Historical Thinking
5. What is a turning point? Why is the Neolithic Revolution considered a turning point?
5. Turning point = a specific moment when something begins to change, a clear before and after an event/idea/invention
Turning point of Neolithic Revolution = People created more complex civilizations, stopped relying on hunting-gathering for a source of food and began farming
11. What geographic feature did the early civilizations of Egypt, India, China, and Mesopotamia have in common?
11. Rivers
9. How did the people of ancient Mesopotamia modify their environment to increase food production?
9. By digging irrigation canals
16. Which belief system requires fasting during Ramadan, praying 5 times daily, making a pilgrimage to Mecca and studying the Quran?
16. Islam
4. Name the Eight Features of Civilization
4. Writing systems, infrastructure, government and laws, art and architecture, job specialization, social class, organized religion, development of cities (urbanization)
17. What is the difference between monotheistic and polytheistic religions?
17. Monotheistic religions believe in one God, whereas Polytheistic religions believe in many Gods
8. Why did early civilizations settle around rivers? Provide 3 examples of what they used water for.
8. Examples =
used water to create mud bricks to build infrastructure, irrigate crops, agriculture, create sewage systems, build canals, build reservoirs
15. Define monotheism and name three monotheistic religions
DOUBLE POINTS - ADD PROPHETS OF ALL 3 RELIGIONS
Monotheism = Belief in One God
Monotheistic Religions = Judaism, Christianity, Islam
Prophets= Moses, Jesus, Muhammad
3. What is a cause and effect relationship?
Define cause.
Define effect.
Provide an example of each related to Global History.
3.
Cause = something that contribuetes to the occurence of an event, the rise of an idea, or the bringing about of a development
Effect = what happens as a consequence (result, impact, outcome) of an event, an idea or a development
Example: Lighting + Thunder (Cause) → Rain (effect)
People were able to control their food supply when they started farming (cause)→ job specialization, because not everyone in Neolithic villages needed to farm, so people began doing other jobs (effect)
12. What is the difference between a fact and an opinion? Provide one fact and one opinion about ancient China.
12. Fact = something true about a topic
Opinion = how someone feels about a topic
Fact = The Huang He river is located in China.
Opinion= Flooding was the worst disaster to affect ancient Chinese civilizations.
6. Name three results of the Neolithic Revolution
6.
Examples =
-civilizations developed
- humans domesticated plants and animals
- villages and governments were established
- surplus of food
- job specialization
20. Define animism
20. Animism = the religious belief that objects, places and creatures all possess a distinct spiritual essence.
1. What is the difference between a primary and secondary source?
1. Primary source = is a document that was produced during historical event being studied
Secondary Source = a document that was produced after the historical event being studied
7. Define irrigation and provide two examples of irrigation systems created by ancient civilizations
7. Irrigation is the application of controlled amounts of water to crops as needed
Examples = canals in Mesopotamia, shaduf in Egypt
10. Name all the River Valley Civilizations and the Rivers associated with them
10. Egypt = Nile River , Mesopotamia = Tigris and Euphrates River, China= Yellow River (Huang He), India= Indus RIver
14. Name two Hindu doctrines that supported the caste system in India for many centuries
14. Dharma and karma
2. What makes a document reliable?
2. A reliable document is something we can trust for a variety of reasons.
Examples: a primary source from the time period being studied, an unbiased article that presents multiple points of view, a document that cites its sources
Describe a contribution or achievement of each of the following river valley civilizations:
Mesopotamia, Egypt, Indus valley civilization and Huang He civilization
Mesopotamia = digging irrigation canals, written language
Egypt = pyramids, shaduf, written language trade networks etc.
Indus valley civilization = sewer systems, roads, architecture made of mud bricks
Huang He civilization = terrace farming, written language
13. What is the difference between a fact and an opinion? Provide one fact and one opinion about ancient Egypt.
13. Fact = something true about a topic
Opinion = how someone feels about a topic
Fact = The ancient Egyptians had a written language.
Opinion = Egpytians produced the most beautiful art works of the ancient world.
19. Name 5 world religions and their place of origin (where they started)
19. Christianity + Judaism = Israel
Islam = Saudi Arabia
Hinduism + Buddhism= India