BRCC HISTORY CIVILIZATION STUDY GUIDE TO MID
TERM
Tools - Answers-Anthropologist designate early human cultures as Paleolithic, Neolithic,
Bronze, and Iron , on the basis of which feature?
Homo Erectus - Answers-Which hominid was the first to walk fully upright?
They had larger brain size - Answers-How were homo sapiens different from other
hominids?
TRUE - Answers-MtDNA tells us the homo sapiens outside of Africa have a closer
genetic make up then those inside of Africa
Harappan - Answers-What is the name of the earliest civilization in the Indus Valley ?
Minoan Civilization - Answers-What was the name is the first civilization on the island of
Crete that can be identified with ancient Greece?
The rugged, mountainous territory tended to discourage large untied government -
Answers-Why were there no large empires in ancient Greece?
The small council that led to the government - Answers-In Greek world ,what did "polis"
mean?
They were peasants who were forced to supply grain to Sparta - Answers-What was the
role of the helots in Sparta
The need to be strong gave women a lot of freedom - Answers-Which statement best
reflects the role of women in Sparta?
Zeus - Answers-In Greek religion, who was the God of gods?
TRUE - Answers-The Athenians initially formed the Delian League as a defense against
Persia, but then came to dominated the League and ultimately create its own empire.
Pericles - Answers-Who was the leader of Athens during it golden age?
It feared Athenian growing power - Answers-Why did Sparta begin the Peloponnesian
War ?
Constant Questioning - Answers-What thought is most closely associated with
Socrates?
TERM
Tools - Answers-Anthropologist designate early human cultures as Paleolithic, Neolithic,
Bronze, and Iron , on the basis of which feature?
Homo Erectus - Answers-Which hominid was the first to walk fully upright?
They had larger brain size - Answers-How were homo sapiens different from other
hominids?
TRUE - Answers-MtDNA tells us the homo sapiens outside of Africa have a closer
genetic make up then those inside of Africa
Harappan - Answers-What is the name of the earliest civilization in the Indus Valley ?
Minoan Civilization - Answers-What was the name is the first civilization on the island of
Crete that can be identified with ancient Greece?
The rugged, mountainous territory tended to discourage large untied government -
Answers-Why were there no large empires in ancient Greece?
The small council that led to the government - Answers-In Greek world ,what did "polis"
mean?
They were peasants who were forced to supply grain to Sparta - Answers-What was the
role of the helots in Sparta
The need to be strong gave women a lot of freedom - Answers-Which statement best
reflects the role of women in Sparta?
Zeus - Answers-In Greek religion, who was the God of gods?
TRUE - Answers-The Athenians initially formed the Delian League as a defense against
Persia, but then came to dominated the League and ultimately create its own empire.
Pericles - Answers-Who was the leader of Athens during it golden age?
It feared Athenian growing power - Answers-Why did Sparta begin the Peloponnesian
War ?
Constant Questioning - Answers-What thought is most closely associated with
Socrates?
