Download Unit 1 Review: Ancient Civilizations

How did the environment impact
the development of Chinese
civilization?
How did the relations between
Egypt & Nubia change over time?
How did the Olmec & Chavin meet
the challenges of their different
respective environments?
How did the kingship in Zhou China
compare to that in Mesopotamia
and Egypt?
Compare Confucianism, Daoism
& Legalism
Compare human life for the
Paleolithic & Neolithic Eras
How did the status of women in
Nubia compare to that in other
civilizations?
How did plant & animal
domestication set the scene for
emergence of civilization?
How did the Nile River environment
compare to Mesopotamia’s?
How and why did writing
develop and evolve?
Compare and Contrast the writing
system in the Indus River Valley,
Mesopotamia, and Egypt
How did social standing and
freedom change for women from
hunter gather period to the time of
early Mesopotamia
What was the writing system of
Ancient China?
What was believed to be the first
monotheistic religion?
How did Egypt politically and
economically alter Nubia?
Culturally?
Describe Nubia’s cultural shift when
the capital moved from the North to
the South.
Give examples of cultural
diffusion
How is pastoralism different than
the domestication of animals?
How did Mesopotamia’s conquest of
other lands differ from that of New
Egypt?
How is ancestor worship different
than other religious systems?
What do scholars think happened to
the Indus River Valley Civilization?
What are the strongest similarities
between China, Mesopotamia, Indus
River Valley, and Egypt
How did China interact with
outsiders?
Who developed monotheism in
Israel, and why?