3rd 6 Weeks Exam Study Guide Name _

All page numbers refer to pages in the textbook and are on my website.

1. Cuneiform - p. 83 _

2. Civilization - p. 82 _

3. Agrarian - dictionary _

4.Theocracy-p.83 __ ~------------------------------

5. SpecializedLabor(worke~)-p.82 ~

7. Nomadic - dictionary _

8. RosettaStone-p.85 _

9. Timelines are broken into these eras (time period). River Valley Civilizations Map/Timeline and pg. 240

< BCdatesI I

Veer 1

IAD dates, ,

300 Be 200 Be 100Be Birth ofJesus

100AO 200 AD 300AD

B.C.E. means (teacher notes) and

represents the same time period as B.C. which means _

C.E. means ----, (teacher notes) and represents the same time

period as A.D. which means in Latin.

What does A.D. translate to in English? In the of our _

What event happened to mark the beginning of A.D. time?

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10. All Old World River Valleys (see map on timeline handout) the Tigris, Euphrates, Nile, Indus, Ganges, and

Yellow were all ADVANCED for their time. True or False

11. Human geography looks at the ways that people have adapted to or modified their environment to meet

their needs. For example, in Mesopotamia windmills were used to pump water into the fields.

What else did people do to get more water to their crops? P. 83 Sumer Packet _

12. What role did religion play in the government and why did it strengthen the power of the king? SumerPacket _

13. What is Hammurabi's Code and why is it important? P. 84 - _

14. What were the two most important inventions that helped create a stable food supply? Sumer Packet

15. Egypt developed a type of paper from plants. They also created a writing systemcalled . The was discovered

by one of Napoleon's soldiers and once deciphered people could read the Egyptian language again.

16. The Standard of Ur is a famous artifact recovered from ancient Sumer. Class discussion - see next page

Read and study the artifact then draw a scene from each side of the standard. Name at least twocharacteristics of civilization your drawing represents and tell why it fits into those categories. Sumer Packet

17. 18.

7 characteristics: food surplus, social structure, government, art, technology, writing, technology

19. The on the (War or Peace), side from the

Standard of Ur represents (7 characteristicsof civilization), because _

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20_ The on the .; .; -,- (War or Peace), side from theStandard of U( represents _ (7 characteristics

of civilization), because -=- ---,-:-::-:---:-__ -=- _

- -.;;....... --.--- - '- - ~~'- ------ - ~ .-:: ~--I GEOGRAPHYI -

21. When, Where and Why_wasthe-Suez_Canal built? p. 101 When?: __ -_--_..._--_-_- _Where?--- .- ' " ------ . .c,';'

Why? ==__ .~_--_.~----..'~'~-----=~-----~-~-.-- _

22. What dam was built in the 1970'salong the Nile-River? P. 101 ana-Egypf Slides _

Give one positive resultarid one negative-resuIHhaff'5"e dam hashadon the N-ile River.Positive: - - - -

Nega~i"e: ...___---------------------------'---------~

23. Fill in the chart about the thre_eAb~~hc:Hllic,"monotheistic religions that de~eloped in the Middle E~st.:

Holy Book -. - - - - -- "C"-f--...- - - ~ -. --'--~ ~

3rd -Islam- -- --

Monotheistic Religions ",1st- Judaism.

Founder

Place of Worship

24. Wh~istheArabSpring?-_-_-_'_~_'·_-_.___·-=~=-·~-~~--7-. ._-_-_~~~_'~._._~_-_--_~_-_-=_-_~_~__ -_'_---~-_-_~~_-_=_~_-.=_-----

25. What enabled the Arab Sprlngto besosuccessful.in 2010? _-'_-~' -c:'_--_.._==_. _-_' ~_----''--''___. -_'-7- __ '~-

--------------~~-~~-~-~-------=--------~--~------26. How has the Arab Spring affected the people and governments of North Africa and the Middle East?

Positive: ---''---'-_~-__'___'___'_'___''____:_'_ __'-_-_'--'-'"-_~=. =' _. _- -_--'--'-- ...;..'_- .-----'-

Negative: _--'-_ .....•...'-- -'_:'-_=-_':--_'"_:;.:--,-. __ .-,-:._... '_-_,'_::_--_. -_. -_- ._"_. __ . _-'_~_'~.,..-:'~_--_' -__ - ~_-_' .

27. What resource iri the MiddleJast is the wbEI~jependent on .and wby;;do~s it ma_kethe region such an._ __... - ------. ----- -- -- . - - ----=.-;.:--~' ... ~..:..... -_ ..• -.... ----

international HOT SPOT? _Page 3

The Standard of Ur has two main panels, which

have been named "War" and "Peace," "War" is

one of the earliest representations of a

Sumerian army, engaged in what is believed to

be a border skirmish and its aftermath. Battle

scenes include four-wheeled chariots, drawn by

teams of some sort of equids (donkeys)

trampling enemies (although these solid-wheeled early chariots must have been rather

unwieldy in battle, and it is likely that they were

used primarily for transport and defense);

spearmen in armored cloaks; and other

infantrymen bearing sickle-like knives or axes.

Panels also depict prisoners, wounded, naked,

and humiliated, being presented to the king. Itwas found in 1940.

Peace" portrays a banquet scene. Attendants parade animals, fish, and other goods before seated figures, while a Iyristentertains them.

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Southwest AsiaPolitical Ma-p

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Know the location of these political places. Cut the labels out and practice on the political map above. ..'

Israel Turkey . Afghanistan Iran Egypt Syria Saudi Arabia Iraq

Know the location ofthe';e physical places. Cut: the labels out and practice on the physical map on page 6.

Sahara Desert .: Tigris River . ,. Euphrates River Nile River

Arabian Peninsula Mediterranean Sea :Aswan High Dam '.0 .

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