Download Social Studies World History Unit 01 Early Civilizations (8000 BC

Social Studies World History Unit 01 Early Civilizations (8000 BC ­ 500 BC)
2013­2014
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1 Which geographic factor likely contributed
4 Why is the government of ancient Egypt
to the beginning of the Neolithic
considered a theocracy?
Revolution?
F
Leadership passes from father to son.
A changing sea levels forced hunter­
G
The pharaoh is considered a god­king.
H
Wealthy elite control most parts of
gatherers into the interior of continents
B
climate change led to longer growing
season for farming
C
government.
J
spread of disease led to physical
The government has a representative
legislature.
attacks on cities
D natural disasters led to a period of
migration and movement
5 Which lasting impact did Hammurabi's Code
have on law?
A Laws no longer suggested punishments.
2 Societies during the era of Early
Civilizations (8000 B.C.­ 500 B.C.) are
B
group.
characterized by all of the following
EXCEPT— F
first organized governments
G
first systems of writing
H
first major religions
J
first use of tools
Laws were created by a representative
C
Laws were made more consistent and
predictable.
D Laws needed to be interpreted by
impartial judges.
6 How are the origins of Hinduism and
Buddhism similar?
3 How did the Neolithic Revolution alter the
social patterns of humans?
F
Both were founded at the same time.
G
Both began in the same modern­day
A It led to people becoming nomadic.
B
It led to the development of major
country.
H
religions.
C
It led to the creation of settled
communities.
Both implemented a caste system for
social classes.
J
Both considered Siddhartha Gautama as
the principle founder.
D It led to greater social equality
between male and female.
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7 Which change to human societies did NOT
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Which objective is a primary goal of
result from the Neolithic Revolution?
Confucianism?
A People began using bone and stone
A separate society into distinct social
tools.
B
classes
The population began growing much
B
faster.
C
behavior
Advanced cities began growing along
C
rivers and deltas.
gain salvation through belief in a
personal god
D Specialized workers began to produce
D achieve a higher spiritual
more intricate and complex products.
8 Which scientific achievement is NOT
restore social order through proper
state through self­sacrifice 12
Why were early Indus River Valley
attributed to ancient Egyptians?
settlements sometimes forced to change
F
first to use geometry
location? G
first to use stone columns
F
H
first to create a solar calendar
J
first to develop a technique to create
The Indus River occasionally changed
course.
G
Earthquakes devastated the poorly
built homes.
bronze
H
Communities needed to find a more
defensible location.
9 Which ancient civilization was the first to
J
use city planning and sewer systems?
Aryan invaders moved many
settlements closer to the seas.
A the early Egyptians
B
the early Mesopotamians
C
the Shang Dynasty of China
D the early Indus River Valley Civilization
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Why was Egypt called the "Gift of the
Nile"?
A The Nile provided a source of fish and
wildlife.
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Which civilization developed an early
B
from the north.
writing system that used cuneiform script
on wet clay tablets?
F
Egyptian
G
Sumerian
H
Chinese Zhou Dynasty
J
early Indus River Valley
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The Nile kept invaders from entering
C
Irrigation from the Nile provided for
farming in a desert region. D Egyptian religious leaders believed the
gods had placed the Nile in Egypt as a
sign of Egyptian supremacy.
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Use the map and your knowledge of social studies to answer the following four questions.
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Which letter indicates the area of
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How was location A vulnerable to invasion
Mesopotamia?
in ancient history?
F
A
F
G
B
H
C
J
D
Most invasions arrived along the Red
Sea.
G
Most invasions traveled north along
the Nile River
H
Most invasions arrived to Egypt by the
Mediterranean Sea.
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What area is indicated with the letter A?
A Mesopotamia
B
Mediterranean Sea
C
Indus Valley
J
Most invasions entered Egypt over
land from the Middle East.
D Egypt
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Which factor most influenced the location
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How did the transition to farming
of civilizations labeled A, B, and C on the
influence the development of
map?
government?
A The early religions were established at
F
these locations and attracted people
better farmlands.
to the area.
B
G
Strong empires were established at
Governments were needed to organize
large community projects.
these locations allowing the
H
first civilizations to grow.
C
Governments were needed to conquer
Governments were needed to
establish distinct social classes.
Early civilizations settled near
J
essential routes for trading goods and
Governments were needed to protect
local religions from outside influences.
services.
D Early settlements began near rivers to
use as transportation and a fresh
water source.
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Which of the following is characterized by
a family maintaining power for several
generations?
A empire
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Which example demonstrates the process
of technological diffusion?
F
The Hittites used iron weapons to
fight the Egyptian New Kingdom.
G
B
dynasty
C
caste system
D stratified society
The Egyptians used advanced
mathematics to build monumental
architecture.
H
The Egyptians used chariots to drive
the Hyksos from power in Egypt.
J
The Egyptians used Nile reeds to
create a lightweight writing surface.
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Which historical artifact would NOT be
evidence of a civilization?
A a metal coin
B
a piece of woven silk
C
a fishhook made of bone
D a clay tablet with writing
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In a complete paragraph, explain at least one economic, one social, and one geographic factor
that led to the development of early civilizations. Be sure to use correct social studies
terminology, spelling, punctuation, and grammar.
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Create a table that compares three characteristics of two of the major river valley civilizations.
Characteristics may include government structure, economy, religion, social structure, and
others. Then in two or three sentences, describe how geography influenced one of the three
characteristics in both civilizations.
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Use the word bank to complete the graphic below. Then write a sentence each for three of the
factors explaining their influence on river valley civilizations. Word Bank: (Note: you may not use all terms)
cities, irrigation, systems of government and religion, flooding, trade networks, architecture,
calendar systems, writing, climate change, natural resources, written law codes
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Use the table and your knowledge of social studies to answer the following question.
1. ________
2._________
Euphrates River Declaration of
3. _________ Buddhism
Independence
Huang River
Hammurabi's Code Christianity
Indus River
Justinian's Code
Hinduism
Nile River
Magna Carta
Islam
Tigris River
Judaism
What set of titles best completes the table?
A (1) Driest River Valleys (2) Historical Documents of Ancient Civilizations (3) Major World
Religions
B
(1) Longest World Rivers (2) Modern Code of Law (3) Major World Religions
C
(1) Site of Ancient Civilizations (2) Documents Influencing Modern Law (3) Major World
Religions
D (1) Locations of Religious Significance (2) Documents Influencing Modern Science (3) Major
World Religions
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Much of what has been learned about the
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Agriculture first developed in the Middle
early civilizations has been uncovered by
East about 10,000 years ago and then
___________________ who have found
spread throughout much of Eurasia over
artifacts in excavations. When the
the next 2,000 years. As agriculture
written and pictorial languages were
spread, communities formed and began
found, however, __________________
trading with each other. Early
were able to bring much more insight into
communities traded handcrafted goods
what these civilizations believed. They
such as baskets, pottery, and bronze
were also able to use modern science,
tools. As these goods moved from
including DNA and other human scientific
community to community, the style of the
indicators, to draw valid conclusions.
goods was copied by the local people.
Which words complete the paragraph
Which of the following best describes this
above?
pattern?
F
archaeologists...historians
A Neolithic Revolution
G
archaeologists...anthropologists
B
diaspora
H
anthropologists...historians
C
worker specialization
J
anthropologists...archaeologists
D cultural diffusion
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Code of Hammurabi
Excerpt:
· If anyone ensnares another, putting a ban upon him, but he cannot prove it, then he that ensnared him shall be put to
death.
· If anyone brings an accusation against a man, and the accused goes to the river and leaps into the river, if he sinks in
the river his accuser shall take possession of his house. But if the river proves that the accused is not guilty, and he
escapes unhurt, then he who had brought the accusation shall be put to death, while he who leaped into the river shall
take possession of the house that had belonged to his accuser.
· If anyone finds runaway male or female slaves in the open country and brings them to their masters, the master of the
slaves shall pay him two shekels of silver.
· If anyone brings an accusation of any crime before the elders, and does not prove what he has charged, he shall, if a
capital offense is charged, be put to death.
· If a builder builds a house for someone, and does not construct it properly, and the house which he built falls in and
kills its owner, then the builder shall be put to death. (Another variant of this is, If the owner's son dies, then the
builder's son shall be put to death.)
· If a son strikes his father, his hands shall be hewn off.
· If anyone steals the minor son of another, he will be put to death.
· If a man takes a woman as a wife, but has no intercourse with her, this woman is no wife to him.
· If a man strike a free­born woman so that she lose her unborn child, he shall pay ten shekels for her loss.
· If a man puts out the eye of a patrician, his eye shall be put out.
· If a man knocks the teeth out of another man, his own teeth will be knocked out.
· If anyone strikes the body of a man higher in rank than he, he shall receive sixty blows with an ox­whip in public.
· If a freeborn man strikes the body of another freeborn man of equal rank, he shall pay one gold mina.
· If the slave of a freed man strikes the body of a freed man, his ear shall be cut off.
· If anyone commits a robbery and is caught, he shall be put to death.
The Ten Commandments
1. Thou shalt have no other gods before me.
2. Thou shalt not make unto thee any graven image, or any likeness of any thing that is in heaven above, or that
is in the earth beneath, or that is in the water under the earth.
3. Thou shalt not take the name of the LORD thy God in vain; for the LORD will not hold him guiltless that
taketh his name in vain.
4. Remember the sabbath day, to keep it holy.
5. Honour thy father and thy mother: that thy days may be long upon the land which the LORD thy God
giveth thee.
6. Thou shalt not kill.
7. Thou shalt not commit adultery.
8. Thou shalt not steal.
9. Thou shalt not bear false witness against thy neighbour.
10. Thou shalt not covet thy neighbour's house, thou shalt not covet thy neighbour's wife, nor his manservant,
nor his maidservant, nor his ox, nor his animals, nor any thing that is thy neighbour's.
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Using either the Jewish Ten Commandments or Hammurabi's Code, construct a thesis explaining
the impact of the document on human history. Then write a paragraph supporting that thesis
statement using evidence from the attached information. Be sure to use correct grammar and
terminology.
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Test Key
Social Studies World History Unit 01 Early Civilizations (8000 BC - 500 BC) 2013-2014
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Item #
Correct Answer
Primary
SE
Secondary
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Obj/Cat
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S0WH015018CS
B
WHS.1(A)
[S]
None
STAAR: World
History 1
2
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J
WHS.1(A)
[S]
None
STAAR: World
History 1
3
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C
WHS.17(A)
[R]
None
STAAR: World
History 5
4
S0WH015040CS
G
WHS.19(A)
[S]
None
STAAR: World
History 4
5
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C
WHS.20(B)
[S]
None
STAAR: World
History 4
6
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G
WHS.23(A)
[R]
None
STAAR: World
History 3
7
S0WH015414CS
A
WHS.2(A)
[S]
None
STAAR: World
History 1
8
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J
WHS.1(A)
[S]
None
STAAR: World
History 1
9
S0WH015815cs
D
WHS.27(A)
[S]
None
STAAR: World
History 5
10
S0WH015814cs
G
WHS.27(A)
[S]
None
STAAR: World
History 5
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S0WH015811cs
B
WHS.23(A)
[R]
None
STAAR: World
History 3
12
S0WH015810cs
F
WHS.1(A)
[S]
None
STAAR: World
History 1
13
S0WH015808cs
C
WHS.1(A)
[S]
None
STAAR: World
History 1
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S0WH015816cs
H
WHS.16(A)
[S]
WHS.30(C)
[P]
STAAR: World
History 3
15
SWH3125324
D
WHS.16(A)
[S]
WHS.30(C)
[P]
STAAR: World
History 3
16
S0WH016158CS
J
WHS.16(C)
[P]
WHS.30(C)
[P]
None
17
S0WH016159CS
D
WHS.15(B)
[P]
WHS.29(F)
[P]
None
18
S0WH015042CS
H
WHS.27(A)
[S]
None
STAAR: World
History 5
19
S0WH016160CS
C
WHS.2(B)
[S]
None
STAAR: World
History 1
20
S0WH016161CS
G
WHS.17(B)
[S]
None
STAAR: World
History 5
21
S0WH016162CS
B
WHS.19(A)
[S]
WHS.30(A)
[P]
STAAR: World
History 4
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Answers will vary, but should include some of the following:
Economic factors: domesticated animals, new tools created,
trade established, division of labor;
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Social factors: more leisure time, arts, social classes,
religion;
WHS.16(B)
[R]
WHS.29(G)
STAAR: World
History 3
Geographic factors: natural barriers, climate, water
availability
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S0WH015817cs
0 to 4
WHS.15(B)
[P]
WHS.29(F)
[P]
None
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S0WH016164CS
0 to 3
WHS.16(B)
[R]
WHS.29(F)
[P]
STAAR: World
History 3
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SWH1083402RX
C
WHS.1(A)
[S]
WHS.29(F)
[P]
STAAR: World
History 1
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SWH1106391D
G
WHS.29(A)
None
None
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S0WH016163CS
D
WHS.27(A)
[S]
WHS.30(A)
[P]
STAAR: World
History 5
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S0WH015117CS
0 to 4
WHS.20(B)
[S]
WHS.29(G)
STAAR: World
History 4
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Scoring Rubrics
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4 Table provides all essential information accurately, with no omissions.
3 Table provides generally accurate and complete information; however, there may be
minor errors or omissions.
2 Table provides only minimally acceptable information. There is at least one major
omission or several inaccuracies; however, overall there is enough relevant information
to be minimally sufficient.
1 There are too many errors and omissions to be minimally acceptable.
0 - Student does not attempt task.
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Likely physical factors - flooding, climate change, natural resources
Likely human factors - cities, systems of government and religion, architecture, calendar systems, writing, written law codes
Likely both - irrigation, trade networks
3 Key terms are correctly placed and 3 sentences accurately explain the influence of 3
factors on river valley civilizations.
2 One or two key terms are incorrectly placed and/or the sentences have a limited
explanation.
1 There are multiple errors.
0 Student does not attempt task.
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4 Answer includes a well-defined thesis statement and paragraph with evidence.
There are no major errors in terminology and grammar.
3 Answer includes a fairly well-defined thesis statement and paragraph with
evidence. Few major errors in terminology and grammar are present.
2 Response has a barely discernable thesis statement and paragraph with little
evidence. Several major errors in terminology and grammar are present.
1 Response has a poor or no thesis statement and poorly written paragraph with
little evidence. Several major errors in terminology and grammar are present.
0 - Student does not attempt task.
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