SocialStudiesWorldHistoryUnit01EarlyCivilizations(8000BC500BC)

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1 SocietiesduringtheeraofEarly

4 HowdidtheNeolithicRevolutionalterthe

Civilizations(8000B.C.500B.C.)are

socialpatternsofhumans?

characterizedbyallofthefollowing

EXCEPT
A firstsystemsofwriting
B

firstuseoftools

firstmajorreligions

Itledtothecreationofsettled
communities.

Itledtothedevelopmentofmajor
religions.

Itledtogreatersocialequality
betweenmaleandfemale.

D firstorganizedgovernments
J

Itledtopeoplebecomingnomadic.

2 Whichgeographicfactorlikelycontributed
tothebeginningoftheNeolithic

5 WhichlastingimpactdidHammurabi'sCode

Revolution?

haveonlaw?

A Lawsweremademoreconsistentand

naturaldisastersledtoaperiodof
migrationandmovement

spreadofdiseaseledtophysical

predictable.
B

attacksoncities
H

Lawswerecreatedbyarepresentative
group.

changingsealevelsforcedhunter

gatherersintotheinteriorofcontinents

D Lawsneededtobeinterpretedby

climatechangeledtolongergrowing

Lawsnolongersuggestedpunishments.

impartialjudges.

seasonforfarming
6 WhichchangetohumansocietiesdidNOT
3 WhyisthegovernmentofancientEgypt
consideredatheocracy?

resultfromtheNeolithicRevolution?
F

A Thegovernmenthasarepresentative
legislature.
B

riversanddeltas.
G

Wealthyelitecontrolmostpartsof
government.

Peoplebeganusingboneandstone
tools.

Leadershippassesfromfathertoson.

D Thepharaohisconsideredagodking.

Advancedcitiesbegangrowingalong

Specializedworkersbegantoproduce
moreintricateandcomplexproducts.

Thepopulationbegangrowingmuch
faster.

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7 HowaretheoriginsofHinduismand

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Whichcivilizationdevelopedanearly

Buddhismsimilar?

writingsystemthatusedcuneiformscript

A BothconsideredSiddharthaGautamaas

onwetclaytablets?

theprinciplefounder.

A earlyIndusRiverValley

Bothimplementedacastesystemfor

Egyptian

socialclasses.

ChineseZhouDynasty

Bothwerefoundedatthesametime.

D Sumerian

D Bothbeganinthesamemodernday
country.
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WhywasEgyptcalledthe"Giftofthe
Nile"?

8 Whichancientcivilizationwasthefirstto

usecityplanningandsewersystems?

IrrigationfromtheNileprovidedfor
farminginadesertregion.

theShangDynastyofChina

theearlyEgyptians

godshadplacedtheNileinEgyptasa

theearlyIndusRiverValleyCivilization

signofEgyptiansupremacy.

theearlyMesopotamians

Egyptianreligiousleadersbelievedthe

TheNilekeptinvadersfromentering
fromthenorth.

J
9 WhichscientificachievementisNOT

TheNileprovidedasourceoffishand
wildlife.

attributedtoancientEgyptians?
A firsttocreateasolarcalendar
B

firsttodevelopatechniquetocreate
bronze

firsttousegeometry

13

WhywereearlyIndusRiverValley
settlementssometimesforcedtochange
location?
A Communitiesneededtofindamore

D firsttousestonecolumns

defensiblelocation.
B

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settlementsclosertotheseas.

Whichobjectiveisaprimarygoalof
Confucianism?
F

restoresocialorderthroughproper
behavior

achieveahigherspiritual

Aryaninvadersmovedmany

TheIndusRiveroccasionallychanged
course.

D Earthquakesdevastatedthepoorly
builthomes.

statethroughselfsacrifice
H

gainsalvationthroughbeliefina
personalgod

separatesocietyintodistinctsocial
classes

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Usethemapandyourknowledgeofsocialstudiestoanswerthefollowingfourquestions.

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HowwaslocationAvulnerabletoinvasion

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Whichletterindicatestheareaof

inancienthistory?

Mesopotamia?

Mostinvasionstravelednorthalong

theNileRiver

MostinvasionsenteredEgyptover

landfromtheMiddleEast.
H

MostinvasionsarrivedtoEgyptbythe
MediterraneanSea.

MostinvasionsarrivedalongtheRed
Sea.

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WhatareaisindicatedwiththeletterA?
A MediterraneanSea
B

Egypt

Mesopotamia

D IndusValley

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Whichfactormostinfluencedthelocation

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Howdidthetransitiontofarming

ofcivilizationslabeledA,B,andConthe

influencethedevelopmentof

map?

government?

A Earlysettlementsbegannearriversto

useastransportationandafresh

localreligionsfromoutsideinfluences.

watersource.
B

Earlycivilizationssettlednear

Governmentswereneededtoconquer
betterfarmlands.

essentialroutesfortradinggoodsand

services.
C

Governmentswereneededtoprotect

Governmentswereneededto
establishdistinctsocialclasses.

Strongempireswereestablishedat

theselocationsallowingthe

Governmentswereneededtoorganize
largecommunityprojects.

firstcivilizationstogrow.
D Theearlyreligionswereestablishedat
theselocationsandattractedpeople
tothearea.

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WhichhistoricalartifactwouldNOTbe
evidenceofacivilization?
A aclaytabletwithwriting

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apieceofwovensilk

oftechnologicaldiffusion?

ametalcoin

D afishhookmadeofbone

Whichexampledemonstratestheprocess

TheEgyptiansusedNilereedsto
createalightweightwritingsurface.

TheEgyptiansusedchariotstodrive
theHyksosfrompowerinEgypt.

TheHittitesusedironweaponsto
fighttheEgyptianNewKingdom.

TheEgyptiansusedadvanced
mathematicstobuildmonumental
architecture.

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Whichofthefollowingischaracterizedby
afamilymaintainingpowerforseveral
generations?
A castesystem
B

stratifiedsociety

dynasty

D empire

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Usethewordbanktocompletethegraphicbelow.Thenwriteasentenceeachforthreeofthe
factorsexplainingtheirinfluenceonrivervalleycivilizations.

WordBank:(Note:youmaynotuseallterms)
cities,irrigation,systemsofgovernmentandreligion,flooding,tradenetworks,architecture,
calendarsystems,writing,climatechange,naturalresources,writtenlawcodes

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Createatablethatcomparesthreecharacteristicsoftwoofthemajorrivervalleycivilizations.
Characteristicsmayincludegovernmentstructure,economy,religion,socialstructure,and
others.Thenintwoorthreesentences,describehowgeographyinfluencedoneofthethree
characteristicsinbothcivilizations.

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Usethetableandyourknowledgeofsocialstudiestoanswerthefollowingquestion.

1.________

2._________

EuphratesRiverDeclarationof

3._________
Buddhism

Independence
HuangRiver

Hammurabi'sCodeChristianity

IndusRiver

Justinian'sCode

Hinduism

NileRiver

MagnaCarta

Islam

TigrisRiver

Judaism

Whatsetoftitlesbestcompletesthetable?
F

(1)SiteofAncientCivilizations(2)DocumentsInfluencingModernLaw(3)MajorWorld
Religions

(1)LongestWorldRivers(2)ModernCodeofLaw(3)MajorWorldReligions

(1)LocationsofReligiousSignificance(2)DocumentsInfluencingModernScience(3)Major
WorldReligions

(1)DriestRiverValleys(2)HistoricalDocumentsofAncientCivilizations(3)MajorWorld
Religions

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AgriculturefirstdevelopedintheMiddle

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Muchofwhathasbeenlearnedaboutthe

Eastabout10,000yearsagoandthen

earlycivilizationshasbeenuncoveredby

spreadthroughoutmuchofEurasiaover

___________________whohavefound

thenext2,000years.Asagriculture

artifactsinexcavations.Whenthe

spread,communitiesformedandbegan

writtenandpictoriallanguageswere

tradingwitheachother.Early

found,however,__________________

communitiestradedhandcraftedgoods

wereabletobringmuchmoreinsightinto

suchasbaskets,pottery,andbronze

whatthesecivilizationsbelieved.They

tools.Asthesegoodsmovedfrom

werealsoabletousemodernscience,

communitytocommunity,thestyleofthe

includingDNAandotherhumanscientific

goodswascopiedbythelocalpeople.

indicators,todrawvalidconclusions.

Whichofthefollowingbestdescribesthis

Whichwordscompletetheparagraph

pattern?

above?

A workerspecialization

anthropologists...archaeologists

culturaldiffusion

anthropologists...historians

diaspora

archaeologists...historians

archaeologists...anthropologists

D NeolithicRevolution

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CodeofHammurabi
Excerpt:

Ifanyoneensnaresanother,puttingabanuponhim,buthecannotproveit,thenhethatensnaredhimshallbeputto
death.
Ifanyonebringsanaccusationagainstaman,andtheaccusedgoestotheriverandleapsintotheriver,ifhesinksin
theriverhisaccusershalltakepossessionofhishouse.Butiftheriverprovesthattheaccusedisnotguilty,andhe
escapesunhurt,thenhewhohadbroughttheaccusationshallbeputtodeath,whilehewholeapedintotherivershall
takepossessionofthehousethathadbelongedtohisaccuser.
Ifanyonefindsrunawaymaleorfemaleslavesintheopencountryandbringsthemtotheirmasters,themasterofthe
slavesshallpayhimtwoshekelsofsilver.
Ifanyonebringsanaccusationofanycrimebeforetheelders,anddoesnotprovewhathehascharged,heshall,ifa
capitaloffenseischarged,beputtodeath.
Ifabuilderbuildsahouseforsomeone,anddoesnotconstructitproperly,andthehousewhichhebuiltfallsinand
killsitsowner,thenthebuildershallbeputtodeath.(Anothervariantofthisis,Iftheowner'ssondies,thenthe
builder'ssonshallbeputtodeath.)
Ifasonstrikeshisfather,hishandsshallbehewnoff.
Ifanyonestealstheminorsonofanother,hewillbeputtodeath.
Ifamantakesawomanasawife,buthasnointercoursewithher,thiswomanisnowifetohim.
Ifamanstrikeafreebornwomansothatsheloseherunbornchild,heshallpaytenshekelsforherloss.
Ifamanputsouttheeyeofapatrician,hiseyeshallbeputout.
Ifamanknockstheteethoutofanotherman,hisownteethwillbeknockedout.
Ifanyonestrikesthebodyofamanhigherinrankthanhe,heshallreceivesixtyblowswithanoxwhipinpublic.
Ifafreebornmanstrikesthebodyofanotherfreebornmanofequalrank,heshallpayonegoldmina.
Iftheslaveofafreedmanstrikesthebodyofafreedman,hisearshallbecutoff.
Ifanyonecommitsarobberyandiscaught,heshallbeputtodeath.

TheTenCommandments

1.Thoushalthavenoothergodsbeforeme.
2.Thoushaltnotmakeuntotheeanygravenimage,oranylikenessofanythingthatisinheavenabove,orthat
isintheearthbeneath,orthatisinthewaterundertheearth.
3.ThoushaltnottakethenameoftheLORDthyGodinvainfortheLORDwillnotholdhimguiltlessthat
takethhisnameinvain.
4.Rememberthesabbathday,tokeepitholy.
5.Honourthyfatherandthymother:thatthydaysmaybelonguponthelandwhichtheLORDthyGod
giveththee.
6.Thoushaltnotkill.
7.Thoushaltnotcommitadultery.
8.Thoushaltnotsteal.
9.Thoushaltnotbearfalsewitnessagainstthyneighbour.
10.Thoushaltnotcovetthyneighbour'shouse,thoushaltnotcovetthyneighbour'swife,norhismanservant,
norhismaidservant,norhisox,norhisanimals,noranythingthatisthyneighbour's.

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UsingeithertheJewishTenCommandmentsorHammurabi'sCode,constructathesisexplaining
theimpactofthedocumentonhumanhistory.Thenwriteaparagraphsupportingthatthesis
statementusingevidencefromtheattachedinformation.Besuretousecorrectgrammarand
terminology.

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Inacompleteparagraph,explainatleastoneeconomic,onesocial,andonegeographicfactor
thatledtothedevelopmentofearlycivilizations.Besuretousecorrectsocialstudies
terminology,spelling,punctuation,andgrammar.

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