1. General Vocabulary Primary Source- letter, autobiography, maps. etc
Physical map – geographic features
Political map – country and state borders
Nomad- follows their food
Cultural diffusion – adapting/ blending of cultures
Ethics - morals
Code of conduct - a set of rules of how to behave

2. #1 1. Which document is considered a primary source?
(1) encyclopedia article (3) biography
(2) modern textbook (4) personal letters

3. #2 2. Which feature would most likely appear on a physical map?
population densities
climate patterns
(2) land usage patterns
(4) Mountain Ranges

4. Neolithic Revolution change from nomads to: Domestication
Crops and jobs
Establishment of villages

5. #3
What is the main reason the Neolithic Revolution is considered a turning point in world history?
Fire was used as a source of energy for the first time.
Spoken language was used to improve communication.
Domestication of animals and cultivation of crops led to settled communities.
Stone tools and weapons were first developed.

6. River Valley Civilizations
Indus River
Nile River
Tigris River
Euphrates River
Huang (yellow) River
Egypt
Cuneiform
Hieroglyphics
Law
Hammurabi’s Code
Sumerian
Phoenicians
Indus Valley
Papyrus
Alphabet

7. #4
One similarity found in both Egyptian and Sumerian civilizations is that each developed a
monotheistic religion
Ziggurat
Compass
Written Language

8. #5
The Phoenicians are often referred to as the "carriers of civilization" because they
introduced Islam and Christianity to Central Africa
established colonies throughout northern Europe
developed the first carts with wheels
traded goods and spread ideas throughout the Mediterranean region

9. India Hindu Kush Mountains Ghats Diverse geography Gupta Maura
Caste System
Concept of zero
Sanskrit

10. #6
The Himalaya Mountains, the Ghat Mountains, the Deccan Plateau, and the Thar Desert are similar in that they contribute to South Asia’s
national unity
political stability
cultural diversity
population growth

11. Greece Parthenon Democracy Acropolis Archipelago Sparta Julius Caesar
Architecture
Art
Alexander the Great

12. #7
Which ancient civilization established the basis of western democracy?
Phoenician
Egyptian
Sumerian
Greek

13. #8
Alexander the Great’s conquests of Greece, Asia Minor, Egypt, and Persia led to the
spread of Hellenic culture
adoption of a feudal system
establishment of representative democracy
spread of Islamic culture throughout Europe

14. Rome Peninsula Mediterranean Democracy Republic Caesar Architecture
12 Tablets
Senate
Bread and Circus
Gladiator
Collusiem

15. #9
A major contribution (achievement or legacy) of the Roman Republic to Western European culture was the
1. concept of government by laws
2. belief that political power should be controlled by the military
3. establishment of agricultural communes 4. rejection of the concept of slavery

16. China Silk Road Great Wall Tang Song Chinese Legalism
Woodblock printing
Gunpowder
Movable type

17. #10
One way in which the Silk Roads and the West African trade routes are similar is that along both routes
(1) the main items exchanged were ivory and tobacco
(2) concrete was used to improve the surface of the roads
(3) a single currency was used to make transactions easier
(4) ideas were exchanged as merchants interacted with each other

18. Byzantine Empire Constantinople Location Orthodox Church
Preserve Roman and Greek culture

19. Constantinople was a thriving city in the 1200s mainly because of its location on a major trade route between
(1) China and southern Africa
(2) the Atlantic Ocean and the Baltic Sea
(3) the Inca Empire and the Aztec Empire
(4) Asia and eastern Europe

20. Islamic Empire (Golden Age)
Advancements and discoveries in math and science
Location of Mecca
Astrolabe
1001 Nights (Arabian Nights)
Dome of the Rock
Muhammad
Koran

21. A major feature of the Golden Age of Moslem culture was the
political and economic isolation of the Arab world
development of the foundations of modern science and mathematics
adoption of democratic government
persecution of Jews and Christians

22. Middle Ages Medieval Dark Ages Feudalism Loyalty Service Land Manor
Social structure
Crusades (goals, results)
Holy Land
Jerusalem
Church
Salvation
Black Death

23. Which institution served as the primary unifying force in medieval western Europe?
legislature
church
military
Monarchy

24. What is a primary characteristic of a feudal society?
(1) a representative government
(2) economic equality for all
(3) protection of individual rights
(4) an exchange of land for services

25. African Kingdoms Sahara Desert Ghana Mali Great Zimbabwe
Gold Salt trade
Mansa Musa
Timbuktu

26. Mongols
Genghis Khan
Khan
Pox Mongolia
Kublai Khan
Marco Polo

27. Religions Five Pillars 10 Commandments Brahma Dharma Moksha
Eightfold Path Four Noble Truths
Fie Pillars
Praying 5 X day
Fasting
Jihad
Pilgrimage
Mecca
Polytheism
Monotheism