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Western Civ HIS1113Exam Questions and
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Define "HISTORY" - Answer: Written study of people, places and events
The written study of people, places and events is the definition of - Answer: History
Through the study of history, hopefully we may be able to learn from out mistakes and be able to -
Answer: Predict the Future
There are four ways how to think about WESTERN - Answer: 1. Place (hemisphere)
2. Traditions (Anything relating to Greek/Roman traditions)
3. Religion (Anything relating to the Judeo-Christianity religion)
4. Most things related to European and US culture and history
The complex organization of society is the definition of - Answer: Civilization
The definition of CIVILIZATION is - Answer: The complex organization of society
List the five components of CIVILIZATION - Answer: 1. Cities/towns (People living/working together)
2. Rules/laws (government/religion)
3. Agriculture (Tends to settle people down)
4. Metallurgy
,5. Writing
When did CIVILIZATION begin? - Answer: Scholars theorize that civilization began about 6,000 years ago
Scholars theorize that civilization began about - Answer: 6,000 years ago
Where did CIVILIZATIONS begin? - Answer: Four Major River-Valleys around the world
There are four major river-valleys where civilizations began. The EASTERN river-valleys were: - Answer:
1. Pakistan
2. China
There are four major river-valleys where civilizations began.
The WESTERN river-valleys were: - Answer: 1. Mesopotamia
2. Egypt
The Cultural Hearths of our civilization are - Answer: 1. Mesopotamia
2. Egypt
Mesopotamia and Egypt are our - Answer: Cultural Hearths
Why did civilization emerge in the four river-valleys? - Answer: 1. Fresh Water
2. Rivers provide fertile soil for agriculture
3. Tolerable Climate
The importance of fresh water provides four basic needs: - Answer: 1. Drinking/Bathing
2. Irrigation
3. Watering animals
4. Transportation
, How were rivers helpful to agriculture - Answer: Rivers provide fertile soil for agriculture
The mountains of Greece are geologically - Answer: Young
Topography is defined as the - Answer: Lay of the Land
The topography of Greece is - Answer: Hilly/Mountainous (in between are valleys)
Greeks begin to colonize the smaller islands and inhabit - Answer: Asia Minor
List the three areas that make up Greece - Answer: 1. Mainland
2. Peloponnesus
3. Asia Minor
Ancient Greece is located on the boarder of ___ and ___ - Answer: Asia and Africa
The mountains of ancient Greece are tall, sharp with jagged peaks. They are also known as active
meaning - Answer: Earthquake Zone
How do mountains affect people? - Answer: Isolate/Cut off people making them untrusting of one
another
The climate of ancient Greece is known as - Answer: Mediterranean Climate
The Precipitation/Temperature Regime of the Mediterranean Climate is - Answer: 1. Long, hot, dry
summers
2. Shorter, milder, damper winters
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