SAT II World History Chapter 4 (Princeton)

Teacher
Noelle
Name: ________________________________________ Date:
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Fill in the blanks.
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The leader of the Akkadians,
____________________________________, called himself the
king of Sumer and Akkad, indicating his rule over both
his people and the Sumerians.
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____________________________________ is considered one of

the first examples of literature in the world.

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____________________________________, the infamous

Macedonian king, conquered Babylon, the heart of
Mesopotamia, in 331 B.C.E.
The ____________________________________, beginning as
early as 1200 B.C.E., was a period of decline from which
the ancient Egyptians would not climb back.
____________________________________: most likely spurred
by growing population and the development of
inhospitable agricultural conditions thanks to the slow
southward spread of the Sahara Desert; began around
1500 B.C.E. and continued until around 500 C.E.
The two great cities of ancient India:
____________________________________

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____________________________________
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____________________________________: marriage between
two people of different ethnic groups of castes
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____________________________________: life path

____________________________________: the idea that human-

built structures should be harmoniously aligned with the

forces of the natural world.

Answer Key

1. Sargon
2. Epic of Gilgamesh
3. Alexander the Great
4. The Third Intermediate period
5. Bantu migrations
6. Harappa
7. Mohenjo Daro
8. miscegenation
9. dharma
10. feng shui