Mesopotamia
Each city-state had one of these, topped with a temple and dedicated to the specific god they worshipped.
What is a ziggurat?
Describe how the Nile River impacted Egyptian civilization and how the geography of Egypt provided isolation and protection.
The Nile River provided fertile silt to the land through flooding. The Nile River delta, Sahara desert, and cataracts provided protection from outside invaders.
Given the instructions from God to move his family to Canaan, which would be the "Promised Land". All Israelites are descendants of him.
Who is Abraham?
What geographic features protected India from outside invaders?
What are the Indus and Ganges rivers and Himalaya mountains.
What geographic features isolated Ancient China from other civilizations?
What are deserts (Gobi and Taklimakan), mountain ranges (Himalaya and Tian Shan), and oceans and seas (Pacific Ocean and Yellow Sea)?
Mesopotamia was also called this because the area was good for growing food.
What is the Fertile Crescent?
Discuss the impact of Menes' rule.
Menes united Upper and Lower Egypt.
Led the Israelites out Egypt and received the Ten Commandments at Mt. Sinai.
Name two of the three most important gods in Hinduism. What were their roles?
Who are:
Brahma - The Creator
Vishnu - The Preserver
Shiva - The Destroyer
What happened during the last 500 years of the Zhou dynasty?
What is land was divided among the local aristocrats and they became too powerful and disobedient? This led to a time of constant war called the Warring States period.
What caused city-states to develop in Sumer and form the world's first civilization?
What is farming villages working together on major irrigation projects? This collaboration led to united villages that eventually formed city states.
Who was Hatshepsut and how did she influence trade?
Hatshepsut was the first female pharaoh and she promoted trade through bartering with other countries. She used resources that Egypt had to get what they needed.
This custom includes specially prepared food according to Jewish dietary laws. This includes no pork, no mixing of milk and meat, and humane slaughter of animals.
What is kosher?
A rigid social hierarchy in India that divides people into hereditary classes. It was influenced by Aryan beliefs.
What is the caste system?
What are the three major philosophies of Chinese thinkers?
What are Confucianism, Daoism (Taoism), and Legalism?
This ruler ruled the Babylonian Empire. He is responsible for creating a codification of laws (An eye for and eye..) and putting these written laws on display for the entire empire to read.
Who is Hammurabi?
Why are the histories of Nubia and Egypt so deeply connected?
How did the Diaspora contribute to the spread of Judaism?
What is Jews were living in different parts of the world and they continued to practice Judaism? This allowed for their beliefs to spread to others.
Which ruler encouraged the spread of Buddhism after denouncing violence and ruling the Maurya Empire?
Who is Asoka?
This ruler ruled with absolute control and harsh punishments, especially for those who did not agree with him or offered criticism. He killed hundreds of Confucian scholars and forced aristocrats to move to the capital.
Who is Shi Huangdi?
This ruler ruled the Persian Empire after Cambyses, the son of a previous ruler. He divided his empire into provinces, ruled by a satrap, and built a network of roads called the "Royal Roads". He also developed the first form of currency.
Who is Darius I?
Napata and Meroe were both capital cities of the Nubian Kingdom of Kush. They were major trading cities and necessary for the growth and success of the civilization.
This group were the rebel army who successfully captured the temple and cleared it of statues during Seleucid rule (Syrian). This led to the holiday of Hanukkah.
Who are the Maccabees?
Compare and contrasts the beliefs of Hinduism and Buddhism. How are they similar and different?
Similarities: reincarnation, giving up worldly things
Differences:
Hinduism - 3 main gods and deities, moksha (caste dependent), Aryans influenced
Buddhism - Siddhartha created, nirvana (not dependent on caste), Eightfold Path, and Four Noble Truths
What government reforms did Han rulers put in place?
What are they lowered taxes and put an end to harsh laws and punishments, shorter periods of labor (one month), and established civil service and bureaucracy.