| 5923282734 | What are the ways that early humans used fire to survive? (4) | 1. Keep away animals 2. Cook food 3. Warmth 4. Clear areas | 0 | |
| 5923288607 | Describe the tools used by Paleolithic man | Wooden and stone tools | 1 | |
| 5923292507 | Describe the social structures of Paleolithic man | Small bands of tribes of approximately 30 people. They were egalitarian (males hunted, females gathered) | 2 | |
| 5923300657 | Describe the political structures of Paleolithic man | Single leader (based on survival) | 3 | |
| 5923303936 | Describe the economical structures of Paleolithic man | None | 4 | |
| 5923499562 | Explain the importance of Fertility scupltures and what they tell us about the cultures that created them | Prayer for good harvest/hunt prayed for good life, prayed for the miracle of life, egalitarian. | 5 | |
| 5923686910 | Analyze the social impact of the Neolithic Revolution (3) | 1. Gender inequality 2. Social inequality 3. Specialization | 6 | |
| 5923702028 | Analyze the economic impact of the Neolithic Revolution (4) | 1. Barter 2. Trade 3. Surplus 4. Kept records of all these | 7 | |
| 5923783558 | The status of women in the Paleolithic ages | Equalitarian | 8 | |
| 5923785649 | The status of women in the Neolithic ages | Inferior, Patriarchal Societies, Gender Inequality | 9 | |
| 5923792142 | Analyze how food surplus led to Specialization and the impat this had on early agricultural societies | Surplus--> Specialize --> Gender (or Social) inequality | 10 | |
| 5923798876 | Define Pastoralism and describe the areas in which Pastoralism thrived | Pastoralism is people raising animals for resources. They could not farm in vast amounts due to the semi-arid lands. They farmed enough to give food to the animals and used the animals as their dependable source for resources | 11 | |
| 5923808528 | Describe the political structure of this society, including the status of women in Mesopotamia (3) | 1. Strict 2. Led by king (gods' representative) 3. Hammurabi's Code | 12 | |
| 5923811990 | Identify signifiant works of literature in Mesopotamia | Epic of Gilgamesh (the journey for everlasting life) | 13 | |
| 5923816035 | Identify and describe the system of record keeping in Mesopotamia (2) | 1. Clay tablets 2. Cuneiform | 14 | |
| 5923823170 | Identify and describe examples of monumental architecture in Mesopotamia | Ziggurats | 15 | |
| 5923829840 | Identify the two cultures of the Indus Valley | 1. Mohenjo-Daro 2. Harappa | 16 | |
| 5923833349 | Describe the technology of the Indus Valley Civilization (2) | 1. Plumbing 2. Planned cities (urban planning) | 17 | |
| 5923839435 | Identify and describe the Vedic Religious beliefs that develop in the Indus Valley (3) | 1. Many gods 2. Environment 3. Water as purification | 18 | |
| 5923846819 | Identify and describe examples of monumental architecture in the Indus Valley (2) | 1. Great Bath 2. Citadel | 19 | |
| 5923851255 | Describe the political structure of Egyptian society, including the status of women | 1. Ruler is god (Pharoah) 2. Book of the dead | 20 | |
| 5923857078 | Identify signification works of literature in Egypt | Hieroglyphics | 21 | |
| 5923859002 | Identify and describe the system of Record Keeping in Egypt (2) | 1. Hieroglyphics 2. Papyrus | 22 | |
| 5923870483 | Identify and describe examples of monumental architecture in Egyptian Society (3) | 1. Pyramids 2. Palaces 3. Temple Complexes | 23 | |
| 5923874702 | What are the four Old-World River Valley Cultures | 1. The Nile 2. The Tigris and Euphrates 3. The Indus and Ganges 4. The Yellow River | 24 | |
| 5923882010 | Analyze the significance of the Phoenicians Alphabetic writing and its impact on written communication | First alphabet where characters exist so it can be applied to other languages (such as English) | 25 | |
| 5923887442 | Define city-state | an independent political unit (despite regional, cultural identity) Ex: Greece | 26 | |
| 5923893628 | Define scribes | a professional record-keeper | 27 | |
| 5923898046 | Define loess | fertile silt along the Yellow River | 28 | |
| 5923902082 | Identify the historical figure Hammurabi | King of Babylon who developed first codified (written) laws | 29 | |
| 5923908226 | Analyze how Hammurabi's code changed the way civilization perceived laws and how they were to be created and enforced. | They were more strict and political, less religious | 30 | |
| 5923911668 | Describe the new religious belief of Hebrew Monotheism | Judaism. One God is everywhere | 31 | |
| 5923915606 | What is the Mandate of Heaven | The proof of how dynastic cycles occur (rise and fall of dynasties) | 32 | |
| 5931843837 | What was the founder, the place of origin, and the Holy Books in Hinduism? | Founders: Arians and Indus Place: Indus Valley (India) Holy Book: Veda and Upanishads | 33 | |
| 5931844903 | What were the beliefs in Hinduism (4) | 1. Caste system 2. Moksha 3. Reincarnation 4. Dharma and Karma | 34 | |
| 5931847463 | What was the social impact of Hinduism (3) | 1. Social stability 2. Lack of social mobility 3. Social/gender inequality | 35 | |
| 5931863094 | Who was the founder, the place of origin, and why it started (Buddhism) | Founder: Siddhartha Place: India Why: He wanted to get rid of suffering and desire | 36 | |
| 5931868951 | What were the beliefs in Buddhism (5) | 1. Eightfold Path 2. Four Noble Truths 3. Goal to reach Nirvana 4. Rejects caste system 5. The world is illusion | 37 | |
| 5931872449 | What was the social impact of Buddhism (3) | 1. People became pacifists 2. People became monks 3. Growth of monostaries | 38 | |
| 5931875895 | What was appealing about Buddhism (2) | 1. Appealed to women and poor (social equality) 2. Guidelines on how to live life | 39 | |
| 5931877989 | What was the founder, the place of origin, and characteristics of the people? (Judiasm) | Founder: Abraham Place: Mesopotamia Characterists of people: God is omnipresent and life is just and fair | 40 | |
| 5931880628 | What were the beliefs in Judaism? (2) | 1. Monotheism 2. Ten Commandments | 41 | |
| 5931882220 | What was the social impact of Judaism? (2) | 1. Discrimination 2. Diaspora | 42 | |
| 5931882741 | Define Diaspora | forced exile | 43 | |
| 5931883389 | How did Judaism spread? | Diaspora | 44 | |
| 5931884381 | Who was the founder, the place of origin, and the Holy Books of Christianity? | Founder: Jesus Place of origin: Roman Empire Holy Books: Bible | 45 | |
| 5931886769 | What were the beliefs in Christianity (3) | 1. Ten Commandments 2. Monotheism 3. Salvation (heaven) | 46 | |
| 5931887539 | What was the social impact of Christianity? (2) | 1. Persecuted because they were going against guilt 2. Roads and trade routes helped it spread | 47 | |
| 5949751292 | What was very powerful in Paleolithic society? | Social inequality | 48 | |
| 5949756314 | How did the Indus Valley Civilization impact future generations? | They had planned cities | 49 | |
| 5949761255 | What did planned cities in the Indus Valley Civilization show? (2) | A strong centralized government and wealth | 50 | |
| 5949767962 | What did river valleys tend to have? (4) | 1. Constant conquest 2. Polytheism 3. Economic growth 4. Environmental challenges | 51 | |
| 5949775053 | What impact did the Shang have on early civilization? | They were the basis of early civilization | 52 | |
| 5949779219 | How did the Zhou Dynasty reign? | They had a justified rule under the Mandate of Heaven | 53 | |
| 5949786671 | Define Daoism | religious belief dealing with having harmony with nature | 54 | |
| 5949796523 | How did the Qin Dynasty reign? | through legalism (strict law to maintain order) | 55 | |
| 5949801933 | What did the collapse of many Chinese dynasties lead to? | Many Warring States Periods | 56 | |
| 5949804340 | Define the Warring States Period | many landlords and local leaders fight for power over the land | 57 | |
| 5949811955 | How were merchants viewed in Ancient China? | they were not as valued as farmers because they tend to rely on themselves for resources | 58 | |
| 5949817691 | How were merchants viewed in Ancient India? | They had a very high value in many empires across India | 59 | |
| 5949823475 | Why did Buddhism emerge? | To get rid of desire because that leaded to suffering | 60 | |
| 5949842162 | Define reincarnation | a belief in Hinduism where the soul is rebirthed into a new life | 61 | |
| 5949850377 | Define Dharma | a belief in Hinduism where one person has a specific duty in life | 62 | |
| 5949854846 | Define Karma | a belief in Hinduism where the actions of a person in a life determines how that person would live in the next life | 63 | |
| 5949907301 | What was Athens's point of view compared to Sparta's point of view on how they lived? | Athens was philosophical and Sparta was militaristic | 64 | |
| 5949914419 | What was Athens's point of view compared to Sparta's point of view on the role of women? | They were both patriarchal, but Sparta gave women more rights compared to Athens | 65 | |
| 5949925958 | Why was sea trade very important in Athens? (2) | 1. They were near water 2. They had good harbors and ports | 66 | |
| 5949935806 | What was the importance of Alexander the Great? | He spread Greek culture throughout the world | 67 | |
| 5949938499 | Define Latifundia | the act of when wealthy landowners acquired the property of small land owners | 68 | |
| 5949944940 | What were the effects of Latifundia in the Roman Republic? | the act of latifundium caused small farms to decrease, then to an increased on urban poor and finally to a shrinking military | 69 | |
| 5949957198 | What was the importance of Constantine? | he promoted the tolerance of Christianity (a.k.a The Edit of Milan) | 70 | |
| 5949960855 | What was the importance of Augustus? | 1. Spread peace and prosperity 2. First ruler of the Pax Romana | 71 | |
| 5949985304 | In Classical Empires, what important thing was the Public Works Project? | Roads | 72 | |
| 5949989175 | Why did the Rome and Han Empires have Golden Ages? | They had highly efficient centralized government | 73 | |
| 5949996413 | How was the fall of Rome similar to the fall of Maurya and Gupta? (2) | 1. They grew too large 2. Trade shifted to the Indian Ocean from Mediterranean | 74 | |
| 5950009242 | In the Pre-Islamic period, what were the dominant group of people? How were they different? | Bedouins. They had a more polytheistic religion | 75 | |
| 5950019464 | In the Umayyad Empire, what was the policy to began a citizen? | A person must be an Arab and a Muslim. | 76 | |
| 5950026535 | Why did Islam spread fast? | There were weak borders around surround cities | 77 | |
| 5950031138 | In the Umayyad Empire, what was the policy of foreigners? | They were tolerated | 78 |
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