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6th Grade Review
Key People
Topic
Early Man
Mesopotamia
(Sumerians, Hittites,
Babylonians,
Assyrians)
Ancient Egypt /
Kush
explanation of why each one is
important
1.) Mary Leakey discovered skull
fossils of early men
2.) Hominids, known as “super
family” of all apes
3.) Ice Man, Otzi, a man who was
found in frozen ice and lived in
3300 BC.
5 significant
achievements
explanation of why
each one is significant
Discovery of
Peking Man- The
Peking Man were
a group of bones
that were 300,000
to 500, 000 years
old.
Government and
Economic
Systems
Social Hierarchy and
name and explain the
type of government
Developed something
called slash-and-burn
agriculture. Where they
cut down trees to create
space for farming and
agriculture.
Religions
explain the main
religion(s) and how
they affected society
Summary
1 paragraph that
summarizes all of the
information to the left
and adds any missing
points
Believed in the
underworld and heaven.
They believed in
supernatural power which
lived in a cave. Some of
the caves were known are
the churches of these
people.
Early Men were early
hominids, of the human
race. They started out
looking like apes, or
monkeys according to
fossils. Early men didn’t
have much of a religion
except for what they
thought. And, they didn’t
have a government set up.
Babylonians:
Assyrians:
-King Abgar was the first
Christian king in history and made
the Assyrians into Christians
-Sargon of Akkad, aka Sargon the
Great was known because of his
conquest of Sumerian cities.
-Shamshi-Adad I carved out the
empire that encompasses
Mesopotamia
Mesopotamia- Sumerians:
-Sargon was a great military
leader and united all of
Mesopotamia under one ruler.
-Ur-Nammu was a king who
crafted a giant ziggurat.
Babylonians:
-Great achievements in
mathematics and science
Assyrians:
-Founded first university
in the world
-First to make aqueducts
-Had advance studies of
medicine
-First people to have
Christianity as a religion
-Made first church
MesopotamiaSumerians:
-Invented sailboats &
sundial
-Created first system for
irrigation
-Discovered tools still
used today: wheel, arch,
saw, and lever
Babylonians:
Assyrians:
-Economy based on trade
and ownership of land.
-They were merchants
-Organized politics and
helped make trades in
minor colonies.
MesopotamiaSumerians:
-Unofficial classes such as
middle and lower class
where middle class often
dealt with trading
-Economy was first
officially established in
the middle ages; based on
trading materials.
Babylonians:
-Babylon, where Jews
were held captive. Became
symbol of power,
materialism, and cruelty.
Assyrians:
-Ashurism was their
religion. Ashur was the
god.
-After 33 A.D. under the
rule of King Abgar V of
Edessa, they changed to
Christianity.
-First Christian church
built in 33 A.D.- name
was the Holy Apostolic
Catholic
In Mesopotamia there
were many temples to
worship their religion.
Their temple believed to
connect heaven and earth.
The people had many gods
and their gods looked and
acted just like people.
They had supernatural
powers. Their economy
was based on trade with
agriculture and farming.
Farmers needed to keep
records of their livestock.
They started using tokens
for trade as well. Their
writing used pictures on
clay tablets, but not
everyone learned how to
write.
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)
The Egyptians were the
first to develop surgery:
First to find a way to cure
stomach pain like the liver
area.
They were high ranking
farmers. They traded
because they had no
currency. The traded
crops. Some people would
They believed in
Polytheism. Their king
Pharaoh came from gods.
Sacrifices were would
make the gods happy
In this culture, boys with
wealthy families started
school at a young age.
Being able to read and
write was important
Vizier-The Pharaoh’s chief
advisor and also called “The High
Priest” He was responsible for
overseeing administration and all
official documents had to have his
seal of approval. Also in charge of
supplying food, settling disputes
between nobles, and
running/protecting the Pharaoh’s
household
Nobles-Nobles ruled the regions
in Egypt. Responsible for making
local laws and keeping order in
their region
Priests-Responsible for keeping
the Gods happy. Did not preach to
people, but preformed rituals and
ceremonies to the God of their
temple
Ancient India
Ashoka the Great- one of the
main leaders of Mauyra Dynasty
Siddhartha Gautama- First one
“enlightened” to Buddhism
Panini- Sanskrit grammarian
Beer, Wine and Granite
Tools: Came up with wine
and beer from the grans
they had.
pay workers in clothes, or
tools, pottery, and
materials.
because if you knew how
to do this, you could get a
high paid job. They built
pyramids to keep their
sacred gods safe. There
were crowns for pharaohs
in upper Egypt and lower
Egypt. They relied on the
Nile River for trading and
crops. Trading also
allowed their communities
to have wealth. The people
in Egypt wrote the first
words and were great
thinkers as well as writers.
Made pyramids for their
gods like the Greeks
making statues of theirs.
Monument are the
pyramids like the pyramid
of Giza
Sword- This was a sword
but with a curve at the tip
and this sword was made
to kill, killed over 300
people
Sanskrit- Official
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.
Ayurveda- Earliest school
of medicine known to
man.
Spinning wheelInvention 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.
The construction of
sentences, compound
nouns etc. was explained
Economy- Rural
agriculture was what took
about a huge part of the
economy. Other
economical key facts of
Ancient India were
pottery, carpentry, metalwork, glass-work, jewelry
making, weaving, and
leather-work. There were
other jobs though too.
Hinduism- A polytheistic
religion that had no main
teacher inside India.
Buddhism- Based off of
Hinduism. The same
things are important inside
this religion and one of the
main people where King
Asoka.
Jainism- A Non-theistic
religion and was founded
by a man named
Mahavira. Jains existed
thousands of years before
Buddhism. Important
aspects, karma and
reincarnation.
India was known as one of
the richest counties until
Britain invaded them.
They were very proud of
their wealth. They were
farmers and wheat rice
cotton. They grew salt.
They were all traders and
were well known for
trading goods such as gold
pottery, cinnamon, and
pepper. Gold helped give
the country it’s wealthy.
There was some
democracy, but the king
was left with most
Buddhism and Hinduism.
They were polytheistic
and their religion helped
make the community
happy and kind.
as ordered rules operating
on underlying
fundamental structures.
Ancient China
Confucius- He created
Confucianism & didn’t believe in
old Chinese traditions.
Laozi- Believed Dao was the
creator of the universe and that
everyone should live in peace and
harmony
Shi Huangdi- Ying Zheng (his
real name) was responsible for
bringing most of China together.
Shang Dynasty- Was the first
dynasty. Shang ruled the Huang
He Valley.
Han Dynasty- In 206 BC, the Han
dynasty started taking over and
reconstructing bond between china
after a civil war break out.
Gunpowder- this helped
with making weapons in
the future.
Paper- Was used for
writing language. Used for
communication.
Sun Dial- Helped tell time
CompassGreat Wall of China-
There were Kings,
Generals, Merchants, and
Peasants/Farmers (from
high class to low)
Confusism, Buddhism,
and Taoism. Buddhism
was founded in India but
soon came to China.
Abraham was important because
father of Jewish tribe.
Hebrews/Israelites
Moses was the leader of the
Israelites and he helped the Jews
escape from Egypt from slavery.
Ramese was Moses’s brother, but
he wanted to kill his brother.
Tzipporah gave faith to Moses
during escaping Egypt.
Miriam gave faith to Moses’s and
told him to never give up.
At first they had tribal
leaders, but later in order
to win battles in wars there
needed to be a king.
They were ruled by
dynasties. Some were
ruled for 80 years. At the
top, were emperors. They
made decisions with
advisors. The common
people were farmers,
merchants, and tradesmen.
Farmers grew wheat
orange, etc. Some trades
went to china and the
Persian empire. Trading
with other countries lead
to a good economy
because they were
introduced to new things.
Their regions were
Confusism, Buddhism,
and Taoism. Buddhism
was founded in India but
soon came to China. Their
greatest achievement was
the great wall of china
because it helped defend
their country. Paper, was
another achievement
which we use in our
everyday live.
Ancient Greece
Ancient Rome
Aristotle-Faculty member
Alexander the Great- One of the
greatest military leaders.
Pericles- Considered best demo
critic leader Athens had. Made a
speech reminding the people of
Athens and how great the
government was.
Peisistratus-Over threw the
Grease government. Was
considered a tyrant (a person who
held power by force).
Archimedes- famous
mathematician and scientist.
Inventor of the death ray.
Julius Cesar helped change Rome
and stopped the civil war from
happening in Rome.
Augustus made the army more
professional and recreated the
population that was lost in the
civil war.
Gaius Marius made better
formations for the army and
changed the way that Rome was
governed.
Marcus Aurelius was an emperor
and changed many good things
that his son ruined when he came
to throne.
Olympics
stories (fables, legends
and myths)
Scrolls- had a fancy
design.
Court System- No public
prosecutor
Theater- There was plays
of all sorts (comedy,
tragedy, and satire.)
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.
Economy meant rules of
household to the Greeks.
-Economy was based on
farming and trade.
-They grew wheat, olives,
and grapes.
-Traded slaves and gold
and silver.
-Had kings and
government branches.
Greeks were polytheistic.
They believed that their
gods had an important role
in their daily lives and in
disastrous events. Greek
religion helped people
make their daily decisions.
the belief in these gods
created many stories and
tales that we might know
about today. In addition,
the temples that the
Ancient Greeks created
are now famous
throughout the world and
help people understand the
ways of the Greeks and
their beliefs.
Their economy was
successful because of their
agriculture, crafts and
trades. Their soil wasn’t
well for most crops but
they grew grapes. Greece
had to rely on their trade
to survive. Ancient Greece
people were polytheistic.
The Greek stories about
their Gods now help us
understand how they
thought in the past.
-They were Polytheistic
(more than one god) and
deeply religious.
-Had shrines for their gods
-There were major
disagreements between
religions Christianity and
the Roman religion.
Ancient Rome was ruled
by kings. They had
government branches.
Romans had military
kings, kings who lead their
troops. Their economy
was based on trade.
Romans traded gold,
silver, and slaves. As they
traded more, they traveled
farther. Reaching other
countries helped them be
introduced to many
different products. One of
their most famous works
today is their building
structures. Romans were
great architects. They built
such things as coliseum
and dams. Some of their
works are still used today
because they had a great
way of building.