KEY CONCEPT 1.1 Big Geography and Peopling of the Earth

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Unit 1 Exam Study Guide

KEY CONCEPT 1.1 – Big Geography and Peopling of the Earth

1. What does the term PALEOLITHIC refer to?
2. Analyze the similarities and differences between Paleolithic and Neolithic societies.

KEY CONCEPT 1.2 – Neolithic Revolution and Early Agricultural Societies

1. Based on archaeological evidence, where did first cities emerge?
2. What makes a civilization? ( Characteristics)
3. Why did some people develop agriculture and not others?
4. Why didn’t agriculture develop in ancient Australia?
5. What crop is most associated with the development of civilization in Mesoamerica?
6. How did agriculture develop in different parts of the world?
7. Identify and explain the social, political, and economic factors necessary for a human society to be considered a civilization.

KEY CONCEPT 1.3 – The Development and Interactions of Early Agricultural, Pastoral and Urban Societies

1. Why were legal codes significant?
2. What was the relationship between early rulers and religion?
3. Which society placed a higher emphasis on ancestors and family, rather than an afterlife?
4. What did rulers in early civilizations do to demonstrate their religious authority? Give examples.
5. How did Chinese dynasties (Shang and Zhou) differ from other civilizations in their government and culture?
6. What are the main beliefs and concepts of Hinduism?
7. What are the main beliefs and characteristics of Hebrew monotheism (Judaism)?
8. What connection is there between the building of the pyramids and the social class structure in Egypt?
9. What can historians learn about Egypt from the pyramids at Giza?
10. Which RIVER VALLEY civilization (Egypt, China, India, Mesopotamia) was the least tied to the web of commerce (most isolated) that existed in early civilizations?
11. Why do historians struggle to understand Harappan civilization?
12. What do legal codes such as India’s Law of Manu and Mesopotamia’s Code of Hammurabi reveal about the views of women in early civilizations? What do they tell us about their society and culture?
13. Where did civilizations tend to emerge?
14. What is the evidence that advanced civilizations can develop without the influence of other civilizations?
15. What can historians learn from the ruins of ancient cities?
16. How did the status and experience of women change as Mesopotamian society developed into a civilization?
17. If you were a historian writing on the Indus Valley Civilization, how would you describe this society without the benefit of a deciphered written language?
18. Analyze the similarities and differences between early civilizations in the Eurasia and the early civilizations of Mesoamerica.