Semester 1 Exam Review Ancient World History

17. The hard work of farming led people to pass off the work to others by incorporating

33. The idea that after a person dies, they are reborn as someone/something else is

5. Someone who studies fossils is a

24. Historians were unable to translate heiroglyphics until the discovery of the

22. Egyptians prepared the bodies of the dead for the afterlife using

31. Being excluded by a religion is called being

43. The type of government that was first developed in Greece is

19. The Nile River flowed

27. Trade happened across Ancient China using the

44. The home of the first democracy was

7. Prehistoric people who moved from one place to another to follow their food source were

39. The religion without one specific founder that believes in many different gods is

28. Belief in only one God

13. The reason for measuring time with BCE and CE was to not reference

9. Early civilizations always developed around

26. To protect China from invaders from the North, they built the

42. The geography of Greece was key to the way it developed politically, which was with the formation of

29. Belief in more than one god

38. The religion that was founded by Siddartha Gautama on his journey to find Nirvana is

3. The remains of living things are called

4. Man made objects that have historical significance are called

21. Egyptian kings were known as

35. The religion that was founded by Abraham that studies the Torah, worships in Jerusalem and believes in one god is

6. Someone who studies artifacts is an

47. Our government today selects representatives to make decisions for the citizens. This is called a

36. The religion that was founded by Jesus, studies the Bible, worships in Jerusalem and believes in one god is

11. BC stands for

1. The period of time before recorded history was known as

23. The history of Ancient Egypt was recorded using

46. The only people who were considered citizens in Athens were

40. Greek mythology is based on a group of Greek gods that lived on

20. The large natural barrier to outsiders for Egypt, called the World's Biggest Sandbox, is the

34. The journey to an existence of calmness and relaxation is to become

12. AD stands for

25. Ancient China had several natural barriers to outsiders. Which is NOT one of them?

2. The transition from prehistory to modern history came about with the invention of

49. Greek culture was spread throughout a vast empire after Greece was conquered and united by

48. The city-state in Greece that was known for its military strength was

45. Democracy in Athens consisted of all citizens having a vote. This is a

16. Classifying people by rank in society is called a

15. Dividing a group of people working together into different tasks that they specialize in is called

10. The development of writing led to the creation of a calendar system. The two early calendars were the

32. Belief that your actions bring consequences

18. Ancient Egypt developed along the

8. The first form of writing occured by pressing papyrus reeds into wet clay. This was known as

14. The first law code was the

37. The religion that was founded by Muhammed, studies the Quran, and pilgrimages to Mecca is

41. The leader of the Greek gods was

30. The set of beliefs taught by a religion