Mid Unit 1 Review

2. – What word describes repeated cultural or religious practices such as ceremonies or burials in early human societies?
6. – A textbook describing life in Ancient Egypt is an example of what type of source?
7. – When an archaeologist claims that zigzag patterns on pottery show religious belief, what are they creating?
8. – What concept explains why historians once believed the pyramids were built by slaves, but new evidence shows they were built by skilled laborers?
11. – What process would you use if you wanted to explore why ancient civilizations built monuments instead of just memorizing facts?
14. QUESTION – What type of “big driving question” cannot be answered with a simple fact and requires investigation?
16. – Which type of investigator would analyze stone tools to learn how early humans hunted?
18. – Which theme of geography best explains why Mesopotamia and the Nile River Valley are both studied as “cradles of civilization”?
19. – Which theme of geography would you use if you wanted to describe both the climate and architecture of Ancient Greece?
20. POLICY – When leaders make decisions that shape laws or rules for a community, what term describes this process?

1. QUESTION – What type of question helps break down a bigger question into smaller, guiding investigations?
3. – If you wanted to explain how mountains shaped the isolation of Greek city-states, which type of social scientist would you be acting as?
4. – If historians have no written records to study, what term describes this period of time?
5. – Which theme of geography would you apply to describe Rome as being on the Italian Peninsula, south of the Alps?
9. – If you see bison painted on a cave wall and state only what you see, what skill are you practicing?
10. – In a DBQ, what do we call the statement you make that answers the compelling question and must be supported with evidence?
12. – A diary from a soldier in WWII is an example of what type of source?
13. – Which type of social scientist would you be acting as if you studied Hammurabi’s Code to understand Babylonian law?
15. – Which theme best explains how the Silk Road spread both silk and Buddhism into new regions?
17. – If you study how Mesopotamians built irrigation canals to adapt to their environment, which theme of geography are you applying?
21. – What explains why two historians might tell the story of the same war differently depending on their perspective?