Social Scientists/Sources
Ancient World
Early River Valley Civs
Belief Systems
Classic Civs
100
Who are historians?

What is:
1) People who study written records of past events
2)People who study people and what they do
3)People who study culture and why people do what they do
4)People who teach history in school
100
What are some qualities of the PALEOLITHIC AGE?

What is nomads, nomadic lifestyle, hunting and gathering, and no permanent settlements.
100
Where did the first civilizations develop?

What is near river valleys.
100
What are the two different types of religions that we have studied?

What is Monotheistic (one god) and Polytheistic (many gods).
100
What are classical civilizations?

BONUS!!!: What is the Silk Road and why was it significant?

What is A) Classical civilizations are the societies that were more advanced and more recent than the ancient civilizations discussed in the previous section.
B) Most classical civilizations had a Golden Age- A period of great achievements in art, literature, math, and science.
(1000 BC - 500 AD)

BONUS: The Silk Road was a long trade route that extended about 4,000 miles from China in the East to the Mediterranean Sea in the West. Great deal of cultural diffusion.
200
What two types of maps do geographers study?

What is political and physical maps.
200
What is the NEOLITHIC age?

What is a time period between 8000 and 3000 BC during which humans began farming, domesticating animals and settling in permanent settlements.
200
What are the SIX river valleys where the first civilizations developed.

What is the Nile River in Egypt, the Tigris River and Euphrates River in the Middle East, the Indus River in India, and the Yellow River and Yangtze River in China.
200
What is Hinduism and what are some of its features?

What is a religion that began in South Easy Asia, or modern day Pakistan and is now a predominant belief system in India.
1. Reincarnation
2. Karma
3. Caste System
4. Moksha
200
What are some features of Classical Greece?

What is it was located on a peninsula with an irregular coastline in southeastern Europe.
- Mountainous geography prevented cultural diffusion.
- Divided into independent city-states
- Athens was democratic, Sparta was militaristic
- Polytheistic religion
300
What does an Anthropologist study?

What is past and present human cultures.
300
What is a civilization?

What is a complex and highly organized society that includes a government, social classes, job specialization, a food surplus, writing, and religious beliefs.
300
What are some achievements of the Ancient Egyptian Civilization?

What is they developed hieroglyphics- Writing using picture symbols and they constructed pyramids- Massive structures used to bury Egyptian Pharaohs (kings)
300
What is Buddhism and what are some of its features?

What is a belief system founded in India by Buddha, or Siddhartha Gautama.
1. Very similar to Hinduism
2. Goal is Nirvana
3. Four Noble Truths (the idea that all of life is suffering and that suffering is caused by our selfish desires)
4. Eightfold Path (a code of behavior for Buddhists that requires them to resist evil, act in a kind manner, meditate, etc.
300
What are some features of classical Rome?

What is it was located on the peninsula of Italy, centered around the Mediterranean Sea. It had extensive trade and transportation networks.
The Twelve Tables of Rome were a written set of laws that set rules of behavior for Romans.
Rome experienced a 200 year Golden Age known as Pax Romana (Roman peace).
400
What is a primary source? Give two examples of a primary source.

What is a firsthand record of a historical event created by an eyewitness who actually experienced the event.

Diaries, photographs, artifacts, autobiographies.
400
When and why did civilizations begin to form?

What is due to the permanent settling of people in certain areas where there was favorable geography.
400
What are some characteristics/achievements of Ancient Mesopotamia?

What is they developed cuneiform- Writing system using wedge-shaped symbols and Code of Hammurabi- Oldest written set of laws in the world that is known for its strict (harsh) punishments of crimes (i.e.- “an eye for an eye”).
400
What is Confucianism and what are some of its features?

What is a major philosophy in China.
1.The Five Relationships- The idea that every single person has specific roles and obligations that must be followed in order to keep order and stability (calmness) in society. For example, subjects must obey their ruler, wives must obey their husbands, and children must obey their parents.

2. Filial Piety- The idea that people must honor and respect the elders of their family (i.e.- children must be loyal and obedient to their parents).
400
What are some features of Classical China?

What is it was ruled by the Qin and Hand dynasties in the classical period. Qin lasted for 15 years while the Han lasted for 400 years.
Qin dynasty introduced legalism.
Han dynasty developed trade and transportation systems and a civil service system.
500
What is a secondary source? Given three examples of a secondary source.

What is a second hand record of a historical event created by a person who did NOT actually experience the event

Textbooks, encyclopedias, biographies
500
Explain why the Neolithic age is sometimes referred to as the Neolithic Revolution.

What is the development of farming during this period was so important for humans that it is often called the “Neolithic Revolution.”
500
What are some common features of ALL of the early river valley civilizations?

What is 1)they existed in river valley regions.
2) They were all polytheistic- People believed in many gods associated with nature (i.e.- Sun God, Rain God, Wind God, etc).
3) They often had traditional economic systems with the following characteristics:
a) Barter- Trade without using money.
b) Subsistence agriculture- Farming in which the crops are used only to feed the farmer and his family. Food is not usually sold for a profit.
c) People have the same occupation (job) as their parents (usually related to farming/agriculture).
500
What are some characteristics of the Nature religions?

What is Nature religions believe that both living and non-living things in nature (i.e.- trees, mountains, rivers, rain, rocks, animals, etc.) have a spirit.
1. The two most common nature religions are Shinto (practiced in Japan) and Animism (practiced in Africa). The Regents wants you to know that both religions believe in nature spirits.
500
What are some features of Classical India?

What is it was ruled by the Maurya and Gupta Dynasties, it had a rigid Caste System under the Hindu religion, they developed concept of zero in math and sanskrit writing.
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