1. Second Nine Weeks Benchmark Study Guide Mrs. M. Brown Ms. C. Barnes

2. People 1. A/an ____________ is a a person who studies ancient forms of government, ______________, clothing, and artifacts 2. Greeks strongly influenced our ________ because many English words and expressions come from ___________________ 3. In the first democracy (created by the ________), aristocrats ___________ have more power than citizens. archaeologist pottery pieces language Greek mythology Athenians did NOT

3. 4. Despite his harsh ways, we know that Shi Huangdi was __________ for China because the country ____________________ after his death. 5. People outside of China began to learn about ________________ when the Han armies ___________ lands deep in central Asia 6.This group of ancient people bragged about their government, celebrated games, sacrifices, and lived exactly as they pleased____________ good fell into civil war Chinese goods conquered Athenians

4. 7. This group of people were the lowest in the Indian Caste system _______________ 8. The _____________ believed in war, living a simple life with no luxuries, and that boys should enter the military at the age of 7 and their slaves were called _____________. untouchables Spartans helots

5. 9. In Sumerian society, _________ had power because people who could ________________ were very important. 10.Greek ____________ believed in using the human mind to ____________________________ scribes read and write philosophers think and understand

6. Trade 11. Mohenjo-Daro and Harappa were able to develop _____________ because they were both located in the ___________________ 12. The _____________ connected Europe to China. People from Europe traded ____________ and lumber for __________ 13. The Kushites would ______________ able to ___________ if they had not had Items to trade and been located on the _______________ economic systems Indus River Valley Silk Road horsessilk NOT have been trade Nile River

7. Religion 14. The Aryans brought _________ to India, the caste system supports the basic ideas of ___________, and Aryans holy books, called the _______, are written in Sanskrit. 15. Buddhism is based on the question, “Why is there so much pain and suffering in the world?” and was created by __________________________ 16. The nomad, __________, founded _________ which is based on the belief that there is only one god, the ________ is their holy book, and the _____________________ are a set of rules for responsible behavior. Hinduism reincarnation Vedas Siddhartha Gautama Abraham Judaism Torah Ten Commandments

8. Writing 17. Egyptians began to create ________________________ when they developed ____________. 18. _____________ was developed by the Sumerians/Mesopotamians to _______________ and show __________ by creating wedge- shaped figures in clay tablets poems and other written works hieroglyphics Cuneiform keep track of trade ownership

9. 19. Writing was originally created to _______________. 20. Cuneiform, hieroglyphics, and pictographs are all systems of ______________. An ________ is a ____________ of writing. keep track of records writingepic type

10. Myths and Legends 21. The Iliad and the Odyssey were written by Homer and told about ________________________________ 22. The myth, “Demeter and Persephone” tell why we ______________ because Demeter is separated from her daughter during the winter. 23. Some _______________ are named after figures from _________________ in today’s popular culture. the Trojan War and its aftermath have seasons sports teams Greek mythology

11. This and That 24. In the first democracy in Athens, all citizens had the right to participate in the assembly, _________ and serve on smaller councils. _____________ did NOT have more power than citizens! 25. We study ____________ today to find information about our _________________ 26. Greeks relied on _________ for trade because the ___________________ made overland trading difficult. speak Aristocrats ancient bones human ancestors shipping mountainous terrain

12. Know How to Identify Egyptian, Greek and Chinese artifacts! China GreeceEgypt

13. Know how to read graphs! Be SURE to Study ! China Egypt Greece

14. Farming Production 500 300 200 500 800 0 100 200 300 400 500 600 700 800 900 Family Produced Family Used Surplus Bushels Produced A family produced 500 bushels of wheat but only used 300 bushels. what does this mean? A. a surplus of 800 bushels B. a surplus of 500 bushels C. a surplus of 200 bushels D. a surplus of 300 bushels C