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World History/Cottrell
Unit 1 Part 1 Study Guide
Foundations of Civilizations & River Valley Civilizations Key Terms:
Neolithic Revolution
Domestication
Surplus of food
Catal Huyuk and Jericho
Features that define civilization:
Organized Governments
Complex religions
Job specialization
Social classes
Arts/architecture
Public works
Writing/ Record Keeping
River Valley Civilizations: What rivers go with which civilization? (Refer to the map you created)
Silt and fertile soil
Ziggurat
Polytheism
Dynasty
Cuneiform
Hammurabi’s Code
Pharaoh
Bureaucracy
Hieroglyphics
Mandate of Heaven
Papyrus
Rosetta Stone
Oracle bones
Dynastic Cycle
Key Questions:
1. Why did civilizations emerge in river valleys?
2. What achievements were accomplished in each of the four original river civilizations examined? (Specifically: the
wheel and plow, number system based on 60, accurate calendar, knowledge of human anatomy and healing of
wounds, sewage and plumbing, iron, coined money, catapult and cavalry)
3. Why did the roles of religion and government in society overlap so much at this time? Why did this overlap give
rulers so much power?
4. Describe the most common structure of social classes at this time. What shape would you use to draw it?
World Religions Key Terms:
Hinduism
Dharma
Karma
Samsara/reincarnation
Moksha
Atman
Brahman
Vedas
Caste System
Aryans and Sanskrit
Devas
Judaism
Monotheism
Torah/Talmud
Abraham
Patriarch
Buddhism
Siddhartha Gautama
Four Noble Truths
Eightfold Path
Nirvana
Reincarnation
Christianity
Treatment of Jews in Rome
Jesus of Nazareth
Beliefs of Christianity
Disciples
Paul
Martyrs
Constantine
Chinese Philosophies
Confucius
Analects
5 relationships
Filial Piety
Civil service exam
Taoism/Daoism
Ying yang
Laozi
Legalism
Shi Huangdi
Covenant
Exodus
10 Commandments
Canaan
Moses/ Mosaic Law
Diaspora
Saul, David, Solomon
Islam
Pre-Islamic Arabia
Mecca
Medina
Allah
Hegira
Muhammad
Five Pillars
Mosque
Qur’an
Shia (Shiite)/ Sunni
“People of the Book”
Caliph
Key Questions:
1. How did the caste system extend beyond religious beliefs in Indian society and dictate all areas of life?
2. Explain how Confucian ideas tie into the Dynastic Cycle in China.
3. What do Judaism, Christianity and Islam have in common?
4. What does the phrase “People of the Book” mean and why is it significant to monotheism?