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Ancient River Valley Civilizations Study Guide
- Hammurabi wrote a legal code in Mesopotamia that covered most areas of daily life.
2. Rivers were most important to civilizations for trade and society.
3. Temples (also known as “ziggurats”) were the biggest buildings in Mesopotamian cities.
5. People who regularly move from place to place are called nomads.
6. Jewish religious teachers are called Rabbis. Rabbis were important to teach the culture and religion of the Jewish people.
7. The Israelites’ belief in One God made them different from other civilizations.
8. Jews meet at synagogues on the Sabbath to pray and discuss their religion.
9. Greek word meaning “scattered” is called Diaspora. Refers to the Jewish people who were often forced to move or leave their homeland.
10. Located in Egypt, the NileRIver is the world’s longest river.
11. A line of rulers that passes power from father to son is a Dynasty.
12. Buddhism believes that the way to stop suffering is to stop desire.
13. The Caste System controlled social class order in India.
14. “Life is full of suffering” is one of the Four Noble Truths of Buddhism.
15. One of the steps of the EightFold Path of Buddhism is to tell the truth.
16. FilialPiety is the practice that requires children to respect their parents and elders in Confucianism.
17. When a ruler lost the Mandate of Heaven, there were peasantrebellions that most often led to the fall of many Chinese dynasties.
18. The philosophy of Confucianism is focused on filial piety and duty to one’s community.
19. Legalism taught that people need a strong ruler to maintain order.
20. Social class status in China is based on land ownership.
21. There are 3 main classes in Ancient China
China Chapter 7
Arrange the following in the correct order:
- Landowning Aristocrats
- Peasant Farmers
- Merchants
22. The philosophy of Daoism believes there are two forces that balance our world: Yin (“good”) and Yang. (“bad”)
23. Reincarnation is Being reborn into something different in Ancient India. It’s like saying, “Wow, you’re back- but who are you now?”
24. In Ancient India, you were encouraged to follow dharma, theresponsibilities of your caste. One way to change your caste: follow your “dharma” = you would be reincarnated into a new caste.
25. What do algebra, discovering zero and Plastic Surgery have in common…… they were invented in Ancient India!
Wrapping it up:
26. Think water…..water flows in rivers…..rivers move people and things….rivers help crops grow→ rivers are geography these civilizations share:
Mesopotamia:Tigris and Euphrates
Egypt:Nile
India:Indus and Ganges
China:Yellow and Yangtze
Content to Cover:
Which piece of geography connects early civilizations of Mesopotamia, Egypt, China, and India
Rabbis. and what their purpose was.
Definition of dynasty
Egypt and the Nile River
Eightfold Path and Four Noble Truths: Buddhism
Inventions of Ancient India
Caste System
Merchants as lowest class in China because they do not produce anything. They only want to make moneys. In China, farmers and peasant were more important because they helped produce useful things people could use.
Mandate of Heaven and Dynastic Cycle
Filial Piety and Confucianism