World History: Test #1 Review Sheet

People/ Terms/ Places: History AD/ CE BC/ BCE Prehistory Paleolithic Neolithic Archeology Artifacts Hunter-Gatherer Agriculture Out of Africa Circa (c.) Civilization Domestic Animals Mesopotamia Egypt Pyramid Nile Concepts: 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. Farming vs. Hunting and Gathering (Advantages and Disadvantages) Impacts of Agriculture Advantages of domestic animals Characteristics that separated animals that were domesticated from those that were not How do we know about history? (various ways) Why should we learn about the past? What advantages did Eurasia have over other continents? (what made it the best place?) What are the 5 primary characteristics of civilization? What caused each of them to develop? How did geography impact the civilizations of China, Egypt, Mesopotamia, and India? (think of a variety of impacts) Pyramids and Tombs in Egypt: Why did they build them? Views of the Afterlife: Sumer vs. Egypt Views of the Gods: Sumer vs. Egypt vs. Hebrews Mesopotamia vs. Egypt (Compare and contrast their view of life and their societies) What makes someone Jewish? Why Israel (Palestine) was considered the promised land for the Hebrews? What is the largest difference between Judaism and Christianity? Basic beliefs of the Hebrews? Why were the Aryans successful in conquering people? How did the Chinese writing system unite the people of China? Why are rivers so important to early civilizations? What do Hammurabis Laws tell us about the people livings in that time period? What lasting contributions did the Hebrew people make? How did rivers/ flooding influence the life views of Egypt and Mesopotamia? What are some common characteristics shared by the early civilizations? Hebrews Tigris/ Euphrates Hieroglyphics Pharaoh Scribes History as Account Cuneiform Hammurabi Ziggurats Sumerians Torah Jew/ Judaism Monotheistic Polytheistic 10 Commandments Promised Land Covenant Prophet Indus River Indo-Aryans History as Event Yellow R. (Huang) Oracles Bones Shang Dynasty Calligraphy Mohenjo daro & Harrapa (India) Moses Maat Flood Stories Israel (Canaan) India China

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