Know where the following are located and why they are important: 

Mesopotamia			Euphrates River			Tigris River
Nile River			Palestine			Egypt
Indus River			Ganges River			India
Himalaya Mountains		Ur				Babylon
Thebes				Assyria				Persian Empire
Magadha				Indian Ocean			Lydia

Identify the following people:  Who were they, where and when did they live and 
   why were they important:

Sargon Of Akkad			Narmar (Menes)			Hammurapi 
Amenhotep III			Ikhnaton			Harmhab
Musilis I			Merneptah			David
Solomon				Ashurnasripal II		Sargon II
Nebuchadnezzar			Cyrus				Darius
Buddha				Chandragupta			Ashoka
Mahavira			Aten				Assur

Describe the following terms:  What were they , when did they occur, or 
   first occur, and why were they important:

Myth				Plate Techtonics		Big Bang 
Neandertal			Sumerians			Cuneiform
Laws of Hammurapi		Kassites			Hyksos
Old Kingdom/New Kingdom		Mitanni				Hittites
Sea People			Cultural Diffusion		Philistines
Indo Europeans			Hebrews				Exodus
Medes				Zoroastrianism			Vedas
Buddhism			Hinduism			Aryan Invasion
Reincarnation			The Middle Way			Dharma
The Caste System		Baghavad Gita			Hebrew Bible

Comprehensive Questions Be prepared to write a paragraph or so on the 
following topics:

1. Describe the development of writing in the ancient world.  How & Why did 
   it begin?  What was its initial purpose?  What were some of the forms it 
   took?

2. What were some of the reasons given for the fall of Indus civilization? 
   Why do we not know for sure what happened?

3. All of the early ancient civilizations developed in river valleys. Why do 
   you think that was the case? What were some of the reasons that might be 
   responsible for this?