Chapters 2-6
Basic features of early civilizations: - Mesopotamia, Mediterranean, etc.
Interactions – trade in Mesopotamia, Mediterranean, etc.
Economic/technology – technology in Mesopotamia, Mediterranean, etc.
Demography/environment – environmental conditions and degradation
Social structures/gender structures – social structure in Mesopotamia, Mediterranean, etc.
Cultural and intellectual developments – culture in Mesopotamia, Mediterranean, etc.
States function and structures – state in Mesopotamia, Mediterranean, etc.
Understand the significance of the following in early civilizations: Tigris River, Euphrates River, Mesopotamia, Sumer, Assyrians, Babylon, Hittites, Hebrews, Phoenicians
Terms to understand: Semitic, ziggurat, cuneiform, cities, civilizations, secular
People to know: Hammurabi, Abraham, Moses,
Basic features of early civilizations: Egypt, compare to Mesopotamians
Interactions – trade in Egypt
Economic/technology – economy and technology in Egypt
Demography/environment – environment and demography in Egypt
Social structures/gender structures – social structure in Egypt
Cultural and intellectual developments – culture in Egypt
States function and structures – state in Egypt
Understand the significance of the following in early civilizations: Nile River, Kush, Hyksos, Punt
People to know: Akhenaton, Hatshepsut, Khufu
Basic features of early civilizations: Indus Valley (Harappa and Mohenjo-Daro), Aryans – be able to compare to Egypt, Mesopotamia and other civilizations
Interactions – Indus Valley and Aryan trade
Economic/technology – Indus Valley and Aryan economics and technology
Demography/environment – Indus Valley and Aryan demography and environment
Social structures/gender structures – Indus Valley and Aryan social structures
Cultural and intellectual developments – Indus Valley and Aryan culture
States function and structures – Indus Valley and Aryan state
Understand the significance of the following in Hinduism or early civilizations: Indra, Rig Veda, Upanishads, Brahmins, Kshatriyas, Vaishyas, Shudras, Lawbook of Manu, Brahman
Terms to understand: sati, karma, moksha, samsara, varna
People to know: Dravidian, Indo-European
Basic features of early civilizations: – – Shang dynasty or Yellow River (Huang He) Valley civilization, be able to compare it to other early civilizations
Interactions – Shang trade
Economic/technology – Shang technology and economics
Demography/environment – Shang demography and environment
Social structures/gender structures – Shang social structure
Cultural and intellectual developments – Shang culture
States function and structures – Shang state
Understand the significance of the following in early Chinese civilization: Huang He River, Shang dynasty, Zhou dynasty, Qin dynasty, Period of the Warring States, Tian, Book of Songs, Book of Rites
Terms to understand: mandate of heaven, oracle bones, secular
Basic features of early civilizations: – Mesoamerica (Olmec and Maya) and Andean South America (Chavin and Mochica) and Oceania, be able to compare it to other early civilizations
Interactions – Mesoamerican and Andean trade
Economic/technology – Mesoamerican and Andean trade
Demography/environment – Mesoamerican and Andean trade
o Compare societies and cultures that include cities with pastoral and nomadic societies
o Examine movement of peoples - Polynesians
Social structures/gender structures – Mesoamerican and Andean social structure
Cultural and intellectual developments – Mesoamerican and Andean culture
States function and structures – Mesoamerican and Andean state
Understand the significance of the following in early the American or Oceanic societies: La Venta, Tikal, Popol Vuh, Austronesians, New Guinea, Australia, Teotihuacan, terraces