Global Studies 9 Midterm
Review Sheet
Directions: Complete the following review sheet on a separate sheet of paper. The topics covered on this
sheet will help you study for your midterm exam.
Geography
Define the following terms and give one example:
Archipelago__________________________________________________________________________________________
Monsoons____________________________________________________________________________________________
Permafrost___________________________________________________________________________________________
Mountains___________________________________________________________________________________________
Deserts_______________________________________________________________________________________________
Desertification_______________________________________________________________________________________
Deforestation________________________________________________________________________________________
Plains_________________________________________________________________________________________________
Natural resources___________________________________________________________________________________
Strategic waterways________________________________________________________________________________
Key Terms
What is cultural diffusion?__________________________________________________________________________
Define ethnocentrism._______________________________________________________________________________
What is monotheism?_______________________________________________________________________________
What is polytheism?_________________________________________________________________________________
Define interdependence?____________________________________________________________________________
What is the difference between rural and urban?________________________________________________
Define urbanization.________________________________________________________________________________
How could urbanization affect an area?___________________________________________________
What does an economist/archeologist/historian do?_____________________________________________
Define scarcity_______________________________________________________________________________________
What is absolute and relative location? ___________________________________________________________
What is a primary source?__________________________________________________________________________
What is a secondary source? _______________________________________________________________________
Development of Civilization
What is prehistory? _____________________________________________________________________________________
On what continent did the first peoples develop? ___________________________________________________
What is the Neolithic Revolution? _____________________________________________________________________
How did the Neolithic Revolution change society? ___________________________________________________
What are the characteristics of civilizations? ________________________________________________________
Why did most early civilizations develop in river valleys? _________________________________________
What is a traditional economy? _______________________________________________________________________
Ancient Civilizations
Mesopotamia/Babylon
What are the main river(s) of this area? ______________________________________________________
What was Hammurabi’s Code? _________________________________________________________________
What was the Fertile Crescent? _________________________________________________________________
List other achievements of the Mesopotamian civilizations (Sumer/Phoenicians,
Hittites)___________________________________________________________________________________________
Egypt
What are the main river(s) of this area? ______________________________________________________
What were the pyramids?_______________________________________________________________________
What is hieroglyphics? __________________________________________________________________________
List other achievements of the Egyptians._____________________________________________________
How did Egypt’s location influence their culture? ____________________________________________
China
What are the main river(s) of this area? ______________________________________________________
What is a dynasty? _______________________________________________________________________________
What was the Mandate of Heaven? _____________________________________________________________
The Han Dynasty developed Civil Service Exams. What are they? ___________________________
What caused the downfall of the Han Dynasty? ______________________________________________
________________________________________________________________________________________________
Name characteristics/achievements of Qin Dynasty under Shi Huangdi. __________________
____________________________________________________________________________________________________
Southeast Asia – India
What are the main river(s) of this area? ______________________________________________________
What other geographical features affect development of this region? _____________________
____________________________________________________________________________________________________
What were some contributions of the Gupta? ________________________________________________
What were some contributions of the Maurya? ______________________________________________
What is the Caste System and how did it influence Indian society? _________________________
Classical Civilizations
Greece
Why did the Greeks develop city states and not a unified nation? ______________________
Two major city-states were ____________________ and ___________________________
One difference between these city-states was:
_________________________________________________________________________________________________
Define direct democracy _____________________________________________________________________
What was the basic idea of the Socratic Method? _________________________________________
One example of Greek architecture is: _____________________________________________________
Who was Alexander the Great? _____________________________________________________________
What is Hellenistic Culture? _________________________________________________________________
Rome
What two types of governments did the Romans have? _________________________________
Define Republic______________________________________________________________________________
What were the Twelve Tables of Rome? ___________________________________________________
What was Pax Romana? _____________________________________________________________________
What were some reasons for the decline of Ancient Rome? _____________________________
_________________________________________________________________________________________________
Empire
Byzantine Empire
What is the Byzantine Empire? _____________________________________________________________
Name two achievements of the Emperor Justinian. ______________________________________
________________________________________________________________________________________________
What effects did the Byzantine Empire have on Russia? _________________________________
________________________________________________________________________________________________
What caused the downfall of the Byzantine Empire? ____________________________________
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Religions/World Beliefs
Match the following terms with their respective belief system:
Mecca
Guatama
Karma
Reincarnation x2
Desires=suffering
Four Noble Truths
Torah
Kami
Ancestor Worship x2
Nirvana
‘The Way’
Caste System
Dharma
Filial Piety
Ten Commandments x2 Koran
Five Relationships
Five Pillars
Bible
Allah
Yin/Yang
Eightfold Path
Nature Worship x2
Animism
Buddhism
Christianity
Confucianism
Hinduism
Islam
Judaism
Shinto
Taoism
Define the terms below:
Allah__________________________________________________________________________________________________
Ancestor Worship___________________________________________________________________________________
Bible__________________________________________________________________________________________________
Caste System________________________________________________________________________________________
Desires=suffering___________________________________________________________________________________
Dharma______________________________________________________________________________________________
Eightfold path_______________________________________________________________________________________
Filial Piety___________________________________________________________________________________________
Five Pillars___________________________________________________________________________________________
Five Relationships__________________________________________________________________________________
Four Noble Truths__________________________________________________________________________________
Guatama_____________________________________________________________________________________________
Kami_________________________________________________________________________________________________
Karma________________________________________________________________________________________________
Koran/Qur’an_______________________________________________________________________________________
Mecca________________________________________________________________________________________________
Nirvana______________________________________________________________________________________________
Reincarnation_______________________________________________________________________________________
Ten Commandments________________________________________________________________________________
‘The Way’____________________________________________________________________________________________
Torah_________________________________________________________________________________________________
Yin/Yang_____________________________________________________________________________________________