World History Mid-Term Exam (Ch. 3 -22) Mr. Halliday Choose the letter of the best answer. (1 point each) ____ 1. Buddhism spread across Asia mostly as a result of A. trade. B. conquest. C. missionary efforts. D. pilgrimages by the faithful. ____ 2. A Phoenician contribution that people still benefit from today was A. the introduction of Indo-Aryan languages to C. the invention of the phonetic alphabet. Europe. B. the invention of the sail. D. the invention of the labyrinth. ____ 3. Monotheism
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History Reviewer Unit I History- is the study of human past. - Study of origins‚ beginnings‚ changes in the humans and the environment in which they lived Lesson 1 The Origin of the Earth 18th century- 1700-1799 James Hutton- geologist who asserted that the Earth is in existence for quite a long period of time. Geologists- study the Earth‚ the Earth’s crust‚ rocks‚ as well as plant and animal remains. Geologic time scale- formulation of various events that transpired million
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Chapter 4 Big Picture Questions 1. What common features can you identify in the empires described in this chapter? • All empires controlled large areas and populations. • All empires were brought together by conquest and funded in part by extracting wealth from conquered peoples. • All empires stimulated the exchange of ideas‚ cultures‚ and values among the peoples they conquered. • All empires sought to foster an imperial identity that transcended more local identities and loyalties. • All
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1. A. Cape of Good Hope is on the Southern part of Africa B. East Indians is to the eastern part of the world C. The West Indies is to the south eastern of North America‚ and to the west northern part to the south America. D. Europe is to the north E. The Incan Empire is to the west southern part of the world. 2. A. Balboa sailed for Spain. B. Carter sailed for France to Asia. C. Cabot explored the canadian coast line. D. Da
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of Egypt. Before the dams‚ the Nile River flooded every year during late summer. These floods brought high water and natural nutrients and minerals that annually enriched the fertile soil; this had made the Nile valley perfect for farming since ancient times. The floods were unpredictable and often wiped out crops causing famine across the land. As Egypt’s population increased and conditions changed‚ both a desire and ability developed to control the floods. With the storage provided by the Aswan
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Javier I Torres August‚ 27‚ 2009 World History AP Salt A world history 1. Mark Kurlansky is trying to prove to people that salt has made a difference in the world. Salt changed the world by Human survival‚ world trade and peoples curiosity of salt. I know this because the author has mentioned this several times throughout the book. 2. Yes‚ the author proved his argument about salt and how it has affected the world. 3. No‚ because if it was biased there has to be something that is biased
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The History of the British Isles. Around 3000 years BC many parts of Europe including the British Isles‚ were inhabited by a people called the Iberians. Some of their descendants are still found in the North of Spain (the Iberia Peninsula). We don’t know much about these early people. We can learn something from there skeletons‚ their weapons. The Iberians used stone weapons and tools. During the period from the 6th to the 3rd century BC‚ a people called Celts‚ spread across Europe from the East
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The Mayan Empire‚ Why it Was the Greatest The Mayan empire was a very successful empire lasting about 3000 years. During that reign they had several achievements such as‚ the Mayan Calendar and the Mayan languages. The Mayan civilization was a greater civilization than the Incas and the Aztecs because of their accomplishments and discover in astronomy‚ math‚ and writing were far greater than the Inca and the Aztec civilizations. To add to that their architecture was more renowned and larger than
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Nichols HIS 140 – A History of Humanity Essay 1 World History in Context‚ written by David Christian (2003)‚ questions the context of world history as well as the complexity of human history and the societies with which they live. In Christian’s article he argues that looking at world history in its global context‚ rather than one specific moment in history‚ is the way it is intended to be interpreted and allows historians to recognize reoccurring patterns and themes. World history is meant to be
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org/education/curriculum_connections/Doctrine_of_Discovery.asp (accessed 01 19‚ 2011). Walling‚ Richard S. Nimham ’s Indian Company of 1778. http://www.americanrevolution.org/ind2.html (accessed 01 18‚ 2011). Washburn‚ Wilcomb E.‚ and Robert Marshall Utley. The American Heritage History of the Indian Wars . New York: American Heritage Pubishing Company‚ 1977.
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