EOC Review
Winter EOC Review
5 Themes of Geography (GH2-GH 5 in textbook)
1. What are the 5 themes of Geography?
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2. Lines of latitude run _________ and _________.
3. Lines of longitude run __________and __________.
4. What is a primary source?
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5. What are some examples of a primary source? _________________________
6. What is a secondary source? ____________________________________________________________
7. What are some examples of a secondary source? _________________________
8. Is a primary source or a secondary source more reliable? Why?
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9. There are ________continents and _______ oceans.
10. When measuring the lines of latitude, always begin with the ______, which represents 0 degrees.
11. When measuring the lines of longitude, always begin with the _______, which represents 0 degrees.
12. What is absolute location: ________________________________________________________________
13. What is relative location: ________________________________________________________________
Paleolithic-Neolithic Age pg. 8-15
14. Define archaeology.
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15. Define anthropology
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16. What is another name of the Old Stone Age?
17. What is domestication? __________________________________________________________
18. What is the significance of the Agricultural Revolution?
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19. Paleolithic people made their tools out of __________ while Neolithic people made their tools out of __________________________.
20. What life-changing discovery did paleolithic people make? ______________________________
Mesopotamia pg.17-30
21. What does the word Mesopotamia mean?
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22. Mesopotamia is located between two rivers. What are their names? __________________________________________________
23. Why is the area of Mesopotamia known as the Fertile Crescent?
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24. What is a ziggurat?
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25. What is cuneiform?
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26. Mesopotamia is where several inventions took place. Provide at least three of these inventions in a complete sentence.
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27. King Sargon created the world’s first what? ________________________
28. Hammurabi is known for developing a law code that pertains to what aspects of society? ______________________________
Egypt pg.39-67
29. What is the longest river in the world? Where is this river located? ___________________________________________________________
30. What are the natural barriers that kept invaders out of Egypt which allowed it to prosper unlike Mesopotamia? How did they defend Egypt?________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
31. Egyptians had a writing system made up of a combination of picture symbols. What is this writing system called?____________________
32. Who discovered King Tut’s tomb in 1922? _________________________
33. Who is often considered one of the most successful pharaohs because he increased Egypt’s wealth and territory during his 66 years of reign? _____________________________
34. Pyramids were used as _____________________________.
35. Who built the Great Pyramid: ______________________________
36. Female Pharaoh known for increasing trade: ___________________________
37. Mummification is: ________________________________________________________________________________________________
China: Chapter 7 (pages 220-248) and Chapter 12 (pages 408-436)
38. What was the Silk Road?
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39. How did the Silk Road lessen the physical isolation China was experiencing? ________________________________________________________________________________________________
40. The Great Wall of China was started by the _____________ dynasty and completed by the ______________ dynasty.
41. What was the Mandate of Heaven and how did it allow for emperors to be overthrown? ________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
42. Emperor Qin Shihuangdi was China’s _____ emperor. He ____________ China. He was slowly poisoned by ______________ in an attempt to achieve immortality.
43. What were the civil service exams and why were they important? ________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
44. Name 5 inventions of ancient and/or middle ages China. ________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
45. What is filial piety? ________________________________________________________________
46. Why were merchants at the bottom of China’s social class? ________________________________________________________________________________________________
47. What is:
Legalism: ________________________________________________________________
Daoism: ________________________________________________________________
Confucianism: ________________________________________________________________
48. Writing System is named: _______________________________
49. Early Chinese culture developed in the __________ River Valley between the _______ and __________ Rivers.
50. Confucius was a _____________ and ______________________.
51. Name 8 dynasties studied this semester:
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India pg. 194-209
52. Define subcontinent. ____________________________________________________________
53. Define monsoon.
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54. What is a caste system?
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55. In the Ancient Indian society, could one move from one class to another in one lifetime? _______________
56. Hindus believed in reincarnation. What is reincarnation? ____________________________________________________________
57. Asoka became the first ___________king.
58. Siddhartha Gautama is known for what? ____________________________________________________________
59. The Gupta dynasty saw the invention of ______ and the _____________ to represent it. They also invented the 1-9 number symbols we use today.
60. Name 2 River Valleys in India.
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61. Name three major contributions of the Aryans to Indian society? ________________________________________________________________________________________________
62. What form of writing developed in India? __________________________
63. What is metallurgy? ________________________________________________________________
World Religions 81-83, 94-102, 202, 342-358, 372-387
64. Define polytheism. Give an example.
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65. Define monotheism. Give an example.
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66. What is the holy book of Hinduism named? ________________________________
67. How is Dharma, Karma, and reincarnation connected in Hinduism? ________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
68. Buddhists can follow the _______________________________ to reach ________________________.
69. Islam is founded by ________________________________ and their holy book is the ___________.
70. Judaism was founded by ________________________________and their holy book is the ___________.
71. Christianity was founded by _____________ and their holy book is the ____________________.
72. Of the 5 major world religions we studied, ___________________, ______________________, and _________________ are monotheistic. The two that are polytheistic are _______________ and _____________.
Government
1. What is an oligarchy?
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2. Who is the head of state in a monarchy? ________________
73. What is a theocracy? Provide an example of a civilization that had a theocracy type of government. ________________________________________________________________________________________________
74. What is a dynasty? _______________________________________________________________
River Valley Civilizations
75. Many civilizations that started during ancient times sprung up and around river valleys. What did these river valleys provide to these people? _____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
76. How did the rivers of these civilizations directly influence their economies? ________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
77. What are the 5 characteristics of a civilization? (COWCAR) ________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
Quizlet Winter EOC Review
Sample EOC Questions
What will the questions look like?
Which statement shows how trade routes influenced ancient societies?
A As travel over land became easier, trade by water became unnecessary.
B As different civilizations traded goods, they also shared cultural values and beliefs.
C As trade developed, long-distance travel became safe and easy for each civilization.
D As silk grew popular, it became a common material used in clothing across civilizations.
Findings From Ancient Burial Sites:
About 8,000 life-size, terra-cotta clay soldiers were found about one mile east of the first emperor of China’s tomb.
Tombs in Egypt were found with tools, make-up, and clothing.
Source: Internet Ancient History Sourcebook, Fordham University
Based on the facts above, how were the beliefs of these societies similar?
A The rulers of ancient civilizations were buried in pyramids.
B Ancient people across civilizations did not appreciate the arts.
C The rulers of ancient civilizations appeared modest or humble in death.
D Ancient people across civilizations believed in preparing for life after death
Egyptian Myth of the Creation of the World I am he who came into being in the form of the god Khepera . . . I am the creator of everything which came into being: now the things which I created, and which came forth out of my mouth after that I had come into being myself were exceedingly many. The sky (or heaven) had not come into being, the earth did not exist, and the children of the earth, and the creeping things, had not been made at that time. I myself raised them up out of Nu . . .
Source: Trinicenter.com, translation by E.A. Wallis Budge, 1912 The Egyptians had many myths about the world.
How did these myths reflect their values and beliefs about civilization?
A They told about the past leaders of the Egyptian society.
B They told about the gods and goddesses that they worshiped.
C They told about the military battles of the past Egyptian armies.
D They told about the great pharaohs from the three great kingdoms.