Unit Ii Intro 0607

Name: ________________________________________________ Period: ________ Date: ___________ Unit II: the River Valleys Introduction Overview: This unit examines the earliest major human civilizations in Mesopotamia, Egypt, India, and China. Each arose in fertile river valleys where regular flooding delivered rich soil downstream allowing abundant yields from farming. Plentiful food gave humans the luxury of spare time and energy to develop new technologies including writing and metalwork. The social pyramid and the rule of law were established. Covers: “Chapter 2: Western Asia and Egypt, 3500 - 500 BC” “Chapter 3: India and China, 3000 BC - AD 500” Objectives: 2.01Trace the development and assess the achievements of early river civilizations, including but not limited to those around the Huang-He, Nile, Indus, and Tigris-Euphrates rivers. 2.04Examine the importance of India as a hub of world trade and as a cultural and religious center during its Golden Age. 6.01Compare the conditions, racial composition, and status of social classes, castes, and slaves in world societies and analyze changes in those elements. Key Terms: Directions: Define the following terms on a separate sheet of paper. 1. aristocracy 12.hieroglyphics 22.polytheistic 2. bureaucracy 13.Mandate of 23.raja 3. caste system Heaven 24.regime 4. censorate 14.monarchy 25.Sanskrit 5. city-state 15.monotheistic 26.satrap 6. cuneiform 16.monsoon 27.satrapy 7. Dao 17.mummification 28.Silk Road 8. dynasty 18.pastoral nomad 29.theocracy 9. empire 19.patriarchal 30.vizier 31. ziggurat 10.filial piety 20.pharaoh 11.hieratic script 21.pilgrim

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