Social Studies Final Review

Question 1

Ancient Eygpt

Answer 1

-Made pyramids for the pharaoh
-Mummified people
-Thought the gods controlled everything
-Believed in an afterlife
-Believed afterlife was better than life on earth
-Thought the only way to get the afterlife was to fulfill their duties
-When the pharaoh died they thought he would become a god
-Made pyramids as vessels to send them to the afterlife
-Polytheistic
-Believed in many gods

Question 2

Ancient China

Answer 2

-Based off of Confusain teachings
-Confucianism
-Put their community and family over themself
-DUTY
-Duty is most important in confucianism
-Believed each individual has a duty
-Parents love their children
-Children respect their parents
-Husbands support their wives
-Wives obey their husbands
-Rulers set a good example of right living
-Subjects obey the laws

Question 3

Mesopotamia

Answer 3

-Polytheistic
-Believed in an afterlife
-Believed afterlife was better than life on Earth
-Made sacrifices such as animals
-Built ziggurats
-Thought they had to do their duties
-Only way to get to the afterlife was to complete duties
-Believed the gods controlled everything
-Believed the gods chose the next king

Question 4

Pelopensineas War

Answer 4

-Athens and Sparta
-Athens became stronger and Sparta was intimidated and concerned
-opposites
-Don’t trust each other
-Sparta was leader of alliance with other city-states against Athens
-Athens became messing with Sparta allies
-Those allies pressured Sparta into attacking Athens

Question 5

The Persian War

Answer 5

-3 battles
-Persians and Greeks
-Persians and Greeks were also opposites
-Persians obey a king but Greeks though thier people should choose their leader
-Persia wanted more land and collide with the Greeks as they were already in Europe
-Greeks were in the Mediterranean area
-Persians controlled other cities in Greece in Anatolia and they revolted against their king
-Athens sent warships to help the people in Anatolia
-The king did not like this and wanted to get revenge on the Greeks and attacked.

Question 6

Punic Wars

Answer 6

-Carthage and Rome
-Rome and Carthage grew and became rivals
-Rome’s power was threatened by Carthage
-Carthage was a powerful for trading
-Wanted power and control grew more intense and became war
-Mediterranean area
-Carthage in Western Mediterranean
-Carthage largest and wealthiest
-3 wars