1^st Exam-Fall 1999

World Civ. I Review Sheet

Identifications (6 points each)

Each student will answer five identifications chosen from a list of ten. The ten choices will come from the list below and be chosen by the instructor. As you answer the identifications keep in mind the questions who, what, when, why, where and the significance.

Hammurabi Exodus Persepolis

Cuneiform Hanging Gardens Polis

Homer Rosetta Stone Aristotle

Minotaur Ziggurats Helen of Troy

Epic of Gilgamesh Ramses II Royal Road

Essays (35 points each)

Each student will answer two essay questions from a choice of four. The four will come from the list below and be chosen by the instructor. Be sure to answer in detail. Give examples and illustrations, define terms as needed to be complete in your answers.

1. Explain some of the key changes that had to occur as a people moved from a nomadic existence to a more settled culture. Do not just list but explain the changes.
2. Who was Cyrus the Great and what was his philosophy toward ruling an empire? How did his view differ from the Assyrians and did it have different results?
3. Explain the Egyptians fascination with immortality. How did this affect their daily lives?
4. Examine the differences in lifestyle between the two city-states Athens and Sparta. Be sure to give specific examples and illustrations.
5. Explain the importance of water to the early civilizations we have discussed. Why is it so significant and how did it affect people's daily lives?
6. Who were the Nubians and what role did they play in the development of the early world?