Review Ancient River Valley Civilizations Unit 2

1. On a map: know the following locations– Indus Valley and Indus River– Harappa, Mojendaro, Egypt/Nile, Nubia, Canaan/Hebrews, Tyre/Phoenician empire location, Mesopotamia/Sumer/Tigris and Euphrates Rivers, China and Huang He River 2. What is a theocracy and which civilizations practiced it? 3. Who was Sargon the Great and what civilization? What was his first? 4. Who was Menes? What did he do? 5. What is the Who was Yu the Great? Dynasty? 6. Who was Hammurabi and what did he do? What civilization? What was unique about the law codes? 7. What contributions did the Phoenicians give us? 8. Judaism::: Know chart— 9. What is dyanstic rule? Why is that different from dynasty? 10. What is mandate of heaven? 11. What is the Shang dynasty known for? 12. What is the Zhou dynasty known for? 13. What form of writing does the Mesopotamians have?/Phoenicians/Hebrews/Egyptians/Indus/Chinese? 14. What was the Nubians known for? What was their decline? 15. Which civilization gave more leniency to women/evidence?

16. What type of religion was each civilization? 17. What architectural elements are found in each civlization? i.e. pyramid, ziggurat, etc. 18. What is the literature of Mesopotamia and what was it about? 19. What was the literature of Egypt and what was it about? 20. What allowed for translation of Heiroglyphics? 21. What technological advancements did each civilization provide? EgyptMesopotamiaIndusChina 22. What was the economic power behind each civilization? Who traded with whom? How? 23. On the social ladder in Egypt, who was at the top and on down? 24. Was slavery found in the ancient river valleys and what was it based upon? 25. What was the gift of the Nile? Who was Herodotus? 26. What would create an agricultural surplus? 27. What was the first metal alloy in the Neolithic age? 28. What civilizations had flood control? 29. Why was metalworking important in early civilizations? 30. Did early civilizations have rigid social classes and how? 31. Who had a centralized government, city states among the river valleys? 32. What was the political structure of the Zhou?

Identify the Pictures

Identify Maps

Identify Locations

Firsts 1 st Empire/Emperor? 1 st Writing in the World? 1 st Empire to Use Iron Technology? 1 st Metal Alloy in the World? 1 st /Oldest River Valley Civilization? 1 st Monotheistic Faith? 1 st UPS of the Seas? 1 st Mummification? 1 st Feudalism?

Technology Who gave what?

Terms Exile goes with what civilization and leader? Results? Exodus goes with what leader/people and results? Identify:

Why was the Iron Age Significant? Trace the Iron Age through the civilizations and its impacts… Remember the civilizations who had the deposits as well…