EARLY
MAN & PREHISTORY
1.
What is culture?
2. What are people who dig up the earth & find information about the past
called?
3. What does culture consists of?
4. Reports written after an event are what kind of source?
5. These stories have some degree of truth.
6. These stories are pure fiction.
7. What does Paleolithic refers to?
8. What is Potassium used in science and history to do?
9. Name 2 methods of dating artifacts.
10. What is the difference between a biography and an autobiography?
11. What percentage of the earth consists of water?
12. Name two of the main items which modern man depends upon to understand
ancient peoples?
13. Where is one place where we can find well preserved remains?
14. In history what is the ‘Pottery Age’ is also called?
15. What will the pelvic structure of a skeleton tell us?
16. How does culture grow and spread?
17. Are all eyewitness accounts accurate?
18. Does each generation interpret history differently?
19. What is the definition of history?
20. Who states that through natural selection some species survive while others
die?
21. What is this theory called?
22. What are the 3 levels of cultural development?
23. Briefly explain one theory of the creation of the earth.
24. What animals were the first to be domesticated?
25. How do we have records of early
man?
26. Copper and tin, mixed together form an alloy called;
27. What’s the difference between B.C. and A.D. is?
1.
What is the importance of the Nile to the early civilization in Egypt?
2. Who was the king who united Upper and Lower Egypt under
his rule.
3. What was the law that allowed witnesses to sometimes be tortured called?
4. Which Kingdom was called The Age of Nobles?
5.
During the 3 Kingdoms of Egypt how many dynasties were there?
6.
Besides the King which other groups were considered to be in the Upper Class in
Egypt?
7. What was the law that concerned things such as deeds, property and marriage?
8. What did the Egyptian writing system call each written character?
9. What was the writing eventually written on?
10. Why were priests considered of high stature in Egypt?
11.
What was the Egyptian belief in the after life?
12. What is a sarcophagus?
13. Which king killed his mother to take the throne of Egypt?
14. Which king ruled Egypt for over 60 years?
15. Name the woman who killed her husband and became the king of Egypt?
16. What material was used in making bricks and early forms of writing tablets?
17. What mark on Egyptian writing told you it was the name of a noble person?
18. Which Kingdom was called The Empire Age?
19. What is the New Kingdom in Egypt also called?
20.
Who is credited with translating hieroglyphics?
21.
What was an ancient Egyptian king called?
22. Name the river that flows through Egypt.
23. What’s the preservation of the king’s body for life after death called?
24. The death penalty was used for what crimes?
25. What was Egyptian writing paper created from?
26. Which group of people conquered Egypt and kept all their customs and
culture?
27. Which Kingdom was called The Pyramid Age?
28. Where were most kings bodies usually laid to rest after the Pyramid Age?
29. What are hieroglyphics?
30. What were ancient Egyptian kings called? Why?
31.
What is the Rosetta Stone & why is it important?
32. What is a cartouche?
OTHER EARLY CIVILIZATIONS
SUMERIANS,
1.
Which group of people had morality as a part of their religion?
2. Which group of people named their god Yahweh?
3. What is the Hebrew Holy Book called?
4. Which group of people believed that the more blood shed for their god the
better?
5. What does having a "social conscience"
mean?
6. Name the famous leader of Babylon?
7. Name 2 great rulers of Persia.
8. History and religion tell us that Moses, David, and Solomon are examples of
what?
9. Which group of people used "terror
tactics" to get what
they wanted?
10. Which group were the first to have people known as lawyers?
11.
Who had the first code of laws written
for his people?
12. What are two ways the Hebrews have influenced modern religion?
13. In which direction did Phoenician writing go?
14. In Babylonian science what did they use units of 60 for?
15. Which group of people developed a written language using letters?
16. The Persian empire was divided into 23 provinces called?
17. Give 2 facts concerning what Babylonian scientists knew about the earth.
18. Which people had a bigger empire, the
Babylonians or the Assyrians?
19. Which group of people divided each day into12 "hours"?
20. How long would one of their minutes be in our time?
21.
Who/what is Zoroaster ?
22. The Fertile Crescent is
described as the land between which two rivers?
23. What are the names of the 2 rivers which flow through Mesopotamia?
24. Name the great ruler of Persia who had writing inscribed on a rock face over
100 m above the ground.
25. How many letters was there in the Phoenician alphabet?
26. Which people had a bigger empire, the Persians or the Assyrians?
27. Which people lived on the eastern end of the Mediterranean, made their
livelihood by trading?
28. Name one present day country which is on this land?
29. Who conquered the Sumerians and eventually came to rule the whole Fertile
Crescent?
30. What science were the Babylonians credited with creating the first study of?
GREECE
1.
Which group of people practiced a difficult sport called
"bull-leaping"?
2. Give two facts about the Minoan people?
3. What is Sir Arthur Evans credited with discovering in the early 1900's?
4. Why is Heinrich Schliemann important in ancient history?
5. Where did the first Olympic games occur and when?
6. Which group of people lived on the land called Crete?
7. Name 2 sports which were in the
early Olympic Games.
8. Name Homer's great writings.
9. How did the Greek calendar allow for religious or other kinds of festivals?
10. King Minos and Knossus, the
capital city are located on which piece of land?
11.
Clues from one of Homer's books was used to discover which mythical Ancient
Greek city?
12. This is defined as "a clever attempt to deceive."
13. Where does the word philosopher come from?
14. What does the word philosopher mean?
15. Which philosopher was a married, short, stocky man with five children?
16. What should the Socratic Method mean to ancient history students?
17. What do you suppose the saying to "know thyself" means?
18. What caused the death of Socrates?
19. Which philosopher was considered a 'man with everything'?
20. Which philosopher started a school named the Academy?
21.
Who met in council at Mt. Olympus?
22. Who wrote the Republic?
23. Which philosopher is credited with starting a branch of philosophy known as
Idealism?
24. Who tutored Alexander the Great?
25. What do Alexander the Great and Aristotle have in common?
26. Who do we regard as being the father of the scientific method of observation
and experiment?
27. Who is noted for being an early leader in a branch of philosophy known as
Realism?
28. Today in the English language, "a clever attempt to deceive" is
called?
29. Where did the 12 special gods of Greece meet?
30. Which philosopher's works are called Dialogues?
31.
Which Greek god was the "father of gods and men"?
32. Which Greek god was a sky god who hurled a thunderbolt?
33. Which Greek god was the goddess of women and marriage?
34. Who were
36. Who were Zeus's brothers?
37. Who was the god of the sea?
38. Zeus was the god of;
39. Hera was the goddess of;
40. Poseidon was the god of;
41.
Hades was the;
42. Who was the god of the Greek underworld?
43. Apollo was the;
44. Which Greek god was the ideal of male handsomeness?
45. Which Greek god was Zeus's son?
46. Aphrodite was;
47. Which Greek god was Zeus's daughter?
48. Which Greek god was the goddess of love and female beauty?
49. Who was Hephaestus?
50. Which Greek god was an ugly cripple and the master craftsman of the gods?
51.
Which Greek god was Hera's son?
52. Athena was the;
53. Which Greek god was the goddess of wisdom and patron god of a major Greek
city?
54. Dionysus was the;
55. Which Greek god was the god of wine and festivals?
56. Besides the major Gods what other gods did the Greeks worship? Give
examples.
57. Who designed a method of finding position on the earth by lines of latitude
and longitude?
58. List (explain) three discoveries credited to Hipparchus.
59. Who calculated the almost exact length of a modern times calendar year?
60. What was Euclid known as?
61.
Who was known as the "Father of Geometry"?
62. What was
Hipparchus known as?
63. Who was known as the "Father of Trigonometry"?
64. Who was known as the "Father of
Physics"?
65. What was Archimedes known for?
66. Who formulated the law of floating bodies (displacement) which led to the
idea of specific gravity?
67.
What should the Socratic Method mean to ancient history students?
68. Who is known as the "Father of Medicine"?
69. Who developed an oath for
doctors to take before entering the profession?
70.
71.
What does the motto: "A sound mind in a sound body" refer to?
72.
Which group of people practiced an difficult sport called
"bull-leaping"?
73.
Why were boys taught to sing and accompany themselves on an instrument?
74. Who accompanied Athenians boys to and from school and what was he called?
75. How would you describe what a Pedagogue is?
76. Why were boys taught to sing and accompany themselves on an instrument?
77. On what peninsula of Greece was Sparta located?
78. Which Greek state was located on the Peloponnesus?
79. Who was Lycurgus?
80. Who gave Sparta a new constitution and a set of rules that turned Sparta
into a strict military state?
81.
Why were babies taken before a council of elders?
82. Who were the Spartiates?
83. What was the name of the ruling military class in Sparta?
84. Who were the Perioici?
85. Name 2 sports which were in the early Olympic Games.
86. What were the helots?
87. Name the lowest class of people who were practically slaves in Sparta.
88. Who did all the menial work in Sparta?
89. What anniversary of the modern Olympics, did the Atlanta Olympics represent?
90. After the Peloponnesian War, weakened Greek city-states were vulnerable to attacks from which leader?
91.
Who was the Persian leader (485 - 465 BC) who organized a force of 200,000
against the Greeks?
92. Which battle did smaller Greek ships out maneuver larger Persian ships?
93. What’s the name of the big hill in Athens where the Parthenon is located?
94. Name the great Greek leader from Macedonia.
95. The Minoans practiced this very dangerous sport.
96.
The Minoan Civilization was named after what legendary king?
97.
Who was responsible for building the Athenian navy?
98. "A sound mind in a sound body" refer to?
99.
What instrument did Athenian boys learn to play?
100.
How old were Spartan boys when they went to live in the military barracks?
101.
What was the source of Minoan Civilization security?
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124.
Who was the only one of the three not from Athens?
131. This term means to be removed from your group or to be exiled for a period of
time.
133. Where did the Athenian assembly usually met?
134.
What type of democracy did ancient Athens have?
135. Where did the Athenian assembly meet in an emergency?
ROMAN
EMPIRE
1.
What was the Roman army called?
2. What were the
twelve followers of Jesus called?
3. How did Cleopatra die?
4. Name the Roman leader who is responsible for the
Pax Romana.
5. Who was the Roman leader responsible for the persecution of the Christians.
6. What's the most famous ancient Roman garment? What was the difference between
men’s and women’s?
7. Where were chariot races held? Where were gladiator fights held?
8. Into what religion was Jesus
born?
9. What were writings of Matthew, Mark, Luke, and John called?
10.
Who were gentiles?
11.
What were writings of letters by St. Paul to his followers called?
12.
What would another name for the Eucharist be
14.
The leader of Catholic religion residing in Rome is called the;
15.
The language spoken by the ancient Romans was;
19.
How many people regularly attended Rome's governing meetings?
20.
This mountain chain is the "backbone" of Italy.
21.
Roman history is divided into these two main sections.
22.
This was the cause of the First Panic War.
23. What is a mercenary?
24. One of Rome's nicknames is " the city of seven ..."
25.
What was the result of the Third Punic War for Carthage?
26. Who were Caesar's opponent in the Roman Civil War?
27.
What is a census?
28.
This was the only battle Hannibal ever lost.
29.
Roman history lasted approximately how many years?
30. Who were the members of the first triumvirate with Caesar?
31.
Rome divided its empire into districts called what?
32.
Where is Carthage located?
33. What was the
first Roman territory that Rome had outside of Italy?
34. What was the top job in the Roman Republic called?
35. What was a government official representing the common people in Rome called?
36.
Caesar added these two areas to the Roman Empire.
37.
As ruler, what did Caesar do to try to stop others from doing what he had done
in the past?
38.
How do we remember Caesar in our calendar?
39.
I was a founder of Rome.
40.
I was assassinated by members of the Roman Senate.
42.
The centre courtyard in a Roman House was called a;
43.
Why were there no windows in wealthy Roman's houses?
44.
Who did Nero blame as being the cause of the "great fire" that
destroyed Rome in 64 AD?
45.
In the first Punic War 10000 Athenians faced how many Persians?
46.
What was the name of the main god in the city of Carthage?
47. What was the formation used by the Roman army called?
48. In the late Roman Empire Period how many days were set aside for
holidays with entertainment?
49.
What reasons are there for the fall of Rome?
50. Why did small farmers sell their land?
51. What was the name of the Roman battle ship?
52.
When the Romans borrowed the Greek god Zeus what did they change his name to?
53.
When the Romans borrowed the Greek god Athena what did they change her name to?
54.
What part of Roman government was the commander of the army?
55.
What part of Roman government was responsible for official standards of measure?
56.
What part of Roman government interpreted the tax laws?
57.
What part of Roman government made up of ex magistrates and counsels?
58.
What part of Roman government had 36 different voting districts?
59.
What part of Roman government was the tribal assembly?
60.
What part of Roman government was the
council of elders?
61.
What part of Roman government was segregated into 5 different classes based on
wealth?
62.
What part of Roman government said all citizens could pass laws on behalf of the
people?
63. What part of Roman government. consisted of a group made up of
patricians
only?
64. What part of Roman government dealt with military affairs?
66. What part of Roman government had an assembly of plebians only?
67. What part of Roman government was responsible for public works?
68.
What part of Roman government administered matters of finance?
69.
What part of Roman government responsible for drawing up list of Roman citizens?
70.
What part of Roman government had the judges?
71.
What part of Roman government had a chief magistrate of the Roman state?
72.
What were the 2 leaders of the Roman government called?
73.
What part of Roman government determined the tax rate?
MIDDLE
AGES
1.
What was a knight who went through all the required rituals to become a Knight called?
2. What were the Early Middle Ages also called?
3. In training to be a Knight one first had to be what?
4. What were early unions in the Middle Ages called?
5. What was the Holy War fought during the Middle Ages called?
6. Jesus was born in what city?
7. The first part of the ceremony whereby a vassal would swear allegiance to his
lord was called what?
8. Who was a famous monk during the Middle Ages?
9. What did
Muhammad through his words teach?
10. Name the Islamic holy city.
11.
Who was a member of the Secular clergy during the Middle Age?
12.
How old were boys during the Middle Age when they went to train to be Knights?
13. What were guilds that established a monopoly of trade in
the area for their members called?
14. What is the god of the Muslims name?
15. What are female members of the clergy who live in convents called?
16.
What does a "just price" mean to a craftsman of the Middle Ages?
17.
Why did Italian cities gain renewed importance during and after the Crusades?
18. Who was (is) Muhammad and why is he important?
19.
Nobody was as powerful in Europe during the Middle Ages as whom?
20.
21.
What does blasphemy mean?
22. What was the name used to describe the illegal charging of high interest on money
loaned?
23.
During the Middle Ages usually who was the only literate person on a manor?
24. What did monks live in?
25.
Name the capital of the old Eastern Roman Empire.
26. What was the old Eastern Roman Empire also known as?
31.
What would an example of a modern day wholesale factory outlet be during the Middle Ages?
32.
What effect did the Crusades have on each of the following; feudalism, commerce,
culture?
33.
If a craftsman was judged to be among the
exclusive few at the top of his trade what would his title be?
34.
According to legend during the Middle Ages who was Guinevere married to?
35.
According to legend during the Middle Ages what was Excalibur?
36.
According to legend during the Middle Ages who was Mordred?
37. Name a form of Byzantine architecture developed during the Middle Ages.
38. Name the German ruler (768-814 AD) who forced many barbaric tribes to convert to
Christianity.
39. What does Islam mean?
40. What does
the word Catholic
mean?
41.
During the Middle Ages what was a "total way of life"?
42. What is the correct order from bottom to top, of title during the Middle Ages ?
43. Where did people live who wanted to escape the violence and
wanted to lead good Christian lives?
44.
Give 2 characteristics of cities during the middle to late Middle Ages.
45. Who was an example of the regular clergy during the Middle Ages?
46.
Muslims must kneel and pray, several times daily, in the direction of what city?
47. Give examples of what a lord could do on his own land.
48. What was a qualified worker in his trade, able to do any normal job if he so desired
called?
49.
What effect did the Crusades have on feudalism?
50.
What group of people were lowest on the feudal social ladder?
51.
Having received the vassal’s homage, the lord gave his new vassal some
token such as a sword as a
symbol to show that the vassal was now what?
52. What were guilds of craftsmen, skilled workers, artisans or members of the same trade
called?
53. Why were Fairs held in the late Middle Ages?
54. Who is the central figure in Christianity?
55. What was anyone who taught false information not accepted by the church during the Middle Ages
called?
56.
How did the Crusades effect culture in the western part of Europe?
REFORMATION
& RENAISSANCE
1.
What was anyone who taught false information not accepted by the church during
this period?
2. What was the organization which was the most important agency of the
Counter-Reformation?
3. Who was Ignatius Loyola?
4. What purpose did the Council of Trent have?
5. What is the Archbishop of Canterbury the head of?
6. What Renaissance writer wrote the "Prince"?
7. Who was the founder of Modern Astronomy?
8. The Renaissance was a period of what?
9. Who was the researcher who revealed that the heart is a pump that
circulated blood throughout the body?
10. What Italian explorer is credited with discovering San Salvador in the West
Indies?
11. Who was the first explorer to successfully sail around the world?
12. Which English poet was admired as a keen observer of human nature?
13. Who painted the "School of Athens", generally regarded as the
greatest painting during the Renaissance?
14. What is a Theocracy?
15. What would be the best example of an "Early Renaissance Man"?
16. Who is credited with being the founder of the Reformation period in history?
17. What were indulgences?
18. What was a letter from the Church giving orders from the pope called?
19. What was a Church court or council called during this period?
20. Name the church system which sought out, tried and punished heretics.
21. Why was an "Index" created by the Catholic Church?
22. What was the purpose of the counter-reformation?
23. Who is the head of the Church of England?
24. What is the Church of England also known as?
25. What does the word "renaissance" coming from French mean?
26. What did
Luther post on the door of a church at Wittenberg, in 1517?
27. The Renaissance began in which country? Why?
28. Name one thing that the art of the Renaissance attempted to equal and
surpass.
29. What were the letters of pardon excusing a sinner from having to do an
assigned penance called?
30. What was the "Diet of Worms"?
OTHER
There are several terms from the textbook work that you should review such as epicureanism, iconoclasm, acculturation, and infidel.
There are approximately 385 questions in this section of the review. Questions such as these could show up on the exam as short answer, fill in the blank, or multiple choice questions.
POSSIBLE
ESSAY
QUESTIONS
1.
Renaissance; the artists, (especially Da Vinci and Michelangelo) literature and scientists and their
discoveries
2. The Church and the Reformation. What was the difference between the
Protestant Reformation and the
Roman Catholic Counter-Reformation?
3. Knighthood
4. The Crusades; events leading up to, effects of, etc.
6. The Roman Empire - events leading to its downfall.
7. Caesar’s life and his reforms.
8. The government of Rome
9. The spread and rise of Christianity
10. Comparison of Greek & Roman gods.
11. Greek philosophers
12. The rise and development of democracy in Greece.
13. Babylonian beliefs about life after death, superstitions,
witches, and astrology and divination.
14. Role and power of the pharaoh, Egyptian religion, role of the gods, belief in the after life,
statues in tombs,
mummification, etc.
15. What did the empires of Assyria, Persia and the Hebrews added to our
understanding of ancient history?
16. Facts about earliest groups of hominid man & characteristics that make humans
dominant among animals
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YOU ARE RESPONSIBLE FOR BRINGING THE FOLLOWING;
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POSSIBLE EXAM FORMAT:
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