End of Course (May 26th, Thursday) and Final Exam (June 3rd, Friday)

Students have already received many study guides for the End of Course District exam. I will put some on the blog, but I've given out copius copies already. There is some memorization for the EOC, however, the test will probably be questions of a higher level. I am hopeful that the study guides will help students reconnect to the topics that will be tested.

Study Guide #1 for the End of Course Exam DO NOT LOSE THIS PAPER!!!!!!!!!
Turn each statement into a question. Be able to answer from MEMORY.
1. In the Old Stone Age, people got food by hunting and gathering plants.
2. The New Stone Age was when people started farming.
3. During the time referred to as prehistory, people developed the use of fire.
4. Prehistory is the time before writing was invented.
5. The first writing appeared in Mesopotamia.
6. Each city-state in Mesopotamia had its own government.
7. Hammurabi’s Code was unique because it was a written code of laws.
8. Israelites were unique because they worshipped only one god.
9. Babylonians and Israelites both had a code of laws.
10. Civilization grew around the Nile because flooding provided rich, fertile soil.
11. The Pharaohs ruled absolutely over all Egyptians.
12. The Egyptians use religion to explain the unknown.
13. Because of Nubian’s location between Egypt and Africa, it became a great trading center.
14. The first farms in China started alongside rivers.
15. Geographic barriers such as mountains and seas kept China isolated from the rest of the world.
16. Shi Huangdi, China’s first emperor, built the Great Wall of China.
17. Answer a timeline question with B.C. (before Christ) and A.D. (anno Domini, Latin, meaning in the year of our lord) dates dealing with the such as first rice crops and other dates such as the invention of bronze, etc. (Remember, B.C. time is plotted backwards: 6000BC occurred before 3000BC.)
18. The Hindu religion is different than other religions because it had more than one founder (creator.)
19. When (invading) Aryan and Indian cultures met, the Hinduism religion was formed.
20. Confucius thought that if people showed respect towards the family, they would also show respect in society.
21. Buddhism teaches that you could achieve happiness by giving up your selfish ways.
22. Ancient civilizations in Egypt, China, and India and other places all started by rivers.
23. Asoka was considered a great leader because he was concerned about his people's spiritual and moral life. He built the greatest empire India had ever seen.
24. One of the greatest achievements of Menes was the uniting of Upper and Lower Egypt.
25. The Iliad and the Odyssey were written about Troy and credited to Homer.
26. Pericles ruled Athens during its Golden Age.
27. Greek philosophers used logic to explain natural events.
28. Alexander the Great, King of Macedonia, conquered Greece, Persia, Egypt and many other locations around the Mediterranean, spreading Greek ideas and culture.
29. Alexander the Great liked to name cities after himself, like Alexandria.
30. Spartans were known to be very warlike and strict.
31. Rome's geography included 7 hills, fertile soil and a river running through it.
32. Roman citizens elected leaders to make laws, forming the Roman Republic.
33. Because the plebeians were so angry, the plebeians gave in and created The Laws of the Twelve Tables: a written code that applied to all citizens.
34. Caesar Augustus was best known for ending civil war and beginning 200 years of peace.
35. Because of Rome’s size, it was hard to defend, and was split in two. The new capital was Byzantium.
36. Constantine, a Roman emperor, provided freedom of religion across the empire.
37. The Roman Empire fell for many reasons: weak and corrupt rulers, it got too big to govern, there were serious economic problems, and many other reasons.
Study Guide #2 for the End of Course Exam DO NOT LOSE THIS PAPER!!!!!!!!!
38. Rome’s culture was based on Greek culture. (Without Greece, there would be no Rome.)
39. Both the Greek Republic, and later the Roman Republic (before dictators or Caesars) form the foundation of what we consider democracy.
40. The census was the official count of people in Rome.
41. Registering at the census was the only way to claim citizenship.
42. When wheat shipments were low, the Romans would entertain the people in the Coliseum to keep them from rioting.
43. Slavery was common in Rome; almost every wealthy household had slaves.
44. The Romans conquered the homeland of the Christians: Judea.
45. Christianity, however, spread throughout the Roman Empire.
46. Paul, a Roman citizen, became a Christian, and spread the message of Jesus as the messiah, throughout the Roman Empire.
47. Because Christians refused to worship Roman gods, the Romans began to persecute them.
48. Constantine stopped the persecution of the Christians and moved the capital of the Roman Empire to Byzantium, which was renamed Constantinople.
49. Justinian was one of the greatest Byzantine emperors.
50. Justinian is famous for taking the rules of the Roman Empire and re-writing them; this set of laws is called Justinian’s Code.
51. Justinian’s Code is the foundation for the legal systems of most modern European countries.
52. Remember that “the capital of Rome” moved to Byzantium, and was renamed Constantinople. The Roman Empire near the original Rome was declining.
53. Africa is a huge continent with many geographical settings: the Sahara (the largest desert in the world,) the tropical rainforests near the equator, and the savannas-grassy areas scattered with trees and bushes.
54. More than 2000 years ago, the Bantu-speaking people of West Africa began migrating across central and southern Africa, carrying their culture with them.
55. Powerful West African kingdoms included Ghana, Mali, and Songhai.
56. Gold and salt were valuable trade items in West Africa.
57. Kilwa and Aksum were valuable trading centers along the coast of East Africa.
58. King Ezana, of Aksum, learned about Christianity and made it the official religion of his kingdom in Ethiopia.
59. Swahili, a Bantu language with Arabic words, is spoken along the East African coast.
60. The Olmec were a people who thrived in Central America.
61. The Aztecs lived in the Valley of Mexico. They were polytheistic and worshipped many gods.
62. The Mayans lived in Central America. They are known for their slash and burn farming techniques. Eventually, the land became infertile, and this is possibly why the empire collapsed.
63. The Mayans used their own form of hieroglyphics.
64. The Incan civilization was in the Andes Mountains in modern day Peru.
65. The Inca people farmed on the mountainsides by cutting terraces or step-like ledges into the mountains.