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Early Civilizations Study Guide
Ancient Mesopotamia, Egypt, India
Unit Vocabulary:
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AC/CE
Agrarian
Artisans
Aqueducts
Aryan society
Barter economy
BC/BCE
Buddhism
Caste
Civil law
City-state
Class system
Culture
Cuneiform
Deccan Plateau
Diaspora
Domestication
Dynasty
Egyptians
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Fertile Crescent
Ganges River
Hammurabi’s Code
Hierarchy
Hieroglyphics
Hinduism
Hunter/Gatherer
Indus River
Indus River valley
Irrigation
Mesopotamia
Monotheism
Monsoon
Papyrus
Pharaoh
Polytheism
Productivity
Profit
Push pull factors
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Religion
Sanskrit
Scribes
Seven
characteristics of
civilization
Siege
Social class
Specialization
Standard of living
Subcontinent
Sumerian
Surplus
Trade
Tribute
Vedas
Ziggurat
Unit Objectives :
1. Identify the seven characteristics of civilization.
2. Describe how warfare and trade influenced the ancient Middle East. (Civics 1.e)
*Ancient Mesopotamia-
3. Identify and describe the physical characteristics of Mesopotamia.
(Geography 1.b)
4. Describe the history, contributions, and interactions of various peoples that lived in ancient
Mesopotamia. (History 2.e)
6. Determine and explain the importance of Mesopotamia. (History 2.b)
7. Identify the main achievements of Mesopotamia. (History 2.b)
8. Describe how Sumerian government and society was organized.
9. Explain how geographic features encouraged the rise of civilization in the Fertile Crescent.
(Geography 2.d)
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*Ancient Egypt- Nile River Civilizations:
10. Explain how geography influenced life ancient Egypt. (Geography 1.a,b and 2.d)
11. Explain the foundation and development of early Egyptian society. (History 2.c)
12. Describe the contributions early Egyptians made in learning and the arts. (History 2.e)
13. Describe how Egyptian society was organized. (History 2.d)
14. Describe the advances that the Egyptians made in government and technology. (History2.e)
*India
15. Describe how geographic features influenced life in ancient India.
(Geography 1.a,b and 2.d)
16. Describe the foundation and development of civilization in India. (History 2.c)
17. Describe how the Aryans built a new civilization in India.
18. Describe how the Aryans built a new civilization in India.
19. Specify what India’s ancient epics reveal about Aryan life. (History 1.b)
Unit Essential Questions:
 How does geography influence settlement and culture?
 What are the consequences of technology?
 What are the key components of a civilization?