideas and tools from one civilization to another?
25. How did farming change the way people lived?
26. Having a dependable source of water enabled some farming settlements to develop into what?
27. Why was Hammurabi’s Code significant?
28. What were the Israelites know for that mad them unique among ancient peoples?
29. Why did Phoenicia become a thriving and wealthy nation?
30. Each Mesopotamian city-state had its own ____________
31. Where was Mesopotamia located?
32. Where did writing first develop?
33. What did the Babylonians and Israelites have in common?
34. How did the Nile River affect ancient Egyptian life?
35. The Egyptian pharaohs ruled with absolute power over who?
36. How did religion play an important part in Egyptian life?
37. How did the ancient Egyptians demonstrate their belief in life after death?
38. What was the greatest achievement of the pharaoh Menes?
39. What did ancient Egyptians use to keep track of the kingdom’s growing wealth?
40. Because of Nubia’s location between Egypt and Central Africa, it was what?
41. How does Hinduism differ form the other major religions?
42. When the Aryan and Indian cultures blended, what religion resulted?
43. According to the Hindu belief of reincarnation, what happens to faithful followers of Hinduism?
44. According to Buddha, what was the cure for human suffering?
45. Why is Asoka considered one of India’s greatest leaders?
46. Why are monsoons important to India?
47. Where did the first farming settlements in China develop?
48. What was an important accomplishment of the Chinese during the Han dynasty?
49. How did China’s physical geography influence the growth of its civilization?
50. What did the ancient civilizations of China, Mesopotamia, and Egypt all have in common?
51. What was one of Shi Huangdi’s greatest achievements?
52. What did Confucius believe would happen if people showed loyalty and respect within the family?
53. Who wrote the epics The Iliad and The Odyssey and what were they about?
54. Who was Pericles?
55. In general, who did the Greeks worship?
56. What did men in Athens do when they gathered together in the Agora in the morning?
57. What resulted from the victory by the Athenians over the Persians at Marathon?
58. What did Alexander the Great’s army refuse to do after 11 years of battles?
59. What did many of the cities that Alexander the Great established have in common?
60. Describe the myth that young Romans learned about the founding of their state.
61. Caesar’s death and his adopted son’s victory marked what?
62. Describe how the Roman Republic was governed.
63. Conflicts between plebeians and patricians were a reason that
64. Describe the Jews in Judaea at the time of Jesus’ birth in Bethlehem.
65. Who could be a citizen in Rome?
66. Christians were blamed for problems in the Roman Empire including what event in 64 AD?
67. Who was Charlemagne?
68. What is one reason that the Church was so powerful during medieval times?
69. What was one of Constantine’s most important accomplishments?*
70. Why is the Holy Land important?
71. What was a lord’s main duty toward the people who pledged loyalty to him?
72. What was one of the problems that medieval cities faced?
73. What helped trade grow during the Middle Ages?
74. The Renaissance was not a single event , but rather a widespread change of what?
75. Why did Martin Luther write his official challenge to the Church?
76. Where did the Renaissance movement start?
77. During the Renaissance, who did writers look to for ideas and writings?
78. In his famous work Utopia, Sir Thomas More describes and ideal world based on what/
79. Both Martin Luther and John Calvin taught that salvation is achieved through what?
80. How did the Magna Carta, or “Great Charter” effect the king’s power?
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