World Civilizations to 1500
The first test in HST 1140 will take place about 01 February 2008. It will have five short answer, ten matching, and fifteen multiple-choice questions. Questions will be based on the following names/terms/events. To receive full credit, identification answers must include responses to the who? what? where? why?, and when? questions, and they must indicate the historical importance of the name/term/event identified. You are responsible for the assigned readings in Craig, etc., World Civilizations, the material covered in the lectures, and the notes posted on the HST 114 web site.
I. Short Answer Questions (5 questions; 25 points): Be able to
answer
Who? What? Where? Why?
and When? for each of the following terms; also
indicate the historical importance of each.
Pre-History and History
Paleolithic Lifestyle
Characteristics of Civilization
Homo Sapiens & Culture
Neolithic (Agricultural) Revolution
Urban Revolution
Process of Cultural Diffusion
Hebrew Religion & Ethical Monotheism
Persian Empire (Model of Imperial Government)
Zoroaster & Zoroastrianism
Harappan Civilization
Vedic Religion & Hinduism
Fourfold Vedic Class Structure
Four Noble Truths & Eightfold Path (Buddhism)
Pattern of Indian Civilization
Characteristics of Chinese Civilization
Achievements of the Ch'in Dynasty
Confucius (ca. 551-478 BC) & Confucianism
II. Objective Questions [10 Matching and 15 Multiple-choice] (25 questions; 75 points):
Human Migration & Land Bridges
Hunter-Gatherers
Lascaux/Altamira Caves
Stonehenge
Çatal Hüyük & Jericho
Sumer and Ziggurat
Sargon I of Akkad (ca 2400BC)
Hammurabi (ca 1792-1750BC)
Cuneiform Writing & H. Rawlinson
Epic of Gilgamesh
Theocracy & Polytheism
Sumerian Social Structure
Menes & Pharaoh
Old Kingdom & Pyramid of Khufu
Amon-Ra
Hieroglyphics & Rosetta Stone
Tutankhamen (1352-1344 BCE)
Akhenaton (1369-1353BC)
Knossos & Minoan Civilization
Semites & Indo-Europeans
Abraham and David
Pentateuch and Torah
"Chosen People" (The Hebrews)
Phoenicians
Assyria and Ninevah
Nebuchadnezzar II (605-562 BCE)
Ashurbanipal (d.626BC)
Cyrus the Great (d.529BC)
Ahura-Mazda
Mohenjo-Daro and Harappa
The Aryan Invasians (India)
Karma, Samsara, & Dharma
Sanskrit & Rig Veda
Reincarnation
Mahabharata, the Upanishads, and the
Ramayana
Brahma, Vishnu and Shiva
"Untouchables"
Siddhartha Gautama (the Buddha) (ca. 563-483 BCE)
Buddhism (Theravada & Mahayana)
Chandragupta Maurya
Asoka and "Publication" of the Laws
Gupta Empire
Panchatantra
Characteristics of the Shang Dynasty
Mandate of Heaven
Oracle Bones
Pictograph, Ideograph, and Logograph
Great Wall of China
The Chinese Silk Road
Characteristics of the Han Dynasty
Tao Te Ching and Taoism
Book of Lord Chang (Legalism)
Five Classics (Chinese Education)