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MidtermExam Review #1 2013

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T or F: The Minonan religion was matriarchal meaning motherly and the majority of their deities were female.True
T or F: Alexander was tutored by the great Greek philosopher Socrates.False
T or F: The Greeks practice monotheism as their form of religion.False
The Period of Scientific and Cultural advancement in Greece was called the "Golden Age."True
The Minotaur was slain by the Greek warrior Achilles.True
The Greeks humanized their gods giving them human form and the behavior of humans.True
The Parthenon built on the acropolis, is the temple of the goddess Athena, built in the city of Sparta.False
Every person that lived in Athens was considered a citizen and could propose and vote on laws.True
The Seasonal winds that affect the climate of the Indian Subcontinent bringing heavy rains in the summer.monsoons
"Skillfull Man" or "Man with Ability" made stools from sticks and stones.Homo Habilis
The Mesopotamia was located between these two rivers.Tigris and Euphrates
The belief in many gods is known as....polytheism
Traders who lived in Canaan who spread their culture through trade.phoenicians
The style of art and its related culture developed by the Greeks and later passed to the Romans is called...classical
Early humans or human like creatures.hominids
The natural religion of India.hinduism
Freedom from suffering,release from all desires.Nirvana
This Sea was located east of Greece.Aegean
The Sumerian form of writing based on wedge shaped figures is known as.....Cunieform
A river located in the Northeast India.Brahamputra
The Head goddess of the people on Crete;She was responsible for the birth and the growth of all living things.Earth Mother
This advanced civilization was founded along the world's longest river in North Africa.Egyptian
B.C. MeansBefore Christ
Which empire helped spread Buddhism to China?Mauryan Empire
Legendary and traditional stories that a society used to explain some event.myth
An old master teacher he did not believe in social structure.Laozi
Area settled by the Philistines.Palestine
This period of early man dating from 2 million when man made tools from stone.Stone Age
A collection of folk tales that presented moral lessons through animals that acted like humans. These stories would late spread into the middle East and the West.Panchatantra
This was located at the southern end of the Balkan PeninsulaGreece
This is also known as the Yellow River, the Early Chinese Civilization began here in 5,000 B.C.Huang He
A civilization involved in trade between Mesopotamia and Egypt around 1500 B.C.Arameans
This civilization was closely related to the Greeks and EgyptiansMinoan
This period began when man started to keep written records.Historic Period
The digging and searching of artifacts left by early humans.Anthropology
The idea that animals have to adapt to their environment or they will be extinct.natural selection
The area settled by the Phoenicians located between Syria and Egypt.Canaan
A maze beneath King Minos palace where the Minotaur lived..Labyrinth
The first civilization in Mesopotamia dating back to 3,500 B.C. it was an advanced society.Sumerian
"Thinking Man" the species of modern man developed the ability to reason and think.Homo Sapien
The Egyptian form of writing using pictures to express ideas or phrases was called........Hieroglyphics
The spoken language of the Aryans which evolved into a written languageSanskrit
Wife of the Mycenaean King who was kidnapped by Paris.Helen
The longest river in the world that begins in Central Africa and runs to the Mediterranean SeaNile
The belief in one god is called...Monotheism
He was the King of Crete in 2000 B.C.Minos
The largest Phoenician city located on the east coast of the Mediterranean Sea.Tyre
The four major social classes of Aryan society were called....Varna
A mythical figure which had the body of a man, teeth of a lion, head of a bull.Minotaur
English Naturalist who developed the Theory of Evolution.Charles Darwin


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