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Ancient Civilizations and the Western world

This course looks at world history before the modern era. Its focus is on the rise of  civilizations in the Middle East and then the spread of ideas and the connections with and between other civilizations around the world.

Review questions

Use the review questions as a tool to measure your understanding of each section, but most especially to build up a familiarity with the important ideas in each section.  This resource is developed with your help to get greater use out of your textbook, research, class discussions and...the course.

Review Quizzes,  Ancient and World History, cover the following sections in our course:

Introduction to History, Archaeology, Historical approaches, Geography of the Ancient world

Palaeolithic, Neolithic Period

Mesopotamian civilizations:  Sumer, Akkad, Babylon, Assyria

Egypt

Hebrews: Dead Sea Scrolls, Masada

Helladic Civilizations: Minoan, Mycenaean and Cycladean
Greece: Heroic Age, Classical Period, Hellenistic Period

Etruscan Civilization
Rome: Republic, Dictatorship, Empire

China:  Geography of Eurasia; Dynasties

Europe: Early Medieval Period - Byzantine Empire and Barbarian Kingdoms; Celts, Franks, Vikings, Christendom; Norman Invasions

Europe: High Medieval Period - Crusading period, Economic growth, Romanesque and Gothic Art, Feudal society and changes

Europe: Late Medieval Period - Plague, Hundred Year's War,  Papal Schism, Science, Technology and Learning; Society and government

Europe: Renaissance and contact with the wider world: Humanism, Art and Architecture; Intellectual ideals; Global developments 1450-1500