Global Studies Final Review
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A Means to an end!!!
what is Prehistory?
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Refers to the period of time before writing
was developed
A person that studies these are
called…..
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Archeologists Remember!!!!!! study, find,
and analyze the physical remains left by
early people.
The way a person lives their life is
called their…
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Culture!!!!
A person who study humans, and the
societies they create is called an….
Anthropologists!!!!!
Can you name the 5 themes of
geography?
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1. Location- tells us where a place is on the
surface of the earth.
2. Place- Geographers describe places in terms
of physical features and human characteristics.
3. Human-environment interaction- people
are shaped by the environment around them.
4. Movement- movement of people, goods,
and ideas
5. Region- regions are based upon physical,
cultural, political, and economic features.
What comes to your mind when
you hear the words hunters and
gatherers?
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Paleolithic age. (time of first stone makers
to 10,000 B.C.)
People on the move is the definition of
what?
Nomads
People who lived in small
communities and villages were part
of what age?
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Neolithic age
So what is the difference between
Paleolithic and Neolithic people?
Why did people settle in river
valleys?
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Many cities started around major rivers
Nile river (Egypt) and Indus river (India) are well
known river valley civilizations
conditions in these river valleys were ideal for
farming
flood waters spread silt across the valleys,
renewing the soil and keeping it fertile
animals who went to the river and drink, would
be another source of food for the people of river
valley civilizations
Why did people settle near the Nile
River in Egypt?
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Tell me about an Egyptian’s religion.
What is the triangular region in the
Northern part of the Nile called?
What was the Egyptian’s form of writing
called?
Describe The Fertile Crescent
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Nomadic herders, ambitious invaders, and traders easily
overcame the few natural barriers across the Fertile
Crescent.
-As a result, the region became a crossroads where
people and ideas met and mingled
-Each new group that came, made its own
contributions to the region.
-The first known civilization in the Fertile Crescent was
Mesopotamia (between two rivers)
-The Tigris and Euphrates rivers define Mesopotamia
What is this an example of?
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“If any one steal the property of a temple
or of the court, he shall be put to death,
and also the one who receives the stolen
thing from him shall be put to death.”
Why did Hammurabi enforce a code
of laws in his empire?
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People to know what was expected of them and
what consequences would be if they broke a
law.
Ruler of Babylon
-Hammurabi's code was the first major collection
of laws in history
-"eye for an eye" and "life for a life" types of
punishments
Punishments also based on class
Where is Babylon located?
What were the Assyrians known
for?
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Learned how to forge weapons from iron in
1100 B.C.
-Began expanding across Mesopotamia
-terrorized the nation, earning them a
reputation of being the most warlike people in
history
-Warfare was central to the Assyrian's culture
-Were brutal to conquered people
What were the Phoenicians known
for?
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Manufacturing and trade
-many small states made their own contributions to
civilizations
-The Phoenicians gained fame as sailors and traders
-Colonies are territories that are ruled by distant lands
-To promote trade the Phoenicians set up colonies
Phoenicians are best known for coming up with the
alphabet
What do you know about Judaism?
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Judaism was monotheistic
-Ancient Hebrews prayed to God to protect them from
invaders
Believed themselves to be God's chosen people
-Believed God made the Ten Commandments which
Jews believed God gave them through Moses
-set fourth religious duties towards God and moral
duties to other people
Prophets emerged to interpret God's will
-Preached that failure to follow God's will would lead
to disaster for The Hebrews.