Name: Period: World History 8
Cumulative (Mid Term) Study Guide
Part I Vocab - Chs. 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

Part II Vocab - Ch. 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.synogogue 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

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

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