World History 1 SOL Review
"Black Death"; spread by Mongols, rats, and fleas; killed 1/3 of Europe's population; lasted 3-4
years; decline of population; scarcity of labor; towns freed from feudalism; church influence
declined; disruption of trade - questions and answers-Bubonic Plague
"Rebirth"; begins in Italy; extra wealth allows patrons to pay artists; began Humanism; printing
press invented - questions and answers-Renaissance
"Son of God"; "Savior"; founder of Christianity - questions and answers-Jesus
(man of skill) first to make stone tools - questions and answers-Homo Habilis
(upright man) first to use fire; create spoken language - questions and answers-Homo Erectus
(wise man) first to create many tools; cave art - questions and answers-Homo Sapiens
50 BCE - 476 CE; huge, all of Mediterranean Basin; absolute ruler; patricians and plebeians;
army less loyal; civil wars; weak leaders; invasions - questions and answers-Roman Empire
500 BCE - 50 CE; small, Italian peninsula; representative democracy; Senate, Consuls,
Assemblies, Tribunes; patricians and plebeians; income gap; 1/3 people lost land; inflation; civil
war - questions and answers-Roman Republic
500 BCE; India; founded by Siddhartha Gautama "Buddha"; Perfection of Wisdom Sutra is holy
text; NO caste system; 4 Noble Truths + Eightfold Path = nirvana - questions and
answers-Buddhism
Abraham was founder; monotheistic; followed the 10 Commandments; Torah was their holy text;
worshipped in temple/synagogue; still waiting for messiah; did not believe Jesus was Savior -
questions and answers-Judaism
Ali party; leaders are blood related to Muhammad; minority of Muslims - questions and
answers-Shi'te
alliances with Athens - questions and answers-Delain League
alliances with Sparta - questions and answers-Peloponnesian League
ally then rival of Octavian; married Egyptian Queen Cleopatra - questions and answers-Marc
Antony
, along Ganges River; Asoka converts to Buddhism; tolerant - questions and answers-Mauryan
Empire
along Indus River; natural barriers protect it; strong central government; advanced city-planning
and sewer system; little written records; caste system - questions and answers-Indus Vally
Andes Mountains in South America; Machu Picchu and Cuzco were major cities; emperor with
governors; based on farming and trade; polytheistic with human sacrifices; terraced farming;
built complex road system; empire was huge and diverse - questions and answers-Inca
artist in Renaissance; painted "The Mona Lisa" which is an individual woman; painted "The Last
Supper" which is the last supper of Jesus and his apostles - questions and answers-Da Vinci
Athens becomes very powerful; Greek culture thrives and influences Western society -
questions and answers-Outcome of Persian War
Battles of Marathon, Thermopylae, Salamis; Greeks won (they were outnumbered) - questions
and answers-Key Events of Persian War
belief in more than one god; Egyptians, Sumerians, Chinese, Aryans, Hindus, Buddhists,
Greeks, Romans - questions and answers-Polytheism
belief in only one God; Jews, Christians, Muslims - questions and answers-Monotheism
below Egypt; used Nile; used iron - questions and answers-Kush
bound to the land; laborer; lord provided housing - questions and answers-Serf
bridge-like structure that carried water from country to cities - questions and answers-Aqueducts
brutal warriors with sophisticated military; merciless conquerors; great builders - questions and
answers-Assyria
built Great Wall of China to keep out Mongols (Qin Shi Huangdi); Legalist - questions and
answers-Qin
burial tombs for pharaohs and their bodies were mummified - questions and answers-Egyptian
Pyramids
centered around Huang He River; large population; isolated - questions and answers-Ancient
China
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