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Final Exam Trivia Review

Final Exam Trivia Review. Round 1: Prehistory. Round 1: Question 1. QUESTION : What does BC mean? What does AD mean…be specific. ANSWER : BC means Before Christ (before Christ was born), AD means Anno Domini (Latin for “in the year of our Lord”). Round 1: Question 2.

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Final Exam Trivia Review

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  1. Final ExamTrivia Review

  2. Round 1: Prehistory

  3. Round 1: Question 1 • QUESTION: What does BC mean? What does AD mean…be specific. • ANSWER: BC means Before Christ (before Christ was born), AD means Anno Domini (Latin for “in the year of our Lord”)

  4. Round 1: Question 2 • QUESTION: What was the Neolithic Revolution? Explain one impact of it. • ANSWER: Switch to food producing. Impact: People settled in one area, had a food surplus, developed other skills and technology, etc

  5. Round 1: Question 3 • QUESTION: What geographic feature were the Cradles of Civilization centered around? Why? • ANSWER: Rivers because those areas had soil that was well suited for growing crops/farming

  6. Round 1: Question 4 • QUESTION: Identify the 4 Cradles of Civilization (give rivers and location) • ANSWER: Mesopotamia (Tigris/Euphrates), Egypt (Nile), India (Indus), China (Huang He)

  7. Round 1: Question 5 • QUESTION: What are the 5 characteristics associated with the definition of civilization? • ANSWER: (1) advanced cities (2) record keeping (3) specialized workers (4) complex institutions (5) improved technology

  8. Brain Buster Bonus! • QUESTION: Which river valley civilization impacted the world the MOST? Support your opinion with 3 valid reasons (Facts! Proof!)

  9. Round 2: Egypt & Mesopotamia

  10. Round 2: Question 1 • QUESTION: Define theocracy and provide one piece of evidence that Egypt was a theocracy • ANSWER: Government based upon religion; pharaohs were viewed as gods, pharaohs ruled religion, gov’t and military, etc

  11. Round 2: Question 2 • QUESTION: In Egypt, the Pharaoh had the most power, followed by government officials, soldiers and scribes. Farmers and slaves had the least amount of power. This BEST describes what concept? • ANSWER: Social Hierarchy

  12. Round 2: Question 3 • QUESTION: Unlike people in Mesopotamia, the Egyptians had a strong belief in the afterlife. Provide 2 pieces of evidence that support this statement. • ANSWER: Weighing of the heart, mummification, Book of the Dead, Artifacts found in coffins/tombs, etc

  13. Round 2: Question 4 • QUESTION: What is the basic premise of the Code of Hammurabi in Mesopotamia? • ANSWER: “An eye for an eye,” Punishment fits the crime

  14. Round 2: Question 5 • QUESTION: Which civilization did the artifact pictured come from, Egypt or Mesopotamia? Give a specific reason for your conclusion: • ANSWER: Mesopotamia because they wrote on clay tablets; Egyptians wrote on papyrus

  15. Brain Buster Bonus! • QUESTION: Mesopotamia was not a united kingdom/empire, but a series of city-states. Based on your knowledge of empires vs city-states, which type has been more successful throughout history? Give at least 2 reasons to support your answer

  16. Round 3:Religions

  17. Round 3: Question 1 • QUESTION: Which religion… • Believes in the caste system? • Was the 1st major monotheistic religion? • Split into Eastern Orthodox and Roman Catholic? • Follows the Eightfold Path? • Requires a pilgrimage to Mecca? • ANSWER: Hinduism, Judaism, Christianity, Buddhism, Islam

  18. Round 3: Question 2 • QUESTION: Religion that Vladimir I chose for early Russia – be specific • ANSWER: Eastern Orthodox Christianity

  19. Round 3: Question 3 • QUESTION: Reason for the splitting of the Christian church in 1054 • ANSWER: Disagreement of the worship of icons and religious imagery

  20. Round 3: Question 4 • QUESTION: What are the 5 pillars of Islamic Faith? • ANSWER: The creed (there is no God but Allah and Muhammad is his messenger), Prayer 5 times a day facing Mecca, Giving to the poor, Fasting during the month of Ramadan, Pilgrimage to Mecca

  21. Round 3: Question 5 • QUESTION: Describe 2 differences between Catholic beliefs and Protestant beliefs as a result of the Protestant Reformation (be specific) • ANSWER: Bible (C: Latin/priest only interpret; P: vernacular/interpret for self), Salvation (C: faith and good works; P: Faith only) Hierarchy (C: Priest powers; P: Priesthood of all believers)

  22. Brain Buster Bonus! • QUESTION: Put the following events in correct chronological order: • Martin Luther nails 95 Theses to church door, Siddhartha Gautama preaches his 4 Noble Truths, Abraham becomes the father of Judaism; Muhammad flees to Medina; Theodosius makes Christianity official religion of Roman Empire • ANSWER: Abraham, Siddhartha, Theodosius, Muhammad, Martin Luther

  23. Round 4: Greece & Rome

  24. Round 4: Question 1 • QUESTION: How did the geography of Greece impact its political development? • ANSWER: Not unified; political division; independent city states with own identities

  25. Round 4: Question 2 • QUESTION: Form of government that developed in Athens and 1 way it is different from our gov’t today • ANSWER: Democracy; Direct, not representative; Citizens include women and naturalized citizens

  26. Round 4: Question 3 • QUESTION: Give one reason a dictator would be allowed to come to power in the Roman Republic • ANSWER: Event of war; time of crisis

  27. Round 4: Question 4 • QUESTION: Describe 2 Roman cultural achievements that still impact western civilization today • ANSWER: Roads, architecture, law, government, language, calendar

  28. Round 4: Question 5 • QUESTION: After the fall of the Roman Empire, the eastern portion of the Empire became known as the Byzantine Empire. Identify 2 accomplishments of the Byz. Empire (think Justinian and Theodora) • ANSWER: preserved Greek and Roman culture (law!); improved women’s rights; spread Christianity

  29. Brain Buster Bonus! • QUESTION: Put the following events in correct chronological order: • Rome begins the PaxRomana, Caesar Augustus defeats Marc Antony to become first Roman Emperor, Sparta defeats Athens in the Peloponnesian War, Julius Caesar is assassinated • ANSWER: Sparta, Julius, Caesar Augustus, PaxRomana

  30. Round 5: The Middle Ages

  31. Round 5: Question 1 • QUESTION: Give 2 reasons the early middle ages were considered “dark” • ANSWER: barbarian invasions, roads/towns fell into decay; no centralized govt; no learning

  32. Round 5: Question 2 • QUESTION: 3 motivations for Crusades • ANSWER: Salvation, regain holy lands, adventure, land/wealth, forgiveness of sins, debts or feudal obligations

  33. Round 5: Question 3 • QUESTION: 3 results of the Crusades • ANSWER: Trade increased, legacy of hatred, growth of $ economy, lost faith in Church

  34. Round 5: Question 4 • QUESTION: Feudalism grew out of a need for ___________, while the manor system grew out of a need for economic___________. • ANSWER: protection/order; self-sufficiency

  35. Round 5: Question 5 • QUESTION: Give 2 examples that show the importance of religion/power of the Catholic church during the middle ages • ANSWER: Charlemagne, Crusades, Excommunication, Cathedrals, Monasticism

  36. Brain Buster Bonus! • QUESTION: Put the following events in correct chronological order: • Reformation, Crusades, Charlemagne, Scientific Revolution, Black Death, Fall of Rome, Renaissance, Neolithic Revolution • ANSWER: Neolithic Rev, Fall of Rome, Charlemagne, Crusades, Black Death, Renaissance, Reformation, Scientific Revolution

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