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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