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6th Grade Review
Key People
Topic
explanation of why each
one is important
5 significant
achievements
explanation of why each one is
significant
Government
and Economic
Systems
Social Hierarchy and
name and explain the
type of government
Religions
Summary
explain the main
religion(s) and how they
affected society
1 paragraph that
summarizes all
of the
information to
the left and adds
any missing
points
Early Man
Mine
Babylonians
Babylonians
Babylonians
Babylonians
NO key People
Babylonians had a great mathematical
accomplishment
Nothing
Babylon where the Jews
were held captive
Assyrians
Babylonians Achievements in Math
and science Mathematics
Assyrians
Mesopotamia
(Sumerians, Hittites,
Babylonians,
Assyrians)
Thaddens of Edessa - was
the man who made King
Abgar a Christain. Also, he
helped make the church for
the Assyrians.
Sargon of Akkad – He was
known as Sargon the Great
“the Great King”. He was
known because for his
conquest of Sumerians cities.
Tiglath-Pileser III – His
conquest led to the
establishment of the NeoAssyrian Kingdom.
Shamshi-Adad I – He carved
out the empire that
encompassed Mesopotamia.
Mesopotamia – Sumerians
The interior Hammurabi achievements
was most wonderful for the
Babylonians
Their civilization had many
achievments
Assyrians
The Assyrians founded the first
university in the world.
The Assyrians were the first people to
make aqueducts.
They had very advanced studies of
medicine.
First people to have their religion
Christianity.
Made the first church in the world.
In the Assyrian Empire
their economy was
based on trade and
ownership of small
estates. The Assyrians
had a lot of flexibility
and ood organization in
their polotics. This
made it so that ther
could make arragments
in trades with minor
colonies. The Assyrians
were merchants.
Mesopotamia
The ecomic system in
Mesopotamia was much
like the feudal system.
The feudal system was
first officially
established durung the
imiddle ages in Europe
much later, but the
For 70 years, become a
symbol of power,
materialism, and cruelty.
Assyrians
At first the Assyrians had
one religion which was
Ashurism.
Later after 33AD under the
rule of King Abgar V of
Edessa, they changed to
Christinaity. Bur Ashurism
was still practiced by some
till 256 AD. The Assyrians
were the first nation to use
Christinanity and church
was built in 33 AD. By
Thomas, Bartholomew, and
Thaddeus. The churches
name was the Holy
Apostolic Catholic.
Mesopotamia
The Mesopotamia
group had no key
people and
Babylonians
where great at
math, Assyrians
created the first
university, and
Mesopotamia had
the first people to
create the
calendar.
Ur- Nammu – A great king
who crafted a gaint ziggurat
Sargon - was a great
military leader, and he was
the first leader to unite all the
Mesopotamia under one
ruler.
Ur-Nina – took the throne
after Meselim and created a
new dynasty in Lagash
Neduchadnezzar – was the
king of Babylonia who
opposed Eygptians
Mesopotamia
They discovered many tool that we
use now days such as the wheel, arch,
saw, and lever.
They created the first system of a
calendar
Mesopotamias traded
materials unlike land,
for other materials and
or services. There were
unofficial but still
evident classes such as
middle and lower class,
where middle often
dealt with trading.
They invented the sundial
They created the first system for
irrigation
They invented the sailboats
The main religion/s that
appeared during the
Mesopotamia times were
polytheism based religions.
During these times were
polytheism based religions.
During these times, there
were not a lot of
fundimentals in the religion
for chirstainty and modern
religions. There were many
unknown gods thay they
had worshiped, but one in
particular was Ashur was
gos that was worshipped for
a very long time, up to 4
AD.
Shulgi – started the
reorganization of UR111
Pharaoh- Believed to be a
God on earth. Had the most
power. Responsible for
making laws and keeping
everything in order. (i.e. not
attacked or invaded)
Ancient Egypt / Kush
Vizier – The Paraoh’s chief
advisor and also called “The
High Priest” He was
responsible for overseeing
administration and all
official document had to
have his seal of approval.
Also in charge of supplying
food, settling disputes
between nobles, and
running/protecting the
Pharaoh’s houseold.
Nobles – ruled the regions in
Egypt. Responsible for
making local laws and
keeping order in their region
The Egyptians were the first to
develop surgery: First to find a way to
cure stomach pain like the liver area.
They were the first to make Beers,
Wine, and Granite Tools: Came up
with wine and beer form the gains
they had.
They were the first to make the
pyramids: Made pyramids for there
gods like the Greeks making statues of
theirs.
First largest monument: The
monument are the pyramid of Giza.
Frist to make a curved sword: This
was a sword but with a curve at the tip
and this sword was made to kill, killed
over 300 people.
Ancient Egyptians were
very skilled at trading
back in ancient Egypt.
There were no real
forms of money that
they used constantly.
Instead they traded
grown goods that the
farmers would grow in
their crops. Back then,
Ancient Egypt was
actually high on the
ranks for farming; their
crops and farms were a
large part of their
trading system, food
wasn’t the only thing
they used. Sometimes
people would pay their
worker in clothes, or
other products like
tools, pottery, and
materials to make crafts.
In ancient Egypt the
Egyptians believed in
Polythesim. The Egyptians
belived that their king
Pharaoh out of all their
kings came form the gods.
When a person dies in
Ancient Egypt the
Egyptains would take the
body and theu would give it
to the gods, the Egyptians
would think that they would
make the ods happy.
Sometimes instead of
sacrificing a person they
would give the gods some
resources that they would
have collected (food, small
gifts) The Egyptians would
have there sacrifices inside
the temples that they would
get buried however, when
they would be in the older
The Egyptians
only traded and
there was no
source og money
used in Egypt.
Also they were the
first to preform
surgery to find a
way to cure
stomach pain.
Priest- Responsible for
keepingthe Gods happy. Did
not preach to people, but
preformed rituals and
ceremonies to the God of
their temple.
Scribes - Only people that
could read and write and
were responsible for keeping
records. They recorded
things like how much food
was produced at the harvest
time, how many soldiers
were in the army, numbers of
workers, and the number of
gifts given to the Gods.
Soldiers – Responsible for
defenses of the country.
Many second sons of
Pharaoh’s joined the army.
Soldiers were allowed to
share riches captured from
enimies and were rewarded
with land for their service to
the country.
Craftsmen – Skilled workers
that were pottery makers,
leatherworkers, sculptors,
painters, weavers, jewelry
makers, shoemakers, and
tailors. Group of craftsmen
often worked together in
workshops.
Farmers – Worked at the
land of the Pharaoh and
nobles and were given
housing, food, and clothes in
return. Some farmers rented
land from nobles and had to
pay a percentage of their
crop as their rent.
Ancient Egypt started
making agricultural
communities in 4500
B.C. The Nile River
was one of the biggest
key factors that allowed
the Ancient Egyptians
to expand and thrive in
the land they lived in.
The Nile gave fertile
soil and land for
farmers. Around 4500
BC, farmers grew wheat
and barly. Food
production increased
when hunter-gathers
moved to Egypt and
found lots of wild
animals, plants, and fish
there. Egyptians built
canals to transport water
to certain places.
Egyptian farmers were
able to grow animals as
well. Egyptians traded
with others by bringing
goods up and down the
Nile River. Over 80% of
the population was
made up of farmers.
Egyptian trade
expanded as its empire
did.
Nubinas depended on
argriculture for food.
The Nubians produced
wheat, barly, and other
grains. They raised
cattle and other animals
on their farms. In Kush,
they produced and
traded raw materials
alonf with slaves with
Eygpt. Ancaint Kush
time they would mummify
the people and put them in a
chamber. Based on the
power and place of the
kings they would have a
different hat/crown. The
leader of the place that they
would be on would read
their complex writing that
has been passed down
through the generations of
the earth Egyptians. Theses
writings would tell them
what they are supposed to
do.
Slaves and Servants – There
were so slave markets or
auctions in Ancient Egypt.
Slaves were usually
prisoners captured in war.
Slaves could be found in the
householes of the usual
Pharaoh and nobles, working
in mines, temples, and
digging for rocks – (qurries).
Chandragupta Maurya: This
person is a military leader in
the 320’s BC who seized
control of the entire northern
part of india. By doing so, he
founded the Mauryan
Empire. Mauryan rule lasted
for about 150 years.
Ancient India
Aryabhata: Born in 476 AD,
was the first astronomer of
India. His book, the
Aryabhatiya, presented
astronomical and
mathrmatical theories in
which the Earth was taken to
be spinning on its axis and
the periods of the planets
were given the respect to the
sun. He gifted 0 :zero” to the
world.
Ashoka (Mauyra) the Great:
Leader of the Mauyra
Dynasty lived 304-232 BCE
son of Bindusara. During the
Mauryan era amany people
were spreading Buddhism
throughout India and parts of
china. Ashoka was known
for his attempt to by building
Sanskrit: Offical language of india,
created in 4th century BCE there is
Vedic and Classical forms of Sanskrit.
Number System: The number, “zero”
was invented by Aryabhatta. The
number system is significant because
it is a daily use to everyone in
everyday life. For example, you use
numbers unconsciously whether it is
counting thins, looking at a price- and
math itself needs numbers.
Ayurveda: Earliest school of medicine
known to man. Charaka, the father of
medicine consolidated Ayurveda 2500
years ago.
The spinning wheel is an incredible
invention that was made in Ancient
India. The spinning wheel is a
machine that spins wool, thread, and
yarn. It also made flax into linen. The
spinning wheel was very useful in
Ancient India and still used today! As
a result it helped make clothing,
different types of footwear, also
pillows, and blankets etc. things to
help them with their everyday
lifestyle. You can use it with your
becaome wealthy ffrom
trading. After Kush lost
control of Egypt, the
people of Kush
increased agriculture
and trade, to make the
country rich as it used to
be. In Meroe gold could
be found nearby.
Around Meroe, was full
of iron ores. Meroe
becomes a large trading
center; people came
from all over the place
to trade and sell or buy
goods.
In the time of Ancient
India, rural agriculture
was what took about a
huge part of the
economy. Other
economical key facts of
Ancient India were
pottery, carpentry,
metal-work, glass-work,
jewelery making,
weaving, and leatherwork. There were other
jobs through too. Many
literay texts make
refences of economy
too. They mentioned
crops like paddy,
barley,a nd sugarcane.
They even mentioned
the natural manure of
animals too. Irrigation
canals are also talked
about in these Vedic
texts such as excavation
of a canal to rivers. In
the age of Brahamanas
agriculture remained the
as the head of economy.
There were mentions of
different agriculture
One of the religions of
Ancient India was
Hinduism. Hinduism was a
polytheistic religion that
had no main teacher inside
India. Some of the greatest
Hindu writings were the
Vedas, the Upanishads, the
Ramayana, and
Mahabharata. These were
written between 2000 B.C. 4000 B.C. Some important
stuff is Karma and and
Reincarnation. Another
religion was Buddhism,
which was nbased off of
Hinudism. The same things
are important inside this
religion and one of the main
people where King Asoka.
Their last major religion in
Ancient India was Jainism,
which was a Non-theistic
religion and was founded
by a man named Mahayira.
Jains existed thousands of
years before Buddhism. In a
way, Janinism is the
religion you aren’t allowed
to destroy a plant. These
In ancient India
agriculture took a
big part in the
economy. Also the
Indains where the
first to invent the
spinning wheel
that was used to
create other things.
landmarks and other kinds of
monestaries.
hand or hand crank, but the later
versions also had foot edals.
Siddhartha Guatama
(Buddha): First one
“enlightened” to Buddhism.
Pacifism is a part of the
religion. Is one of the main
religion in India and parts of
China.
The consruction of sentences,
compound nouns etc. was explained as
ordered rules operating on underlying
fundamental structers.
Panini: He was a Sankrit
grammarian who gave a
comprehensive and scientific
theory of phonetics,
phonology, and morphology.
Sanskrit was the classical
literary language of the
Indian Hindus and Panini is
considered the founder of the
language and Literature.
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Ancient China
Confucius
Born in 551 BC,
Confucius was
responsible for
creating
Confucianism through
his
teachings of ethics
and philosophy. He
believed that China
had forgotten old
traditions
and didn't believe in
morales anymore. His
teachings included
guidelines on how
families should act
and behave and what
citizens and kings
should do.
Zero was invented by Aryabhatta. The
place value system, the decimal
system was developed in India in 100
BC.
Ancient China
had many
achievement
during their era.
Here are but a
few:
Gunpowder was
invented and mainly
used for fireworks but
was later used for guns
and explosives.
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Paper was another
operations too which
included a new
signifigance in cattle.
Craft making was also
included in this
economy as well. Many
occupations of the arts
and creations were
popular too. It
differentiated with age
and gender though.
Forests too and natural
habitats and plants and
animals are mentioned
as a big difference as
well. Commerce and
trade in the ecomomy
came much later for the
richness in agriculture
in India was huge. So in
c onclusion, agriculture
was the main sphere of
economy in Ancient
India.
where the main three
religions of Ancient India.
Islam religion was made
thousands of years later
even though it isn’t counted
as an Ancient Indian
religion. The Islam was
created when their Prophet
Muhammad had a vision of
their god Allah. This one of
the main religion of not
only Ancient India, but one
of the main religions of the
world today.
These are 8
main periods
that happened
during Ancient
China:The
Zhou Dynasty,
Warring States
Period, Spring
and Autumn
period, The
Western Zhou,
Han Dynasty,
Early Imperial
Era, The
Shang
Dynasty,
The Ancient
Chinese
were said to
have
three main
religions;
Confucianism,
Buddhism,
and Taoism.
Christianity
and Islam
came later.
Confucianism,
brought to
Ancient China was
made up of many
religions mostly
Confusion,
Taoism, and
Buddhism. All
where rules and
guidelines of how
to live or how to
worship a god.

Laozi
Laozi was a Daoist
teacher credited with
creating the Daosim
religion. Daoism was
about following and
living in harmony with
Dao, a figure thought
to be the creator
of the universe and
the guiding force of
reality. He wrote a
famous text about
Daoism
called The Way and
Its Power. Laozi
helped spread the
Dao religion all
throughout China.

Shi Huangdi
Shi Huangdi's real
name was Ying
Zheng. During the
Warring StatesPeriod
after the fall of the
Zhou Dynasty, the Qin
Dynasty conquered
most of China. Led by
Zheng, he became
emperor of his new
land and renamed
himself Shi Huangdi.
Under his power, he
united most of China
together into one
powerful nation. The
government of the Qin
was very harsh, and
punishments were
severe. Since Huangdi
was a Legalist, a
person who followed
invention and was made from
papyrus and was used writing.
We use paper everyday in our
lives, so we can thank China for
this.
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The sun dial was also
invented to keep time and even
though you may think that time
isn't important to keep it is it
help us organize our day.

Lastly we have the
compass which was used to
give direction and this is
important because it helps us
when we get lost.
andthe Qin
Dynasty.
China by
Confucius, is
the first of the
A king was
the religious three main
and political religions.
Confucianism
head of the
society. He
is a
ruled
philosophical
through
and ethical
dynastic
system. The
alliances;
second of the
divination
(his subjects main religions
believed
known as
that he
Tao (as well
alone could Dao) is also a
predict the
philosophical
future by
interpreting system but
instead of
cracks in
being an
animal
bones); and ethical
royal
system it is a
journeys,
religious
hunts, and
system meant
military
to get
campaigns
followers
that took
him to
closer to their
outlying
path. The third
areas. They and one of the
were often at
most well-
the Legalism religion,
he burned all books
against Legalism.
Despite this, there
were many
achievements
accomplished during
his reign. A new
monetary system was
made, a new writing
system was created, a
new law system was
created, roads and
canals were built and
improved, irrigation
was improved, and
Huangandi created
the Great Wall of
China. Under
Huangdi, he helped
unify most of China
into one nation.
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Shang Dynasty
The Shang Dynasty
was the first dynasty
with clear evidence of
its existence. The Xia
Dynasty may have
existed, though we
are not sure.
Established in the
1500s BC, the Shang
ruled in the Huang He
Valley.
They created a social
order that went from
the king, to the nobles
and royal families, to
the warriors, to
the artisans, to the
farmers, and then the
slaves. The Shang
war with
neighboring
peoples and
moved their
capital
several
times. Kings
could
mobilize
large armies
for warfare
and huge
numbers of
workers to
construct
defensive
walls and
elaborate
tombs. Then
there was
the generals
whom
served him
and served
in the
armies
forces. Next,
there are the
merchants
whom
supplied the
king and the
armies with
the products
known religion
of ancient
China is
Buddhism.
Buddhism is
the belief that
the goal in life
for a member
is to become
or find
enlightenment.
This idea
came from the
founder of
Buddhism
who we call
Buddha.
had many important
achievements, such
as
China's first writing
system, and many
others. The Shang
Dynasty was the first
of many dynasties to
follow ing China's
ancinet history.

Han Dynasty
After the fall of the
Qin Dynasty in 207
BC, China fell into
civil war. Liu Bang led
an army, took control
of
China, and created
the Han Dynasty in
206 BC. The laws
were less stricter
compared to the Qin
Dynasty.
Liu Bang lowered
taxes and gave out
land to people who
supported him. During
this dynasty, there
were
many achievements,
such as public school
system and the Silk
Road, a merchant
route. There social
order
consisted of the
emperor, his court,
and the scholars at
the top class,
peasants and farmers
at the second
class, artisans at the
that they sell
and
exchange;
they are
above the
peasants
and farmers
whom either
do nothing
or work as
farmers or
little shop
workers.
third class, and
merchants at the
bottom. Even though
merchants were at the
bottom,
they could be very
rich and powerful.
Lastly we have
the greatest
accomplishment
of all: the
Great Wall of
China. This
amazing feat
was built to
keep attackers
out of China
and is still
around today.
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Hebrews/Israelites
Abraham-
he was
important
because father
of Jewish tribe.
5 significant achievements:
Move to Egypt:
 Moses and Abraham leaded
Hebrews to Egypt.
 Population of Hebrews grew.
 The pharaoh became worried the
Hebrews would take over.
As a result, the Hebrews became
slaves.
Early Hebrew was
The Hebrew religion was a
simple herders. The
monotheistic believe called Judaism.
Hebrew Bible is
This believes has lead the Jewish
also part of the
nation sense the beginning of the
Christian Bible.
civilization. Instead of a blood thirsty
Originally desert
nomads, the
Hebrews created a
god that only wants death and
human sacrifices, This God is a
loving God who leads the Jewish
people to victory again and again. his
The time of the
Israelites and
Hebrews was
during the time of
the Exodus. Where
the Hebrews
where slaves and
Moses tried to get
them to be free
and move them
out of Egypt.
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Moses- was
important because he is
the leader of the
Israelites and he helped
the Jews escape from
Egypt.
o
Rameses- he
was important because
he is Moses’s brother
but he was the one who
wanted to kill his
brother.
o
Tzipporah- was
important because he
gave faith to Moses
during escaping Egypt.
o
Miriam- was
important because she
also gave faith to
Moses’s and told him to
never give up.
Moses and Rameses
The Exodus
A man named Moses, whom it is
believed was told by God, went to the
pharaoh and demanded the Hebrews
be freed.
·Pharaoh ignored him.
·Many disasters and plagues hit Egypt.
·Pharaoh freed the Hebrews.
·Moses led the Hebrews out of Egypt
on a trip called "The Exodus."
·Tried to return to Canaan.
Philistines invade:
·Israelites banded together under one
leader, Saul. Saul led them in battle
Saul became the first king of Israel
Israel divides:
· Divided into Israel and Judah.
· People of Judah known as Jews.
·The two Kingdoms only lasted a few
hundred years. Both were conquered.
to change and became
an opponent to
Rameses. Moses
wanted to free the
Hebrews and Israelites.
But it didn’t work
quickly. He traveled far
away from his home.
Moses met a girl
religion is the bases for the
Israel. Israelites
civilization and its government is
inhabited the early
run by the Ten Commandments.
Middle East and
Which are a series of rules for the
made a dramatic
Hebrew people to follow. “I am God
change in the
your Lord, who brought you out of
world with their
Egypt, from the place of slavery. Do
religion. The
not have any other gods before Me.
Jewish, Muslim,
Do not take the name of God your
and Christian
Lord in vain. God will not allow the
faiths all started
one who takes his name in vain to go
and branched off
unpunished. Remember the Sabbath
of Hebrew. They
to keep it holy. Honor your father
had prophets who
and mother. You will then live long
they believed were
appointed by God
to advise and lead
the Hebrew nation.
Although, in later
years they did
were both Prince of
Egypt. Moses started
place they called
Jews revolt against Rome:
·Wanted independence and to
recreate the kingdom of Israel.
·Zealots, the most rebellious Jews,
believed that the Jews should not
answer to anyone but God. So, they
refused to listen to Roman officials.
Revolt began in AD 66.
have kings, like
David and Josiah.
Political
According to the
Hebrew bible, a
on the land that God your Lord is
giving you. Do not commit murder.
Do not commit adultery. Do not
steal. Do not testify as a false witness
against your neighbor.Do not be
envious of your neighbor’s house. Do
not be envious of your neighbor’s
wife… or anything else that is your
neighbor’s.” These are the bases of
the religion. The Israelite’s believe in
a prophet or a messiah who is yet to
come who bring all those who believe
into eternal paradise. While all those
man named
who don’t believe and follow the Ten
Abraham was told
Commandmentswill be condemned
by God that he
to eternal damnation where there
had to leave his
will be crying and gnashing of teeth.
named “Tzipporah”
home in
The Jewish religion has received
and they got married.
Mesopotamia. He
thousands of years of persecution
After they got married
took his family to
from all of their neighbors. But
she gave him faith and
the west and
because of these hard times the
trust to rescue the
settled in Canaan.
Jewish church grew larger and larger
Israelites and Hebrews.
In Egypt, the
as if the persecution was fuel for the
Then Moses found his
pharaohs going to
fire.
sister Miriam who she
take over Egypt so
also gave him faith
they made all the
and trust. Both girls
Hebrews slaves.
made him become
strong because he
A man named
knew people love him.
Moses led Hebrews
So he walked back to
out of slavery from
home and proved why
Egypt and led then
Rameses should free
into Canaan on a
his slave.
journey called the
Exodus. After
settling the
Hebrews became
known as
Israelites.They had
no central
government,
insteadhad selected
judges as leaders to
enforce laws in
each scattered
community in
Canaan. Not long
after, therewere
threats from the
Philistines. The
small communities
had to unite and
needed someone to
lead them in
battle. A man
named Saul
became the first
king who actually
often found tribal
and religious leader
who fought against
his decisions. After
Saul’s death, a
shepherd and poet
named David
declared himself
king. He had full
support from local
people and tribal
and religious
leaders. He lead
the Israelites to
victory against the
Philistines and
captured the city
of Jerusalem,
which because
Israel’s capital. The
Hebrew
government was
dominated by men
and women had
few rights.
Although, Jews did
believe in ideas of
justice and
righteousness;
fairness and
kindness was
justice when
dealing with
people. Like most
economics back
then, it was based
on agriculture and
farming. There
were many
headers as well as
fishers. There were
also live-stock
fruits and
vegetable, wheat,
and goods won
from animals.
Goods such as
ceramics and
jewelry were also
used as exchanges.
Ancient Greece
Aristotle
He was born in 384 BC.
aristotle was friends with
king amynte of
masedonia. his parents
died when he was very
young. his uncle sent hin
to the plato academy. he
was an extraordinary
student, and after he was
done with his education
there, he soon became a
faculti member, and
tought there for 20 years.
Olympics
Olympics were competitive.
Greece was a world of a lot of
competition. Everyone like
competition, even if it had to deal
with sports in the Olympics there
would be a series of sports games
with 5 teams which were the citystates which were Sparta, Athens,
Corinth, Argos, and Megara. They
would all have different styles of
playing. It started during the time
of 776 BCE but there was probably
mini Olympic games before that.
Alexander the Great
One of the greatest
military leaders. At age 20
he led an army to take
over persia, and the
soldiers saw him as
strong, and as a leader.
he was bent on ruling the
world, so he continued
north to syria.
Stories
Fables, Legends, and Myths were
told by storytellers Greek liked
stories They would always tell
them during anytime.
Pericles
He was considered the
best democratic leader
that athens had. He ruled
athens from 460 BC, untill
he died in in 429 BC. In
430 BC at a funeral for
soldiers, he made a
speech reminding the
people of Athens about
how great the government
was.
Peisistratus
Over threw the Grease
government in 546 BC. He
was considered a tyrant,
Scrolls
They had three different types of
columns for their ancient scrolls
like Doric style which is plain, The
Ionic design which is famous
design, and the Corinthian design
for it to be fancy.
Court System
Juries started in 500 BCE. There
was no public prosecutor. Anyone
could bring charges on someone
else.
Theatre
The Greek Theatre was a big thing
in Greece. Up to 15,000 of people
would come to a theater and would
watch plays. Even prisoners would
be released to attend theater.
Every city had a theater the three
types of plays were, Comedy,
The Greeks did not
have the same idea of
an economy that we
have. The word
economy is Greek,
but to the Greeks it
meant something like
rules of a household.
Because they did not
think about the
economy as a whole,
it is hard to talk of a
government economic
policy. Many Greeks
were sailors and
sailed across the
waters, some were
fishermen and some
were traders. Other
Greeks were soilders
for their city-states;
city states were a
state consisting of a
monarchy city. In the
year 507 B.C., the
Athenian leader
Cleisthenes
introduced a system
of political reforms
that he called
demokratia, or rule by
the people. The
Greek invinted the
system of ostracism
which is a political
practice that says if
threatened the citystate could be
banished without any
charge against him.
Before 600 B.C, there
was no money
system, they used the
In Ancient Greece many
Greek people were
polytheistic (meaning they
believed in many
gods/goddesses). Before
people had a scientific
explanation for natural
occurances and events, the
Greeks believed that the
gods caused all the natural
events and disasters. For
example, they believed that
the god of metal working,
Hephaestus, caused an
erupting volcano because
he was making and working
on a metal weapon for the
gods. Other than causing
disasters, it was believed
that the gods had a role in
daily events as well. For
example, they believed that
the goddess of agriculture,
Demeter's , daughter was
kidnapped by Hades, the
god of the underworld, and
would be allowed to visit
her mother for 6 months,
and then returned to the
underworld. During the 6
monthes while her
daughter is away, Demeter
wouldn't allow any plants
to grow and it would be
cold. This is also known as
winter. During the 6
months with her mother,
Demeter would be happy
and make food and
harvests plentiful. This is
known as summer. Stories
Ancient Greece
was the time of the
theory of gods,
gods that
controlled
different parts of
earth. Or so the
greeks believed,
for example there
were stories about
how the seasons
changed and also
how there where
gods for the sun
and the
underworld. The
gods where the
Greeks answer for
everything.
and normally that means
that the person held
power by force, but in
athens it ment that he
leader was normally good.
He made peace, and
prosparity in the city, and
developed new polices to
keep order in the city.
Tragedy, and Satire.
trading system.
Athens used a
currency known as
the drachma system.
A worker in Athens
could ear about two
drachma's a day.
Archimedes
Archimedes was a famous
mathmatetion in ancient
greek history. he was the
inventor of the death ray,
and that made him so
famous that
mathmatetions, and
scientists are still talking
about him today.
Archimedes was
compared to king hiero
the second, because of
his close relationship with
the king. he was
compared to the king by
famous ancient greek
biographer plutarch.
Ancient Rome
Julius Cesar:

Born onJuly 13, 100
BC.He died on March 15, 44 BC.
The Roman Army was one of
Rome’s greatest
achievements. Rome’s
military was the best military
in the world for a long period
like these were the Greek's
explanation for occurances
like these. Some important
gods and goddess include
Zeus, the king of gods,
Poseidon, the god of the
sea, Hades, the god of the
underworld, Demeter, the
goddess of agriculture,
Athena, the goddess of
wisdom, and Apollo the god
of the sun.In order to keep
the gods happy, the people
of Greece created temples
to worship them and also
seeked help from them.
The Oracle is the female
priest of Apollo, the god of
the sun, whom people
came to seek help and
advice. Even leaders would
some to the Oracle to seek
advice on how to rule their
cities.
Overall, Greek religion had
a big part in society
because it guided people to
make the decisions they did
back then. Also, the belief
in these gods created many
stories and tales that we
might know about today. In
addition, the temples hat
the Ancient Greeks created
are now famous
throughout the world and
help people understand the
ways of the Greeks and
their beliefs.
Economy
o
Mainly
farming
o
The Romans were
highly religious
o
Religion depended
on ritual, sacrifice, prayer,
Ancient Rome was
made up of a good
military system
and architecture.
Mostly the Roman
 He was very important because
of all the ways he changed Rome
and because ofhis military skills
and strategies.
 Well-knownbecause he was
one of those who helped to stop
the civil war that was happeningin
Rome.
Ciceo:

He was born on January
3, 106 BC.

He died on December 7,
43 BC.

He was important
because he was one of
thephilosophers and he was also
an orator.

He always tried giving
control to the governmentsince he
had so much philosophy.
Augustus
He was born on September 23,
63 BC.

He died on August 19, 14 A.D.

He was important because he
made the army better and more
professional.

He tried re-creating the
population that was destroyed during the
of time. The Imperial Army
was the reason for Rome’s
geographical success.
Without the Imperial Army,
the Roman Empire wouldn’t
have grown as big as it did.
 Rome’s army
conquered land that
expanded the
Roman Empire
across Europe.
 Roman soldiers
were greatly skilled
soldiers that fought
with brute force.
Roman Architecture was a
key achievement. Many
buildings today have
structures that were once
used by the Romans. Romans
were very specific with their
architecture. Structures like
the coliseum and dams were
designed with great
craftsmanship.
 The many systems
of roads that
stretched
throughout the
Roman Empire
required some of
the best architects
to design.
 Arcs and domes
were a key part to
Roman
Architecture.
Rome’s government was also
a reason for their empire’s
success. Roman politics led
Rome to be successful. The
many emperors were able to
o
Most grew
wheat, olives, and
grapes.
o
Slave trade
was also an industry
o
the smaller
industrial economy
consisted mainly of
mining and
processing the ore.
o
Spain: gold
and silver
o
England:
Lead, iron, and tin
o
Italy:
Marble
Politics
o
Origionaly
had kings
o
Senate and
consuls elected to
help the people
o
The senate
survived into the
Emperor's rule.
o
A military
'king'
Like the USA, the
Romans had a
multiple branch
government
and keeping good relations
with the gods.
o
Every home had a
shrine as religion was
prominant in their culture
(and shaped it). They used
religion to make their
calendar.
o
gods]
Polytheistic [Many
o
Even called a cult
o
Caused
dissagreement between
Christianity and the Roman religion
Army was what
made Rome a
geographical
success. Also the
government was
strong and wise
when making
decisions for
Rome and it’s
people.
civil war.
Gaius Marius
BC.
He was born on January 13, 157

He died from a fever, on January
13, 86 BC.

He was very important for
changing the way many Romans thought
in a positive way about how they
government.

He also made the army better
from bad troops to professional fighting
troops. His new formations lead him to
succeed and he became one of the most
important men of Rome.
Marcus Aurelius·
He was born on April 26, AD.
·
He died on March 17, 180 AD.
·
He was well-known for being an
emperor, but notonly that. He was the
last emperor out
of the “Five Good Emperors.”
·
He changed many things into very
good thingsjust as the rest did, but when
his son took place
expand the empire in their
own way.
 Roman Politics
began at the same
time that the
Roman empire was
set up.
 As the Roman
empire grew bigger,
politics became
more advanced.
The Roman alphabet is one
of the most important
Roman achievements. The
Roman alphabet is still being
used today. Although some
letters have been added, the
Roman alphabet is still found
and being used in everyday
life.
 The beginnings of
Latin are unknown.
No one really knows
when the Latin
Language begun or
how the Romans
began using it.
 Roman alphabet is
one of the most
common alphabets.
things kind of flipped around because his
son took all his father’s effort and used it
for his own needs.
Note to Mr. Selby: ON some categories I copied by hand and others read then copied/pasted.