**World History 8 Cumulative (Mid Term) Study Guide**
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**Part I: Vocabulary - Chapters 1-3**
1. Old Stone Age (Paleolithic) - A. Middle Stone Age
2. Middle Stone Age (Mesolithic) - B. Walking on two legs
3. _______ Domesticate - C. NOT hunting and gathering
4. _______ Bipedal - D. Distant relatives
5. Movement Of The People (Migrate) - E. New Stone Age
6. Big Stone (Megalith) - F. Make useful for our needs
7. New Stone Age (Neolithic) - G. Similar to us
8. _______ Ancestor - H. Old Stone Age
9. _______ Agriculture - I. Movement of the people
10. ______ Hominid - J. Big Stone
11. ______ Ziggurat - K. Bringing water to crops
12. ______ Cuneiform - L. Fertile and flat
13. Many Lands Under One (Empire) - M. Many gods
14. ______ Irrigation - N. Flat topped pyramid
15. ______ Scribe - O. Long poem
16. Fertile And Flat (Silt) - P. No water, big trouble
17. Long Poem (Epic) - Q. Many lands under one ruler
18. ______ Polytheism - R. One god
19. ______ Monotheism - S. Mesopotamian writing with wedges
20. ______ Drought - T. Writer, high on hierarchy
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**Part II: Vocabulary - Chapters 4, 5, & 8**
1. _______ Pharaoh - A. Ruling Family
2. _______ Papyrus - B. Long pole with a Bucket
3. _______ Hieroglyphics - C. Pounded Reeds
4. _______ Dynasty - D. Monolith with pyramid on top
5. _______ Cataracts - E. White Water Rapids
6. _______ Basins - F. Preserving
7. _______ Shadoof - G. “God on Earth”
8. _______ Obelisk - H. Writes and records
9. _______ Embalming - I. Irrigation Ditches
10. ______ Scribe - J. Pictographs
11. _______ Diaspora - K. Movement of the people
12. _______ Monotheism - L. Jewish house of worship
13. _______ Famine - M. Holy Day / Day of Rest
14. _______ Zealots - N. Drought and starvation
15. _______ Exodus - O. Day of Atonement
16. _______ Synagogue - P. Scattering, dispersion
17. _______ Torah - Q. 613 Laws in the Torah
18. _______ Mosaic Law - R. Uncompromisingly enthusiastic
19. _______ Yom Kippur - S. Belief in ONE GOD
20. ______ Sabbath - T. Jewish Holy Book- the LAW
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**Part III: People**
1. _______ Sargon - A. Built First Empire
2. _______ Hammurabi - B. Epic Hero
3. _______ Nebuchadnezzar - C. Lived in Southern Mesopotamia
4. _______ Gilgamesh - D. Rebuilt Babylon
5. _______ Sumerians - E. Known for his LAWS
6. _______ Hatshepsut - F. Conqueror
7. _______ Ramses II - G. Female Pharaoh- trade and built
8. _______ Khufu - H. Unified Egypt
9. _______ Menes (Narmer) - I. Drove out the Hyksos
10. ______ Ahmos of Thebes - J. They are his pyramids
11. _______ David - K. Judge / Military Leader
12. _______ Moses - L. Led the Exodus
13. _______ Abraham - M. Made Covenant with God
14. _______ Deborah - N. Built Temple in Jerusalem
15. _______ Solomon - O. King of Israel
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**Part IV: Places**
1. _______ Mesopotamia - A. Touches Persian Gulf and Mediterranean
2. _______ Babylon - B. Large Ancient Library
3. _______ Fertile Crescent - C. Between Tigris and Euphrates
4. _______ Nineveh - D. Hanging Gardens
5. _______ Uruk - E. Walled City
6. _______ Delta - F. Old Capital
7. _______ Nile River - G. Fans out into Mediterranean
8. _______ Memphis - H. Can’t live here- Death
9. _______ Thebes - I. New Capital
10. ______ Sahara Desert - J. Longest River on Earth
11. _______ Jerusalem - K. Israelites Enslaved
12. _______ Babylon - L. Capital of Judah
13. _______ Egypt - M. Walls came crumbling down
14. _______ Mt. Sinai - N. Moses received 10 Commandments
15. _______ Jericho - O. Israelites Exiled
