TCAP REVIEW WEEK #1

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AFRICA

• What continent did early people come from?

Men hunted; women gathered

• What was the woman’s job and the men’s job for early people?

Language, religion, food, clothes, hobbies, traditions

• Describe some examples of Culture.

Ice Age

• What was the time period called when there was a bridge of ice and land connecting North America and Asia?

Stone Tools

• What kind of tools were used during the Stone Age?

King; Slaves

• Who was the most important person and the least important person in Mesopotamian society?

Epic of Gilgamesh

• Name the Epic story poem about Mesopotamia’s first king.

Tigris and Euphrates

• Name the 2 rivers Mesopotamia was located in between.

• Name 2 city-states in Mesopotamia

• Sumer, Babylon, Ur

Polytheistic• Were most early

civilizations monotheistic or polytheistic?

• What does monotheistic and polytheistic mean?

Ziggurats• Name a place that

Mesopotamian people worshipped their gods at.

• What did the Phoenicians spread?

• Phoenician Alphabet (sound symbols)

Africa• Egypt is located on

what continent?• What is the major

river in Egypt that flooded often?

• Nile River

hieroglyphics• What was the

Egyptians written language called?

• What did the Egyptians build as tombs for their leaders?

• Pyramids

Rosetta Stone• What was found that

helped us translate hieroglyphics?

• Who was the most important and least important in Egyptian society?

• Pharaoh; Slaves

To protect their bodies for the Afterlife!!

• Why did the Egyptians make Mummies?

• What important things occurred during the Old Kingdom?

• Pyramids; Mummies

King Tut • Name the famous

young Pharaoh of Egypt.

• Name the famous female Pharaoh.

• Queen Hatshepsut

Double Crown• What was the symbol

that showed unification of Egypt?

• Where the Egyptians polytheistic or monotheistic?

• Polytheistic

Asia• India is located on

what continent?• What is the written

language in India?• Sanskrit• India’s major river?• Indus River

Hinduism• What is the most

popular religion in India?

• What is the social class system called in India?

• Caste system

Inoculations(shots); Hindu-Arabic Numerals (0,1-9)

• Name 2 major inventions from India.

• Who was the most important and the least important in ancient Indian society

• Brahmins(priest); Sudras

Untouchables• Who were the

outcasts in the Indian caste system?

• Who were the founders of Hinduism?

• The Aryans

The Vedas• Name the Hinduism

holy book?• Hinduism:

monotheistic or polytheistic?

• Polytheistic

Reincarnation; Karma• Hinduism: major

beliefs?• Name the founder of

Buddhism.• Siddhartha Gautama• Holy Book? God?• No Holy Book or God

Reincarnation; Karma; 8 Fold Path; 4 Noble Truths; Enlightenment

• Buddhism: 5 Major Beliefs?

• Christianity: God?• Monotheistic• Christianity:

Founder?• Jesus Christ

Holy Bible—New Testament• Christianity: Holy

Book?• Christianity: Major

Beliefs?• 10 Commandments• Holidays?• Christmas/ Easter

Monotheistic; Allah• Islam: God?• Islam: Holy Book?• Qu’ran(Koran)• Islam: Founder?• Muhammad• Islam: Holiday?• Ramadan (fasting)

10 Commandments; 5 Pillars of Islam

• Islam: Beliefs?• Islam: Followers?• Muslims• Islam: Worship where• Mosque• Islam:Where popular?• Middle East (Asia)

Monotheism• Judaism: God?• Judaism: Holy Book?• Torah/Holy Bible

(Old Testament)• Judaism: Founder?• Abraham

Hanukkah; Passover• Monotheistic • Judaism: Holidays?

• Judaism: Worship where?

• Synagogue• Judaism: Beliefs?• 10 Commandments• God?

Asia• China: What

continent?• China: Major River?• Huang He (Yellow)• China: Trade Route?• Silk Road

Pictographs• China: Written

language?• Why was the Great

Wall built?• To keep out Northern

invaders• Qin Dynasty:

Emperor?

• Emperor Shi Huangdi

United China• What did Shi

Huangdi do for China• Major Philosophies?• Confucianism

(morals); Daoism (harmony); Legalism (very strict!)

Emperor; Peasants• China: Who is most

important and least important?

• What is the Mandate of Heaven?

• Belief that leader of China is chosen by God or higher power

Theocracy/ Monarchy• Or a higher power

(China)

• Gov’t in China?• Describe a Monarchy.• Kings/ Queens; power

inherited; absolute power-Middle Ages

• Describe a theocracy.• Ruler chosen by god

Ruled by the people; majority rule; 1st democracy in Athens, Greece

• Describe a Democracy.

• Describe an Oligarchy.

• Ruled by a few (wealthy aristocrats); Sparta & India

Elect representatives to make decisions; ROME

• Describe a Republic.• Describe a

Dictatorship.• Absolute power; DO

NOT inherit position; Julius Caesar.

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