Neolithic Revolution and Early Mesopotamia



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CHAPTERS 1.2 and 1.3, 2.1 and 2.2, 3.3 and 3.4, 4.3

Summarize the impact of the Neolithic Revolution

1. What is the Neolithic Revolution? (PAGE 15)

2. What was likely the cause of this Neolithic revolution? (PAGE 15)

3. What was the impact of the Neolithic Revolution? Include the domestication of animals and villages grow and prosper. (PAGE 16)

4. What were some of the economic changes that took place in early civilizations? (PAGE 19)

5. What were some of the social changes that took place in early civilizations? (PAGES 19 and 20)

6. What five characteristics often define a civilization? (PAGE 20) Give one example of each of the characteristics.

Explain how geographic features and cultural diffusion affected the development of ancient Mesopotamia and ancient Egyptian River Valley civilizations

MESOPOTAMIA:

1. What is the Fertile Crescent and why is it important? (PAGE 29)

2. What modern-day country lies where the Fertile Crescent is located? Hint: The United States is currently very involved in this country. (PAGE 29)

3. What environmental challenges did Sumerians face? How did they solve these? (PAGES 29-30)

USE THE CHART BELOW TO COMPLETE THIS QUESTION.

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4. What is cultural diffusion? (PAGE 31)

5. How did this affect the development of Mesopotamia? (PAGE 31)

EGYPT:

1. Why was the Nile so important to the development of early Egyptian Civilization? (PAGE 35)

2. What are the environmental challenges for the Egyptians? (there are three) (PAGES 35-36)

Analyze the development of Mesopotamian societies including religious, cultural, economic, and political facets of society including Hammurabi's Law Code

1. What method of writing did Sumerian scribes invent? Describe this method and explain its importance.(PAGE 20)

2. What was the center of city life? .(PAGE 20)

3. Why was that so important? (PAGE 23)

4. What was the relationship between the priests and the rulers of a city-state? (PAGE 31)

5. What type of religion did many peoples in Mesopotamia believe in? Define the term. (PAGE 31)

6. Who was Hammurabi? (PAGE 33)

7. For what was he most well known? (PAGE 33)

8. What famous phrase is often attached to Hammurabi’s Code to describe its frequently applied system of punishment? (PAGE 33, 34)

FILL IN THE CHART USING PAGE 56.

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Describe the relationship of religion and political authority in Ancient Egypt

1. What role did the Pharaohs play in Egyptian society? (PAGE 37)

2. What type of government is this? (PAGE 37)

3. What was the purpose of the pyramids? (PAGE 37)

4. Define mummification and explain the purpose of it. (PAGE 38-39)

Explain the development of monotheism including the concepts developed by the ancient Hebrews and Zoroastrians

1. What is monotheism? Why did the Hebrews believe in one God? (PAGE 78)

FILL IN THE CHART USING PAGE 80.

KEY CONCEPTS IN JUDAISM

|THE SACRED WRITINGS OF JUDAISM |

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3. Who is Zoroaster and what were his teachings? (PAGE 103)

4. How did his teachings influence other monotheistic religions? (PAGE 103)

Identify and examine early trading networks and writing systems existent in the Eastern Mediterranean including those of the Phoenicians (PAGES 73-76)

Explain the development and importance of writing systems including cuneiform and the Phoenician alphabet (PAGES 73-76)

1. Who were the Phoenicians and where did they settle? What type of people were they? (PAGE 73-74)

2. What did they trade? (i.e. what did foreigners want from the Phoenicians?) (PAGE 75)

3. What is the “great legacy” of the Phoenicians? Why did they develop this system? (PAGE 74-76)

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