Unit 2 Study Guide

Unit 1 Study Guide Ch. 1 (5 - 15 questions)  Know the difference between Paleolithic, Neolithic, and the Bronze Age  Who were the Cro-Magnons and Neanderthals? How closely are they related to humans?  Where did agriculture develop before 5,000 BC?  What was the Fertile Crescent and Mesopotomia?  What is polytheism and monotheism?  Why were the Sumerians important in world history?  Who was the Ice Man?  Who was Lucy?  Why was the domestication of animals important?  What was “slash-and-burning” farming? Ch. 2 (10 – 20 questions)  Who developed the first system of writing, and what was it called?  What did the Egyptians believe everyone had to have to go to the afterlife? (from movie)  What about the geography of the Egyptian civilization caused them to first create underground tombs and eventually pyramids?  What was the Mandate of Heaven in early Chinese culture?  How was the Indus Valley cities different than other early civilizations?  Why were the pyramids important in Egyptian culture?  Who was Sargon of Akkad?  Why do we know very little about the Harrapan civilization?  When did the Shang and Zhou rule China?  What are dynasties?  Who was Hammurabi and what did he do?  What were the early forms of writing? Know which civilization goes with each one. Ch. 3 (10 - 20 questions)  What was the kingdom that David founded called?  How did Buddhism spread?  What is the difference between nirvana and moksha?  What is the Caste system?  Who were the Aryans? Where did they come from?  What was the Torah? How is it related to the Bible? What were the 10 Commandments?  Who were the Phoenicians? What were they know for?  What is karma? What is reincarnation?  What is a covenant according to Hebrew tradition?  Who were the Hittites? Why were they able to conquer other people?  What is Jainism? What do they believe in?  Who was the founder of Judaism? Who was Moses, David, Saul, and Solomon? Ch. 4 (5 – 15 questions)  Know all these terms o Royal Road – Hyksos – Babylon – Legalism – Confucianism - Great Wall of China – Kush – Assyria - Meroë - Persia Essay Question (Choose 1 of the 4)  How were the Buddhist teachings similar to and different from the Hindu tradition? o Think about: reincarnation and views of history, the role of priests and the caste system, and the final goals of both religions  How were the Hebrews able to maintain their faith even in exile? o Think about: belief in one God, God’s covenant with Abraham, and the role of prophets  How were all of the major early civilizations (Sumerians, Egyptians, Indus Valley, and Chinese) similar? Describe three ways they were similar. Give details. o Think about: geographic similarities, similarities in the development of agriculture, and cultural and religious similarities  What does the construction of the pyramids reveal about ancient Egyptians? o Think about: their religious belief, their government and social organization, and their learning and technology