World History Fall Semester Exam

What was the Neolithic Revolution? What effect did the Neolithic Revolution have on Human Civilization?

If you lived during the Neolithic period, would you rather have been a farmer or a forager? Provide at least two reasons. Consider the challenges and benefits of each lifestyle in your response.

What are 2-3 common characteristics that Mesopotamia, Egypt, the Indus Valley, and China shared as early River Valley Civilizations? How were they different?

How are Judaism, Christianity, and Islam related, and how do they differ? Provide specific examples of beliefs, practices, or historical connections in your response.

How would you define an Empire? Why did Empires form? What are some benefits and some challenges of Empires?

What cultural, scientific, political, and religious contributions did the Persian Empire and the Greeks make to the world? Provide specific examples.

What cultural, scientific, political, and religious contributions did the Roman Empire make to the world? Provide specific examples.

What cultural, scientific, political, and religious contributions did the Han Dynasty make to the world? Provide specific examples.

What are 2-3 similarities between the Roman Empire and the Han Dynasty? What are 2-3 differences?

Anthony Bourdain once described a contradiction in US-Iranian relations, where hostility between governments does not always reflect the relationships between their people. How might this idea apply to other situations involving perceived 'enemies'? What are your thoughts, and what could be done to address such contradictions?