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UNIT 1 WORLD HISTORY REVIEW Neolithic Revolution: What is it? What caused it? Climate change How did it alter and change humans? Went from huntersgatherers/nomadic to agricultural/sedentary. Egypt: Locate Egypt and Nile River on a map Government: theocracy/Pharoah Scientific achievements: written numbers, solar calendar, geometry. things borrowed from other civilizations: Chariots from Assyrians. “Gift of the Nile”: flooding gave the area very rich soil, but also Sahara Desert and surroundings protected Egypt from invasions. Geography and outsiders: Invasions had to come by land. Mesopotamia: Locate Mesopotamia and the Tigris and Euphrates Rivers Hammurabi’s Code: 282 code of laws that made a unified code of laws based on retaliation. Advancements: Wheel, plow, bronze metallurgy. Sumerians: first civilization. Cuneiform: first form of writing (Sumerians) Geography and outsiders: susceptible to invasion due to surroundings. India: Locate civilization and Indus River Caste system: social stratification from Hinduism based on class/jobs. No longer exists. Brahmins priests; Kshatriyas warriors/rulers; Vaisyas: common people; Sudras: skilled laborers & servants. Untouchables gross work, not even a caste. Advancements: Modern sewage, plumbing & oven baked bricks, grid system cities. China: Locate civilization and rivers Dynasty: Family of rulers from generation to generation. Dynastic cycle: favor from the Gods; leads to dynasties being overthrown & uprooted. Cultural Diffusion: Define cultural diffusion: s preading of ideas from different cultures and areas. Make a list of things that were shared among the ancient civilizations Phoenicians condense the alphabet; Egyptians borrowed the chariots. What are the 5 characteristics of a civilization? Advanced technologies, cities, writing system, complex institutions, specialized workers. Understand the impact of the Neolithic revolution on humanity. Went from nomadic to civilizations and eventually, to cities. What similarities/differences did the river valley civilizations share? Similarities: All by a river, had slaves. Differences: government systems, social classes, view on slaves, uses of writing.
