HISTORY
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Date:
Graded Assignment
Final Exam Part 2
I. Map
On this world map, indicate the following features:
Amazon Rainforest
Panama Canal
The Himalayas
The Ring of Fire
The Mississippi River
The Gobi Desert
(10 points)
II. Graphic Organizer
Fill in the table below about these five major world religions. Do not fill in the shaded boxes.
(10 points)
Religion
Name at least one Holy Text
How do you achieve enlightment? Describe their view about the afterlife.
Hinduism
Bhagvada Gata
Do good deeds to get good karma until you break the samsara or cycle of reincarnation and reach enlightenment
Buddhism
Believe the Four Truths are true and real, follow the Eightfold Path, meditation is one of the major steps to reach enlightenment
Judaism
Old Testament
God promised the Jews, people of Israel, paradise and those who hate the Jews and mistreat them are going to go to Hell
Christianity
New Testament
Islam
Quran
People who believe in all the five pillars and do them and do righteous deeds go to heaven while the disbelievers and those who sin are punished and go to Hell
III. Short Answer
1. Explain the role of river valleys in the development of civilizations. Name at least two river valleys as examples. (10 points)
Rivier valleys first and foremost provided water, a basic necessity for humans. It also provided fertile soil for agriculture, which led to settlements and brought hunting and gathering to an end. Once animals and plants were domesticated, and basic advances occurred these civilizations made irrigation systems from the rivers. Transportation was also easier by boat//raft on a river rather than on foot or horse back. Two examples of early civilizations is the early Egyptian civilization using the Nile River and the Indus Valley civilization using the Indus River.
2. How do the Himalayas affect culture and climate? (5 points)
The Himalayas are the largest mountain range in the
Date:
Graded Assignment
Final Exam Part 2
I. Map
On this world map, indicate the following features:
Amazon Rainforest
Panama Canal
The Himalayas
The Ring of Fire
The Mississippi River
The Gobi Desert
(10 points)
II. Graphic Organizer
Fill in the table below about these five major world religions. Do not fill in the shaded boxes.
(10 points)
Religion
Name at least one Holy Text
How do you achieve enlightment? Describe their view about the afterlife.
Hinduism
Bhagvada Gata
Do good deeds to get good karma until you break the samsara or cycle of reincarnation and reach enlightenment
Buddhism
Believe the Four Truths are true and real, follow the Eightfold Path, meditation is one of the major steps to reach enlightenment
Judaism
Old Testament
God promised the Jews, people of Israel, paradise and those who hate the Jews and mistreat them are going to go to Hell
Christianity
New Testament
Islam
Quran
People who believe in all the five pillars and do them and do righteous deeds go to heaven while the disbelievers and those who sin are punished and go to Hell
III. Short Answer
1. Explain the role of river valleys in the development of civilizations. Name at least two river valleys as examples. (10 points)
Rivier valleys first and foremost provided water, a basic necessity for humans. It also provided fertile soil for agriculture, which led to settlements and brought hunting and gathering to an end. Once animals and plants were domesticated, and basic advances occurred these civilizations made irrigation systems from the rivers. Transportation was also easier by boat//raft on a river rather than on foot or horse back. Two examples of early civilizations is the early Egyptian civilization using the Nile River and the Indus Valley civilization using the Indus River.
2. How do the Himalayas affect culture and climate? (5 points)
The Himalayas are the largest mountain range in the