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UNIT 1 – CHAPTERS 1-3 KEY TERMS Prehistory Culture Old Stone Age Nomad Catalhuyuk Pictograph Empire Sumer Codify Hatshepsut Papyrus Prophet Four Noble Truths Filial piety Feudalism historian archeology Paleolithic Period animism Jericho scribe traditional economy ziggurat dynastic cycle Thutmose III Osiris ethics Eightfold Path philosophy artifact technology New Stone Age domesticate civilization cultural diffusion Fertile Crescent cuneiform pharaoh Rosetta Stone Amen-Re karma nirvana calligraphy anthropology Lucy Neolithic Period Neolithic Revolution polytheistic monotheistic Mesopotamia Hammurabi vizier hieroglyphics Torah dharma sect Confucius I CAN STATEMENTS Chapter 1 I can describe and use the devices used by historians to organize the past. I can explain the interregional and regional approaches to historic events. I can identify the different stages of human groups. I can explain the changes brought on by the agricultural revolution. Chapter 2 I can explain the features of ancient river valley civilizations. I can locate and explain the causes of conflicts between groups in the Mediterranean. I can explain the challenges caused by contact with different faiths. I can explain the ways in which world religions influenced people’s perceptions of the world. Chapter 3 I can locate and explain the causes of conflicts between groups in South Asia. I can explain the growth of religion and its role in different cultures’ interactions. I can explain the basic beliefs of world religions and how they spread. (Hinduism & Islam) I can explain the impact and importance of the dynastic cycle in Ancient Chinese society. MAIN CONCEPT DISCUSSIONS What factors do you think contributed to the migrations of early people? Do you think that all changes that took place during the Old Stone Age, the New Stone Age, and the time of early civilizations were the result of cultural diffusion? How? People in many early civilizations established belief systems that became an important force in shaping their societies. Compare the influence of religion on the ancient civilizations we covered in this unit. To maintain control over a vast empire, it was vital that a ruler be well-respected. Based on the empires of the ancient Middle East, Egypt and China, what characteristics do you think made the leaders you have learned about most successful? Consider the history of empire-building in China, Egypt, and the Middle East. In which cases did the civilization endure even as power changed hands? In which did the end of power lead to the end of the civilization?