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Collab World History I First Semester Midterm Review # 2

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The Qin Dynasty was overthrown by this man who led the Han Dynasty.Pyrrho
These were a class of well educated Chinese officials who worked in the government.mandarins
He sculpted the "Discus Thrower."Myron
He is known as the "Father of Medicine." He believed that natural causes were the causes of diseases and not the gods. He believed in good personal hygiene. Graduating doctors take an oath titled in his name.Hippocrates
He wrote Greek tragedies.One of his works was "Oedipus Rex."Sophocles
He was the most famous of the Grek writer of comedies.Aristophanes
He wrote a textbook about GeometryEuclid
He was considered the "Father of History." He seperated fact from legend.Herodotus
He invented the compound pulley,cylinder-screw,pulley and he discovered the concept of buoyancy and he demonstrated the principle of the lever.Archimedes
He was a historian who wrote about the Peloponnesian War. He rejected the idea that the gods played a part in human history.Thucydides
He explained everything in mathematical terms and devised the concept about the relationship of the sides of a right triangle. He has a Geometry theorem named after him.Pythagoras
He sculpted the statue of Athena located in the Parthenon in Athens.Phidias
He wrote about religion and the relationship between gods and people.Aeschylus
Candidate taking the Civil Service Examination had to master these texts.Confucian Classics
He founded Cynicism.Diogenes
He founded Skepticism.Pyrro
He founded StoicismZeno
He found EpicureanismEpicurus
These are the principles of good conduct that Confucius taught.ethics
Wudi sent him out on an expedition. He was gone for 13 years and made it all the way to Rome.Zhang Qian
He was the most influential Chinese philosopher,teaching the concepts of filial piety, reciprocity and ethics.Confucius
This philosophy taught the aim of life is to seek pleasure and avoid pain. If you limit your desires you will avoid suffering.Epicureanism
This philosophy taught that people should live simply and naturally, without regard for wealth and social status or pleasure.Cynicism
This philosophy taught that every person had some "spark' of the divine within him/her. This philosophy influenced Roman and Christian teachings.Stoicism
This philosophy taught that the earth is always changing so all knowledge is uncertain. If you accept this concept you will have a peace of mind.Pyrro
T or F: Cave paintings were discovered in Lacaux and Vallon-Pont-d' Arc in France.True
T or F: Catal Huyuk is one of the earliest villages,which was located in present day Iran.False-Turkey
T or F: Egypt is the oldest continuous civilizationFalse-Chinese
T or F: The Egyptian civilization started in the Indus River Valley.False-Nile
T or F: The Mesopotamia civilization started in the Tigris and Euphrates River Valley.True
T or F: The Huang He River Valley is home to the Chinese Civilization.True
Hammurabi was the first empire builder of Mesopotamia.False-Solon
T or F: The first Chinese dynasty was the Xia Dynasty.False-Shang
T or F: The Himalaya Mountains are northeast of India and the Hindu Kush mountains are northwest of India.True
T or F: The Hittites gave us the idea of monotheism.False-Jews
T or F: Abraham is considered to be the "father of the Israelites."True
T or F: Virgil wrote the Iliad and the Odyssey.False-Homer
T or F: Sparta was democracy.military
T or F: The Minoan civilization was located on the island of Crete.True
T or F: The Hellenistic culture is a combination of the Greek and Chinese cultures.False- Asia
T or F: The following is in the correct order of the Greek Philosophers: Socrates, Plato and Aristotle.True
T or F: During the Han Dynasty the second ranking family member was the first or oldest son.True
T or F: The Civil Service in China was open to all free males.False-wealthy and educated


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