Marquette University High School
Terms to Understand
Chapter 1
Prehistory
Archeology
Anthropology
Thermo-luminesence
Radiocarbon dating
Australopithecus “Lucy”
Neanderthals
Homo sapiens sapiens
Out-of-Africa Theory
Paleolithic Age
Nomads
Neolithic Revolution
Systematic agriculture
Domestication
Çatalhüyük
Bronze Age
Iron Age
Gender Roles–Neolithic Era
Culture
Civilization
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Chapter 2
Tigris and Euphrates
Mesopotamia
Fertile Cresent
Polytheism
Sumerians
City-state
Ziggurat
Theocracy
Cuneiform
Epic of Gilgamesh
Akkadians
Sargon
Babylon
Hammurabi
Patriarchal
Code of Hammurabi
Nile
Lower Egypt
Upper Egypt
Osiris-Isis-Seth
Ma’at
King Menes
Nomes
Old Kingdom
Pharaoh
Bureaucracy
Vizier - Imhotep
Mummification
Great Pyramid (Khufu)
Sphinx
Middle Kingdom
Hyksos
New Kingdom
Akhenaten
Tutankhamen
Ramses II
Women’s Roles
Hieroglyphics
Hieratic script
Rosetta Stone
Indo-Europeans
Hittites
Phoenicians
Phoenician (Language)
Israelites
United Kingdom
King Solomon
Divide Kingdom
Babylonian Exile
Monotheism
Judaism
Ten Commandments
Assyrians
Asturbanipal
Chaldeans
Hanging Gardens
Nebuchadnezzar
Persians
Cyrus the Great
Darius the Great
Satrapies
Royal Road
Immortals
Zoroaster
Zend Avesta
Ahuramazda
Ahriman
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Chapter 3
Himalayas
Indus River
Ganges River
Harrappa
Mohenjo Dahro
Aryans
Dravidians
Sanskrit
Varnas (caste)
Untouchables
Hinduism
Reincarnation
Karma
Dharma
Buddhism
Siddhārtha Gautama
Nirvana
Mauryan Empire
Candragupta Maurya
Kautilya
Artha- Shastra
Aśoka
Silk Road
Vedas
Bhagavad Gita
Kālidāsa
Aryabhata
Huang He
Chang Jiang
Shang Dynasty
Oracle Bones
Zhou Dynasty
Mandate of Heaven
Pictographs
Ideographs
Confucianism
Confucius
Daoism (Taoism)
Tao Te Ching
Laozi (Lao-Tse)
Legalism
Qin Dynasty
Qin Shihuangdi
Terra-Cotta Army
Great Wall
Gobi Desert
Xiongnu
Censorate
Han Dynasty
Liu Pang
Han Wudi
Ideas
Tech Advancements of major civilizations
Religious beliefs of civilizations
Women in civilizations
Writing forms of civilizations
Literature (religious or otherwise) in civilizations
Pessimism in Mesopotamia
Cyclical Patterns of Egypt
Burial customs of civilizations
Identify similarities and differences between the major kingdoms and empires
Questions to Ponder
1. List and describe the six (according to the text) features that are commonly attributed to civilization. In what way is civilization distinct from culture?
2. Detail several of the contributions (with regard to writing, literature, and technology) that are attributed to the Sumerians.
3. What are the major achievements that occurred during the Old Kingdom period in Egypt? Include references to governmental administration as well as material culture.
4. Name the significant Persian emperors and describe the achievements that are identified with the reign of each.
5. Explain the significance of the Aryan people: From where do they come? How do they impact the development of civilization in ancient India?
6. What are the accomplishments attributed to Indian civilization? Describe these in terms of literature, architecture, science and mathematics.
Other, bigger ideas to ponder
1. Describe how archaeologists and anthropologists understand the Neolithic Revolution with regard to dramatic changes in lifestyle patterns that result in the development of early Bronze Age civilization.
2. In what ways did the Nile contribute to the development of civilization in Egypt? Identify its geographic qualities, contributions to agriculture and communication, defensive features, and connection with the religious understanding of ancient Egyptians. Compare this to the Mesopotamian societies.
3. Explain the principles of Hinduism and Buddhism: What are the most important features of each? How are they related to one another? How are they distinct from one another?
Format of Unit Test:
Short answer, one-paragraph responses
Essay, multi-paragraph response
Maybe a little matching
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