ERVC Pt 1 Study Guide
Know the names of the rivers for Mesopotamia, Egypt, Indus, and China
Know the name of the first code of law and the civilization that created it
Know the definition of a theocracy
Know why Hammurabi’s code is significant
Know the location on a map of the ERVC rivers and civilizations
Know the civilization that had monsoons
Know why the cities of Mesopotamia were not destroyed annually
Know which civilization created the calendar and number system
Know who founded the first empire
Know who united lower and upper Egypt
Know the definition of a dynasty
Know what slavery was based during this time
Know why the ERVC’s became the centers of early civilizations
Know how the plow and pottery effected the early civilizations
Know what geographic feature is most important in the ERVC’s
Know what ERVC had city-states
Know which mountains separated the ERVC’s
Know which ERVC was geographically isolated
Know which civilization created Cuneiform
Know why the ERVC’s developed by rivers
Know the definition of the Mandate of Heaven
Know the characteristics of society in Mohenjo-Daro
Know the characteristics of society in Ancient China
Know the characteristics of ancient civilizations
Know the advantages of ancient Chinese writing
Know the characteristics of Paleolithic man
Know where and why the Agricultural Revolution started
Know the characteristics of Neolithic society
Know the characteristics of Feudalism

ERVC Pt 1 Study Guide
Know the environmental challenges of the ERVC’s and be able to explain them
Be able to compare/contrast the geography, technology and society of the ERVC’s
Be able to label on a map the Tigris, Euphrates, Nile, Huang He, Yangtze, and Indus rivers
Be able to label on a map Mesopotamia, Egypt, Indus, and China