Global Review Sheet

Global History Review Sheet

Mesopotamia

G – 1) fertile soil.  2) between 2 rivers / titans / euphrates. 3) central location.

R – 1) killed servants to serve dead king in after life. 2) polytheism. 3) priests. 4) buried with possessions. 5) ziggurats (temples)

E – 1) trade.  2) coins ($ system). 3) import exports. 4) taxes.

A – 1) Hammurabi’s code. 2) cuneiform (writing system). 3) trade. 4) Government (had a ruler). 5) House building (clay)

T – 1) agriculture tools (wheel, vase pot). 2) numbering system. 3) irrigation watering system—>bronze tools and weapons. 4) clay tablets. 5) art/architecture.

 

Egypt

G – 1) Nile River.  2) Lower and Upper Egypt.  3) Northern Africa. 4) Fertile Soil

R – 1) polytheistic.  2) believe in afterlife. 3) buried with possessions. 4) mummification.    5) pharaohs were gods.

E – 1) Traded Crops.  2) Agriculture (2-3 crops a year)

A – 1) Hieroglyphics. 2) Papyrus. 3) Medicine. 4) Calendar. 5) Mummification

T – 1) Shadoof. 2) Pyramids. 3) Iron weapons. 4) Medicine. 5) Clay tablets. 6) Papyrus

Greece

G – Mountains: separated cities. Seas: loanian, mediterranean, Aegan.

R – Polytheistic, Mythology.

E – Agora (market). Trade. Coin system

A – arts and architecture. Philosophy. Literature/mythology

T – Architecture, chariots, boats

Rome

G – Med. sea, Alps, Pyranees mountain, republic vs. empire

R – Polytheistic, Christianity

E – Farming, Banking, Trading, Slaves

A – Republic, Navy, Empire, Twelve tables

T – Chariots, Mathemitians, Medicine

 

China

G – Med. sea, Pyranees ,and Himeleyes mountains. Gobi desert. Huang He and Yangtze river, rivers gave them fertile soil

R – Christianity, Taoism, Hinduism, Oracle Bones

E – Trade → SILKROAD, traded Goods

A – Feudalism, Dynasty (dynasty cycle)

T – Bronze, Jade, Silk, Weapons, Oracle bones

India

G-

·      Indus & Ganges River

·      Subcontinent

·      Himalayas

·      Ghats

·      Monsoons

R-  shower for ritual, Hinduism, Buddhism, Polytheistic

E-  Trade through water, chariots from Aryans, weight for value

A- Sanskrit, sewer systems, weights, no strong central government

T- weights, sewer systems, ax, chariots

 

Civilization

For each civilization we need to know: GREAT, Rivers, and Vocab

Vocab

Papyrus- paper Egyptians used to write on it was made of reeds

Dynasty- is a time period in history when some are ruled (dynasty of Egypt)

Pharaoh- the king of the Egyptians. They were considered gods and humans

Empire- is a nation that ruled over land (Babylonian empire- ex)

Polytheism- there belief in one god

Monotheism- the belief in more than one god

Scribes- were the people who write and documented things. They wrote records for the kings.

Mummification- the way the Egyptians buried the dead; they wrapped the dead in paper and put them in coffins. This persevered the boded.

RELIGIONS

For each religion, know the VOCAB,SACRED TEXTS, and PERSON

Christianity

Person: Jesus

Text: New Testament, Old Testament

Beliefs: Jesus was Messiah, Christmas, Easter

 

Islam

Person: Mohammed

Text: Koran/Qu’ran

Belief: Allah, Mecca (holy site), 5 pillars, Haj (religious trip), pray 5 times a day, Mosque

Taoism

Belief: Yin and Yang, Nature, Life force

Buddhism

Person: Buddha

Text: Tripitaka

Belief: Desire → suffering, connected to Hinduism, 4 noble truths, Caste system – stay in class, spiritual enlightenment., Reincarnation, 8 fold path

Hinduism

Text: Vedas

Belief: Nirvana (soul goes to god instead of reincarnation), Karma (the deeds in order to achieve your goal), Dharma (goal), Reincarnation (coming back to life), *Caste system→ move classes, Atman (your soul)

Confucianism

Person: Confucius

Text: Analects

Text: 5 relationships, ancestral worships, Jen (kindness) & Li (manners), Filial Piety (respect parents)

Judaism

Person: Hashem and Abraham

Text: Torah

Belief: Monotheistic