Montgomery College

History 186 Review Sheet for Exam I

 

Make sure to bring a “blue book” (available at the campus bookstore) with you to class on the day of the exam.  No make-ups will be given without my prior approval.

The exam will consist of:

1 map portion (10 points) on which you may be asked to locate any of the following items (relevant maps can be found on pp. 10, 20, 36, 58, 62, 69, 124, and 130):

Mesopotamia        Fertile Crescent        Mediterranean Sea     Nile River        Sumer        Babylon    Persepolis    Jerusalem      
Indus River        Yangze River     Yellow River       Athens        Sparta        Alexandria        Rome        Byzantium   

 

4 term identifications (Choose 4 out of 10 options, 10 points each)

1 essay (Choose 1 out of 2 options, 50 points)

 

For the IDs, identify the term as completely as possible, making sure to discuss what it is, the approximate time frame, and, above all, its significance. 

 

For the essay, make sure to answer the entire question, using as much detail as you can, and referring to primary sources which we have read or discussed in class if possible.

 

No make-ups will be given without my prior approval.

Good Luck!

 

For the exam, you should be able to discuss the following civilizations, how they arose, and how they changed over time.  Consult your readings and notes for details on their political organization, social structure, economic life, culture, and religion.  Be ready to compare and contrast the various features of each:

 

The Sumerians, and other early civilization in ancient Mesopotamia (Akkadians, Old Babylonians, Neo-Babylonians)

The Egyptians

The Assyrians

The Persians

The Israelites

The Indians

The Chinese


 

 

Mesopotamia

 

3 Elements of Civilization          Fertile Crescent            Bronze Age      Sumer   Cuneiform

ziggurats           Sumerian religion          Sargon Akkadians        Amorites          Hammurabi

Indo-Europeans            Kassites           Iron Age           Hittites              Assyrians   

Assyrian religion                       Neo-Babylonians          Persians            Cyrus

Zoroastrianism

 

Egypt

 

Pharaohs          Ma’at               Egyptian religion           Hieroglyphics

Archaic Era      Old Kingdom               Middle Kingdom          New Kingdom 

Pyramids          Akhenaten        Hyksos

 

The Ancient Israelites

Hebrew Bible(Tanakh) Torah(Pentateuch)        Creation narrative        

Flood narrative Saul       David       Solomon       Jeroboam      

First Temple       Jerusalem       Judah Israel       Babylonian Exile       Second Temple      

Documentary Hypothesis          J,E, P and D       messianism

 

India

 

Indus River Civilization  Aryans             The Vedas        Caste System   Hinduism

Atman             karma              dharma            Buddhism         the Buddha

Four Noble Truths        nirvana            Mauryan Empire           Chandragupta

Pataliputra        Ashoka

 

China

 

Shang Dynasty  Zhou Dynasty               Warring States Era       Qin Dynasty

Shi Huang Di                Han Dynasty                 Confucianism                “mandate of heaven”

Taoism