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Where were ancient civilizations? - ANS based in fertile river valleys. Keep these rivers (and their ancient civilizations in mind: Tigris and Euphrates, Nile, Yellow River, Indus) Tigris and Euphrates Rivers - ANS Sumer, Babylon, Assyria Nile River - ANS Pharaoh Menes's Egyptian empire Yellow River - ANS Shang and Zhou Dynasties Indus River - ANS Ancient Indian civilization The Sumerians created the... - ANS first great civilization in Mesopotamia; they invented writing (cuneiform) and their most powerful city-state was Ur. What was the first writing ever invented called? - ANS cuneiform - invented by the Sumerians Who was the Egyptian Pharaoh that unified the regions along the Nile to create the Egyptian Empire? - ANS Menes What was the capital of the Egyptian Empire? - ANS Memphis What are the dates of the China's Shang Dynasty? - ANS 1750-1040 BC What was the Shang Dynasty know for? - ANS Metalwork and early written Chinese What is the earliest known example of written law? - ANS The code of Hammurabi (1700 BC) What religion promoted ideas that still influence our modern day sense of justice, morality, and ethics? - ANS Judaism What civilization passed down ideas of basic concepts of democracy and national citizenship? - ANS Greek and Roman These civilizations left a lasting legacy in the arts and sciences - ANS Greek and Roman What is Julius Caesar know for? - ANS Winning the Roman Civil War and making himself dictator for life. He set the stage for the Roman Empire. Who was the 1st Roman Emperor? - ANS Octavian, Julius Caesar's heir and nephew. He expanded the empire significantly.
Who is Octavian also known as? - ANS Augustus Caesar The Maya, Inca and Aztec each created advanced civilizations in what areas? - ANS Mexico, central, and South America What was the Renaissance? - ANS a cultural movement that began in Italy in the 14th century. It marked the transition point between the Middle Ages and the Modern era What was the Reformation? - ANS a revolt against the all-powerful Catholic Church. What was the Reformation touched off by? - ANS Martin Luther, a German priest, who disagreed with church doctrine (Catholic Church). he nailed his 95-Theses to the door of the church on October 31, 1517 What was the Age of Exploration? - ANS It defines an era when European powers began finding ways to reach new parts of the globe, mostly in an attempt to discover new trade routes. What was the age of enlightenment - ANS an intellectual movement of the 17th and 18th centuries that placed a premium on humans and their reason. When and where did the Industrial Revolution originate? - ANS In Great Britain in the late 18th century What was the Zimmerman telegram? - ANS Telegraph from Germany to Mexico, intercepted, and decoded by the British. It spurned the US decision to join World War I. How did Hitler violate the Molotov-Ribbentrop pact? - ANS By invading the Soviet Union in 1941 What were the WWII Axis powers? - ANS Germany, Italy, and Japan Which Renaissance artist and inventor drew the Vitruvian Man? - ANS Leonardo Da Vinci Which conquistador vanquished the Aztec Empire? - ANS Hernan Cortes Who were 2 of the Enlightenment movement's leading thinkers? - ANS John Locke (1602-1704) and Jean-Jacques Rousseau (1712 - 1778) What was John Locke known for? - ANS He believed that the senses were the ultimate arbiter of truth - known as empiricism, a cornerstone of Enlightenment thinking. His ideas about government greatly influenced the American Revolution. He believed political power could only be derived from the consent of the governed. He was an English philosopher.
Which Renaissance artist and inventor drew the Vitruvian Man? - ANS One of history's most famous artists, Leonardo da Vinci was a painter, inventor, and much more. His Vitruvian Man is a study of human anatomy based on the ideas of Roman architect Vitruvius. Da Vinci lived between 1452 and 1519. The November Criminals were - ANS German politicians who were scapegoats for Germany's defeat in World War I. Germany was left in dire straits after World War I, and many Germans thought that their leaders had surrendered too soon. These leaders were dubbed "November Criminals" and were used as symbols of German disloyalty and treason by the Nazis in their nationalist propaganda. The transition from pictographs to cuneiform was an important development in which culture? - ANS The Sumerians were an early Mesopotamian culture and are credited with having the oldest known language. What was the religious structure of Mesoamerica before The Age of Exploration? - ANS Polytheistic. Catholicism did not reach Mesoamerica until The Age of Exploration. Religion in the area before that time revolved around multiple gods. What shift in power came about with Russia's October Revolution in 1917? - ANS From tsarist kingdom to communist state. The October Revolution, also known as the Bolshevik What event precipitated United States involvement in World War II? - ANS The Japanese bombing of Pearl Harbor. Though World War II had been raging for years, the United States didn't enter the conflict until the Japanese surprise attack on the naval base in Hawaii. Which of the following is an important idea in the works of Jean-Jacques Rousseau? - ANS Governmental power comes from the consent of the governed. He (1712-1778) believed that the will of the people should provide the government with power. He also believed in a social contract where "each of us places his person and authority under the supreme direction of the general will, and the group receives each individual as an indivisible part of the whole." September of 476 is typically used as the date that marks... - ANS the fall of the Roman Empire. When Constantine moved the empire's capital east to Nova Roma (Constantinople), Rome was diminished in importance and finally fell to invaders at that time. What does Mesopotamia mean? - ANS The land between two rivers. The sale of indulgences by Church officials was an impetus for - ANS The reformation. Martin Luther's disagreement over the sale of indulgences (a certificate that absolved
individuals of the temporal penalties of the sins they had confessed) led him to produce his 95 Theses, which was the seed of The Reformation. What was a determining factor in where the first civilizations were located? - ANS Location—proximity to rivers. Being close to water, especially rivers, was of paramount importance to the success of early civilizations. In addition to water, rivers that flooded with created rich soil that produced bountiful crops. What does city-states mean? - ANS Cities ruled by a sovereign priest or King. What are some of the major city-states? - ANS Lagash, Uruk, Ur, Kish, and Nippur. What is the worlds first known city? - ANS Jericho, having been settled as far back as 8000 BC The Sumerian culture was succeeded by what? - ANS Mesopotamian civilizations, including the Hittites, the Akkadians, and the Assyrians. In the early 1300s the Aztecs established their capital city named ----- - ANS Tenochtitlan, built on the site of modern-day Mexico City. The Aztecs had a distinct---- - ANS Class system, schools, and a complex religion. In what geographic area were the Maya? - ANS Southern Mexico and northern Central America Where was the Incan Empire located? - ANS Along the west coast of South America What systems did the Incas Develop? - ANS A civil service system and they also maintained a basic federalist system of government. How did the Incas and Aztecs meet their doom? - ANS The Spanish Conquistadors