Hum/1111 Final Exam

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HIST 1111 Study guide for the HIST 1111 Final Exam:

As you can see from the list of questions our final examination will not be fully comprehensive, that is, not all sections we have studied will be on the final examination. Students should be familiar with the answers for the following questions if asked about them in a multiple choice, matching, and/or short answer format:
1.What were characteristics of the Neolithic Age?
2.What civilization invented the concept of zero?
3.What were the geographical features that influenced Mesopotamia?
4.What were the several characteristics of Sumerian city-states we discussed in class?
5.What were the major characteristics of Ancient Egypt regarding the importance of geography, continuity, and the mythical influence on …show more content…

8.What were the major conclusions Siddhartha Guatama had regarding the origin of human pain and suffering and what did he suggest to avoid these things?
9.What were the major contributions of the ancient Hebrew people regarding the development of religion on the Mediterranean world?
10.From which of the ancient Mediterranean civilizations do we first see the development of rational thinking regarding the nature of the cosmos, artistic standards of beauty, and confidence in human ability?
11.What circumstances in Greece allowed the city-states to be over-run by the Macedonian King Phillip II?
12.What did the concept of the Mandate of Heaven (t’ien ming) imply regarding dynastic rule in ancient China?
13.Who was Confucius (Kong Futzi) and were the basic ideas of his philosophy as discussed in class?
14.What were several major inventions by the Ancient Chinese that were later adopted by the major civilizations to their west?
15.What were the major contributions of Roman civilization regarding borrowing from the Greeks, standardization of an imperial language, and standards in law and politics?
16.What does the term Pax Romana refer

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