Unit 1 Test (Early Civilizations) Study Guide
What is prehistory?
What are the differences between the neolithic and paleolithic eras?
What determines wealth is an agricultural society?
How did Homo sapiens used their developed knowledge?
Why is Çatal Hüyük significant?
Where is Mesopotamia, how was it set-up, and why did it thrive?
What is a ziggurat and why is it important to Mesopotamian culture?
After 3000 B.C.E. all Sumerian cities were ruled by what form of government?
What is Hammurabi’s code and what was it shaped by?
Who was the Babylonian leader that led the resurgence of power?
Mesopotamian metalworkers discovered what form of metal and why is this important?
The Mesopotamian style of writing was known as?
Why is Abraham important to Hebrew monotheism?
How did Egypt preserve the body for its life after death?
Why is “the gift of the Nile” important when describing Egypt development?
The earliest Egyptian and Nubian states were?
Who were the Hyksos and what did they accomplish?
Describe the religious practices of Egypt? Be able to use examples.
What did the Bantu people accomplish?
The Bantu probably began their migrations because of?
Describe the religious beliefs of the early Aryans.
The earliest known urban society in India was the?
Be able to describe the importance of the four river valley civilizations and how the rivers played such an important role.
What was Mohenjo-daro?
Describe the importance of Harappan trade.
What are the possible reasons for the decline of the Harappan society?
Who were the Aryans?
What were the biggest military advantages of the Indo-Europeans?
Most of our information about the early Aryans comes from what writing and why is this significant?
What are the Upanishads?
Describe the Vedas.
What are the social classes in the caste system? Be able to explain them.
What are the roles of the different social classes in the caste system?
What is a jati?
Describe the Vedic society.
What is the highest goal in Hinduism and how do you achieve this?
What is the role of karma in Hinduism?
Know the chronology of the Chinese dynasties.
The Shang rulers strengthened their control with the use of what technological advantage?
Where did the Chinese copy their chariots?
What is the mandate of heaven and what role does it play in Chinese leadership?
Because of the immense size of the Zhou state, its emperors were forced to do what with their power?
What is the “Period of the Warring States?”
Describe early China trade.
Describe the importance and types of Maya rituals and where were they located?
What is the important agriculture to the Mayans?
Who were the Olmec and why were they important? Describe their culture.
What was the political center of the Maya realm at its height?
What are the significant invention and discoveries made by the Mayans?
What is the Chavín cult?
What is the relationship between the aboriginal peoples of Australia and New Guinea?
Austronesian peoples established what type of political societies in the lands they settled?