Ancient History Midterm Review

What Greek temple was dedicated to the goddess Athena? (Chapter 4)

What was the main effect of the Silk Road? (Chapter 3)

Who was the author of the Iliad and the Odyssey? (Chapter 4)

Why did Shi Huangdi order the construction of the Great Wall of China? (Chapter 3)

All actions of a person's life that affect their fate in the next life is called (Chapter 3)

Which social class usually occupied the top in ancient societies? (Chapter 1)

When did the New Stone Age begin? (Chapter 1)

Who was the most powerful Greek god? (Chapter 4)

How are nomadic cultures different from civilized cultures? (Chapter 1)

In Hinduism, the religious and moral duties of an individual are referred to as (Chapter 3)

Which of the following would be in the civil law section of Hammurabi's Code? (Chapter 2)

Which factor contributed to the development of independent city-states in Greece? (Chapter 4)

What are an archaeologist's primary resources in learning about prehistoric peoples? (Chapter 1

What is the medical treatment developed during the Han period called? (Chapter 3)

Which of the following is one of Buddhism's Four Noble Truths? (Chapter 3)

The world's first civilization developed between the Tigris & Euphrates in (Chapter 2)

What was a major result of migration, trade and warfare? (Chapter 1)

What did Aristotle's "golden mean" promote? (Chapter 4)

A ruler who conquered many cities and villages created (Chapter 2)

In Egypt's Old Kingdom, tax collection and irrigation were supervised by the (Chapter 2)

What were most people in ancient Egyptian society? (Chapter 2)

Which of the following is an example of an artifact? (Chapter 1)

A Greek city-state, consisting of a city and the surrounding countryside is called a (Chapter 4

What is Daoism concerned with? (Chapter 3)

What is the fine, windblown, yellow soil carried by the Huang River in China called? (Chapter 3

Some Spartan women had the responsibility of running the family's estate because (Chapter 4)

What do tools and weapons found in graves tell us about Old Stone Age people? (Chapter 1)

Who were local military rulers in China? (Chapter 3)

What does the Mandate of Heaven say? (Chapter 3)

Why were scribes valuable to rulers? (Chapter 2)

Who was the chief of an Aryan tribe? (Chapter 3)

What is the payment an Indian bride's family makes to the bridegroom known as? (Chapter 3)

What is is called when a public figure is banished? (Chapter 4)

What was the acropolis in a Greek city-state? (Chapter 4)

Conflict over trade as well as an alleged kidnapping of Helen caused this (Chapter 4)

Why was the Delian League created? (Chapter 4)

A person who gains power by force is known as a (Chapter 4)

Some scholars think that Old Stone Age people created cave paintings (Chapter 1)

Groups of families that claimed a common ancestor were called (Chapter 3)

This is a system of government under the Zhou (Chapter 3)

What was the purpose of a ziggurat? (Chapter 2)

Archaeologists believe that the people of the Indus Valley Civilization (Chapter 3)

How did the beliefs of the Israelites differ from those of other ancient people? (Chapter 2)

Why was Hammurabi's Code important? (Chapter 2)

How was Athens different than Sparta? (Chapter 4)

What are the seasonal winds of India known as? (Chapter 3)

What was a result of the Peloponnesian War? (Chapter 4)

What is a key difference between Buddhism and Hinduism? (Chapter 3)

What are the first five books of the Hebrew bible known as? (Chapter 2)

What did the people of Crete primarily do? (Chapter 4)

Indians were born into social groups known as (Chapter 3)

Who was the Athenian statesman that expanded democracy? (Chapter 4)

HIndus believe that the ultimate goal of existence is (Chapter 3)

A free resident of a Greek city-state was known as a (Chapter 4)

Who was the Mauryan emperor who converted to Buddhism and ruled by moral example? (Chapter 3)

Who was the Greek physician that set ethical standards for doctors? (Chapter 4)

Why were Plato and Aristotle fearful of a direct democracy? (Chapter 4)

What caused the populations of early villages to grow? (Chapter 1)

Confucius believed that (Chapter 3)

Who is often called the Father of History? (Chapter 4)