SOCIAL STUDIES MIDTERM REVIEW

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1. Who was the iceman and why did scientists want to study him?

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1. What did scientists learn about the iceman?

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1. What was the “Stone Age”?

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1. What were the important events of each period in the Stone Age.?

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4b. How did the Old Stone Age differ from the new Stone Age?

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1. What made civilization develop in theFertile Crescent?

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1. The wordMesopotamiacomes from two Greek words that mean?

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1. What were the two major empires inMesopotamia?

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1. What were their similarities and their differences?

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1. What is Hammurabi’s Code?

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    10. Why is Hammurabi’s Code significant?

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    11. Discuss the first system of writing that was developed.

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     12.  Describe how and why cities grew in early civilizations?

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13. Why was theNileRiverimportant to the everyday                                                                                               life of the Egyptian people?

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14. What were some reasons why religion was important to the ancient Egyptians?

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       15. List and describe the social classes inEgypt.

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16.  What were some of the major contributions in the areas of science, astronomy, and medicine developed by the Egyptians?

 

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17.­­­­­­­­­­­­­­ How was Judaism different from other ancient religions?

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18.  Who were the Phoenicians and what important contributions did they make to civilization?

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19. Where wasPhoenicialocated?

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21. How was life in the large cities of early civilizations different from life in the early farming villages?

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22. Describe the geography of theNileRiverand the lands        that surround it.

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23. Describe the Old, Middle, andNewKingdomsin ancientEgypt.

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24. Discuss the history of writing from the Sumerians to the Phoenicians to the Egyptians.

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25. What was the Rosetta Stone and why was it important?

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26. Between which two rivers wasMesopotamialocated?

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27. Why did ancient Egyptian astronomers study the stars?

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28. Describe the rise of social classes in the ancient world.

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29. In what ways did ideas spread in the ancient world?

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30. Describe the ancient Egyptians’ belief in the afterlife.

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31. Why did the Nubians develop trade routes over land?

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32. What was the geography ofSumerlike? How did this affect the way their system of government developed?

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33. What is prehistory?

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34. How did the Egyptian pharaohs govern their empire?

 

 

 

35. Once early humans began to farm, how did their lives change?

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36. What important event occurred in 612 B.C.?

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37. Trace Israelite history from Abraham through Moses to 587 B.C. whenBabylondestroyedJerusalem.

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38. What did Herodotus mean when he wrote, “Egyptis the gift of theNile.”?

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39. Who was Menes? What was his most notable accomplishment?

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40.Babylonwas called a “crossroads of trade.” Why?

______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________41. In what ways did the inundation of theNileRiveraffect the lives of the ordinary Egyptian?

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42. Describe the KermakingdomofNubia.

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43. How did the pattern of settlement differ between the communities of the Fertile Crescent and those ofNubiaandEgypt?

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44. What valuable metal is found in the rocky desert east ofMeroe? In what ways did the people ofMeroeuse this metal?

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45. In what ways did Sumerian cities act as states?

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