Day Two – The Ancient World:
Day Two – The Ancient World:
Civilizations and Religions (4000 BCE – 500 CE)
Vocabulary practice
Matching:
____ 1. nomad A. belief in many gods
____ 2. monotheistic B. trade route between China and Middle East
____ 3. civilization C. rich farming area created by the Tigris-Euphrates River valley
____ 4. Fertile Crescent D. belief that all things in nature have a spirit
____ 5. polytheistic E. one who moves about in search of food
____ 6. Neolithic Revolution F. belief in one god
____ 7. animism G. Chinese belief in the divine right to rule
____ 8. Silk Road H. development of advanced institutions
____ 9. cultural diffusion I. Development of agriculture and domestication of animals
____ 10.Mandate of Heaven J. exchange of ideas and customs between groups
Critical Thinking:
1. How did the Neolithic Revolution help lead to the development of civilization?
2. Write a sentence using the words “Silk Road” and “cultural diffusion” that shows a relationship between them.
3. How did geography help determine the location of early civilizations?
Part B – People
|Hammurabi |Known for his set of laws, called Hammurabi’s Code. Basic |
|Bantu |principle was “eye for an eye.” |
|Confucius |African group which spread their culture throughout Africa. |
|Asoka |Chinese philosopher who identified five key relationships with |
|Socrates |corresponding duties and responsibilities. |
|Alexander the Great |Mauryan ruler who united a diverse India and brought peace and |
|Buddha |prosperity. |
|Jesus |ancient Greek philosopher. |
|Muhammad |conqueror who Blended Greek, Persian, Egyptian, and Indian culture |
|Abraham |into Hellenistic culture. |
| |Siddharta Gautama, founded the religion of Buddhism. |
| |Founder of the Christian religion, branched off from Judaism. |
| |Founder of Islam. |
| |Original Jew migrated from Fertile Crescent to Canaan. |
People Practice
Crossword Puzzle:
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Critical Thinking:
1. Categorize the list of people into the following groups:
Religious figures Rulers Philosophers
2. List one similarity between each pair of people given below:
a. Jesus - Muhammad
b. Asoka - Alexander the Great
c. Socrates - Confucius
Part C – Events
7000 BCE – Neolithic Revolution
3000 BCE – Rise of Sumerian civilization
3000 BCE – Rise of Egyptian civilization
2500 BCE – Rise of Indian civilization
2000 BCE – Development of Judaism
1650 BCE – Shang established first Chinese dynasty
1500 BCE – Development of Hinduism
500 BCE – Bantu migrations begin
500 BCE – Height of Greek civilization
500 BCE – Development of Buddhism
500 BCE – Establishment of Roman Republic
320 BCE – Mauryan Empire
300 BCE – Alexander the Great’s empire
200 BCE – Han Dynasty
48 BCE – Roman Empire created
31 BCE – 180 CE – Pax Romana
30 CE – Development of Christianity
600 CE – Development of Islam
Events Practice
Chronology Questions: Put the events in each group into chronological order.
1. Establishment of Hinduism _____
Establishment of Christianity _____
Establishment of Judaism _____
Establishment of Islam _____
Establishment of Buddhism _____
2. Rise of Indian civilization _____
Rise of Sumerian civilization _____
Rise of Roman civilization _____
Rise of Greek civilization _____
3. Shang dynasty _____
Roman Empire _____
Mauryan Empire _____
Alexander the Great _____
Critical Thinking:
1. How did Judaism affect the development of Christianity and Islam?
2. Why can it be said that “the Middle East is the cradle of civilization?”
3. What similar effect on culture did the Bantu migrations and Alexander’s empire have?
Part D – Geography
Study the locations listed for each region that are shown on the map below.
Middle East:
Fertile Crescent
Mesopotamia
Tigris-Euphrates Rivers
Nile River
South Asia:
Indus River
Diverse features – difficult to unite
China:
Huang He River
Barriers to outside world
Africa:
Sahara
West Africa
Europe:
Greece – mountains, Mediterranean
Rome – Italian peninsula, Mediterranean
Geography Practice
Map: Identify the correct letter from the map for each location below.
_____Rome _____ Huang He River _____Tigris-Euphrates Rivers
_____ Greece _____ Fertile Crescent _____ Sahara Desert
_____ West Africa _____ Indus River _____ Nile River
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Part E – Regents Multiple Choice Practice
1. What was a result of the Neolithic Revolution?
(1) Civilizations developed.
(2) Humans first learned to use fire.
(3) Life expectancy declined.
(4) People began hunting and gathering for food.
2. . . .“One theory is that there were waves of migration, one moving through the east of Africa and another making its way through the centre of the continent. In Zambia, there is evidence of at least three routes of migration – from the great lakes, from the Congo forest and from Angola.” . . .
Source: BBC, The Story of Africa: Early History
This passage about the early history of Africa describes migrations associated with which group of people?
(1) Phoenicians (3) Moors
(2) Bantu (4) Babylonians
3. Which belief system is considered monotheistic?
(1) Jainism (3) Judaism
(2) Daoism (4) Shinto
4. Which geographic factor had a major influence on the development of both Egyptian and Babylonian civilizations?
(1) river valleys (3) locations near a strait
(2) cool temperatures (4) mountains
5. Which description accurately identifies Socrates, Plato, and Aristotle?
(1) rulers of the Roman Republic
(2) artists of the Italian Renaissance
(3) religious leaders of the Protestant Reformation
(4) philosophers of ancient Greece
6. • Kushites adapted Egyptian art and architecture.
• Greeks adopted Phoenician characters for an alphabet.
• Arabs used the Indian mathematical concept of zero.
These actions are examples of
(1) filial piety (3) scientific research
(2) cultural diffusion (4) ethnocentrism
7. Which belief system is most closely associated with the terms Eightfold Path, Four Noble Truths, and nirvana?
(1) Buddhism (3) Judaism
(2) Christianity (4) Shinto
8. . . .“If a man has knocked out the teeth of a man of the same rank, his own teeth shall be knocked out. If he has knocked out the teeth of a plebeian (commoner), he shall pay one-third of a mina of silver.”. . .
— Code of Hammurabi
Which statement is supported by this excerpt from Hammurabi’s code of laws?
(1) All men are equal under the law.
(2) Fines are preferable to physical punishment.
(3) Law sometimes distinguishes between social classes.
(4) Violence must always be punished with violence.
9. Confucianism had a strong impact on the development of China mainly because this philosophy
(1) established a basic structure for military rule
(2) provided a basis for social order
(3) contained the framework for a communist government
(4) stressed the importance of the individual
Base your answer to the question on the map below and on your knowledge of social studies.
10. Which generalization about the Maurya and Gupta Empires is supported by the map? (1) Expansion was limited by geographic factors (2) Trade contributed to stable societies
(3) Extensive road systems unified India
(4) Southern India was isolated from Northern India
Part F – Visuals
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Based on this timeline identify two ways that people’s lives changed during the Neolithic Revolution.
1. _______________________________________________________________
2. _______________________________________________________________
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Based on this document identify one important result of the Neolithic Revolution
1. _______________________________________________________________
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