6th Grade Review
Key People
Topic
Early Man
Mesopotamia
(Sumerians, Hittites,
explanation of why each one
is important
5 significant
achievements
explanation of why
each one is significant
1.Mary Leakey
2. Lucy
3. Hominids
4.Australopithecus
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Ur-Nammu- A great
king who crafted a
giant ziggurat
Cant find any
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They discovered
may tools that
we use now days
Government and
Economic
Systems
Social Hierarchy and
name and explain the
type of government
Religions
explain the main
religion(s) and how
they affected society
The early man religions
weren’t really so
religion. They actually
believed in the
underworld and
heaven, explorers went
to a cave in France
Early man didn’t have
called the Gargas cave.
a political system
There is much evidence
developed, but in their
in different caves
economics system,
throughout the world.
they developed
Their beliefs were the
something called
supernatural power
slash-and-burn
which lived in the cave;
agriculture in which
they tried to contact
they cut down tree to
the spirits who have
create space. They
lived there before
also use it for farming
themselves. That is
and agriculture and
also one of the reasons
the land gets
why the adults and
fertilized.
children of that time
left 230 handprints on
the cave wall of Gargas
cave. Some of the
caves were also known
to be the Churches of
these people who lived
in the past.
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The economic
system in
Mesopotamia
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The main
religion/s that
appeared during
Summary
1 paragraph that
summarizes all of the
information to the left
and adds any missing
points
I learned that back then
for early man we didn’t
have a political system.
But on the u=other hand
there was a economics
system. It was called
Slash and burn. To create
more land of course they
had to cut down trees
then build they did that to
make their village bigger.
Some explored france
and they left to a cave
that’s why people now
find handprints in cave.
They had made a lot of
different things that we
used today like the wheel,
Babylonians, Assyrians)
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was much like
the feudal
system. The
feudal system
was first
officially
established
during the
middle ages in
Europe much
later, but the
Mesopotamians
traded materials
unlike land, for
other materials
and or services.
There were
unofficial but
still evident
classes such as
middle and
lower class,
where middle
often dealt with
trading.
the
Mesopotamian
times were
polytheism
based religions.
During these
times, there were
not a lot of
fundamentals in
the religion for
Christianity and
modern
religions. There
were many
unknown gods
that they had
worshiped, but
one in particular
was Ashur.
Ashur was a god
that was
worshipped for a
very long time,
up to 4 AD.
arch, saw, and levers.
They even created the
first system of calendars.
People now have
irrigation thanks to this
they were the one who
created the system of it.
They made life easy now
we use sailboats thanks to
them. Back then their
economic system was
very different from ours
there was more of a
feudal system.
Ancient Egyptians were
very skilled at trading
back in ancient Egypt.
There were no real forms
of money that they used
constantly. Instead they
traded grown goods that
to find a way to the farmers would grow
in their crops. Back then,
cure stomach
Ancient Egypt was
pain like the
actually high on the ranks
for farming; their crops
liver area.
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They were the were much better than in
other countries. Although
first to make Beer,
crops and farms were a
Wine and Granite
large part of their trading
Tools: Came up
In ancient Egypt
the Egyptians
believed in
Polytheism.
The Egyptians
believed that their
king Pharaoh out of
all their kings came
from the gods.
When a person
dies in Ancient
Egypt the
Egyptians would
take the body and
they would give it to
the gods, the
Egyptians would
The Egyptians made what
we call it now beer and
wine they made it from
the grants they had in the
dessert. There was a
pyramids they had that
put you in a system
where you stand back
then like the Pharaoh was
on top because he was the
leader of everyone next
was the Viziers then the
Nobles. They were like
priest back then always
there when someone had
passed away. They were
one of the best for trading
when someone needed
someone thing they went
to the Egyptians cause
Sargon- was a great
military leader, and he
was the first leader to
unite all of
Mesopotamia under
one ruler.
Ur-Nina- took the
throne after Meselim
and created a new
dynasty in Lagash
Nebuchadnezzarwas the king of
Babylonia who
opposed Egyptians
Shulgi- started the
reorganization of
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The
Egyptians
were the first
to develop
surgery: First
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Ancient Egypt / Kush
Pharaoh
Vizier
Nobles
ScribesSoldiers
Craftsmen
FarmersSlaves and Servants
such as the
wheel, arch,
saw, and lever.
They created the
first system of a
calendar
They invented
the sundial.
They created the
first system for
irrigation
They invented
the sailboats
system, food wasn't the
only thing they used.
Sometimes people would
pay their worker in
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They were the clothes, or other products
first to make the
like tools, pottery, and
materials to make crafts.
pyramids: Made
with wine and
beer from the
grans they had.
pyramids for
there gods like
the Greeks
making statues
of theirs.
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First largest
monument: The
monument are
the pyramids
like the
pyramid of
Giza
First to make a
curved sword: This
was a sword but with
a curve at the tip and
this sword was made
to kill, killed over
300 people.
think that they
would make the
gods happy.
Sometimes instead
of scarifying a
person they would
give the gods some
resources that they
would have
collected (food,
small gifts) The
Egyptians would
have their
sacrifices inside the
temples that they
would built. In
comparison when
someone dies now
here in the city they
would get buried
however, when
they would be in
the older time they
would mummify the
people and put
them in a chamber.
Based on the
power and plce of
the kings they
would have a
diffrent hat/ crown.
The leader of the
place that they
would be on would
read their complex
writting that has
been pased down
through the
generations of the
people knew that they
will give you what you
want if you gave them
what they wanted.
early Egyptians.
These writtings
would tell them
what they are
suposse to do.
Ancient India
Aryabhata
Chandragupta Maurya
Ashoka (Mauyra) the Great
Siddhartha Guatama
(Buddha)
Panini
Number System
Sanskrit
Ayurveda
The spinning wheel
Zero was invented by
Aryabhatta
In the time of
Ancient India,
rural agriculture
was what took
about a huge part
of the economy.
Other economical
key facts of Ancient
India were pottery,
carpentry, metalwork, glass-work,
jewelry making,
weaving, and
leather-work.
There were other
jobs though too.
Many literary texts
make references of
economy too. They
mention crops like
paddy, barley, and
sugarcane. They
even mentioned the
natural manure of
animals too.
Irrigation canals
are also talked
about in these
Vedic texts such as
excavation of a
canal to rivers. In
the age of
Brahamanas
agriculture
One of the religions of
Ancient India was
Hinduism. Hinduism
was a polytheistic
religion that had no
main teacher inside
India. Some of the
greatest Hindu writings
were the Vedas, the
Upanishads, the
Ramayana, and
Mahabharata. These
were written between
2000 B.C. – 4000 B.C.
Some important stuff is
Karma and
Reincarnation. Another
religion was Buddhism,
which was based off of
Hinduism. The same
things are important
inside this religion and
one of the main people
where King Asoka.
Their last major religion
in Ancient India was
Jainism, which was a
Non-theistic religion and
was founded by a man
named Mahavira. Jains
existed thousands of
years before Buddhism.
In a way, Jainism is the
religion that leads up to
Hinduism which also led
up to Buddhism. As
always they have the
same important aspects,
karma and
reincarnation. These
In Ancient India they
made what we use a lot in
school. They made the
number system and also
what we used in the
medieval times the
spinning wheel. One of
the religions the Indians
had been Hinduism. No
one had to teach this
religion to anyone it was
a polytheistic religion.
One of the greatest
writers they had back
then were the Hindu
writers you went to them
if you wanted to send a
letter or to write for an
invitation.
remained the as the
head of economy.
There were
mentions of
different
agriculture
operations too
which included a
new significance in
cattle. Craft
making was also
included in this
economy as well.
Many occupations
of the arts and
creations were
popular too. It
differentiated with
age and gender
though. Forests too
and natural
habitats and plants
and animals are
mentioned as a big
use of agriculture
as well. Wood
obtained from
forests made a big
difference as well.
Commerce and
trade in the
economy came
much later for the
richness in
agriculture in India
was huge. So in
conclusion,
agriculture was the
main sphere of
were used to attain
Nirvana. The founder of
the Mauryan Empire,
Chandragupta was a
covert for Jainism, also
in this religion you
aren’t allowed to
destroy a plant. These
where the main three
religions of Ancient
India. Islam religion was
made thousands of years
later even though it isn't
counted as an Ancient
Indian religion. The
Islam was created when
their Prophet
Muhammad had a
vision of their god Allah.
This is one of the main
religions of not only
Ancient India, but one
of the main religions of
the world today.
economy in Ancient
India.
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Ancient China
Hebrews/Israelites
Confucius
Laozi
Shi Huangdi
Shang Dynasty
Han Dynasty
Miriam
Tzipporah
RamesesMoses-
Abraham
Gunpowder
was invented and
mainly used for
fireworks but was
later used for guns
and explosives.
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Paper was
another invention and
was made from
papyrus and was
used writing. We use
paper everyday in
our lives, so we can
thank China for this.
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The sun dial
was also invented to
keep time and even
though you may
think that time isn't
important to keep it
is it help us organize
our day.
Lastly we have the
compass which was
used to give direction
and this is important
because it helps us
when we get lost.
Move to Egypt:
 Moses and
Abraham leaded
Hebrews to Egypt.
 Population of
Hebrews grew.
 The pharaoh
The king was the
one who had picked
about the religions
and the political.
The Chinese had
three main religions
Confucianism,
Buddhism,
and Taoism.
The Hebrew religion was a
monotheistic believe called
Judaism. This believes has
lead the Jewish nation sense
the beginning of the
China were the first to
create gunpowder black
dust that guns need in
them to shot at enemies.
They also were the first
to create fireworks. Also
paper what we use now to
write on. A lot of
sundials were made but
china was the far best this
invention was used to
keep time by using the
sun therefore the
“sundial”. The kings or
“emperors” were the ones
to pick the religions that
the people had to follow.
The Hebrews moved to
Egypt this made the
Pharaoh very worried.
People back then were
very worried that they
would take over there
land. One of the top one
that had commanded
them was Abraham. After
became worried the
Hebrews would take
over.
As a result, the
Hebrews became
slaves.
civilization. Instead of a
blood thirsty god that only
wants death and human
sacrifices, This God is a
loving God who leads the
Jewish people to victory
again and again. his religion
is the bases for the
civilization and its
government is run by the
Ten Commandments.
Which are a series of rules
for the Hebrew people to
follow. “I am God your Lord,
who brought you out of
Egypt, from the place of
slavery. Do not have any
other gods before Me. Do
not take the name of God
your Lord in vain. God will
not allow the one who takes
his name in vain to go
unpunished. Remember the
Sabbath to keep it holy.
Honor your father and
mother. You will then live
this move the Hebrew
population had grown in
numbers. The Hebrew
religion was
Monotheistic.
long on the land that God
your Lord is giving you. Do
not commit murder. Do not
commit adultery. Do not
steal. Do not testify as a false
witness against your
neighbor.Do not be envious
of your neighbor’s house. Do
not be envious of your
neighbor’s wife… or
anything else that is your
neighbor’s.” These are the
bases of the religion. The
Israelite’s believe in a
prophet or a messiah who is
yet to come who bring all
those who believe into
eternal paradise. While all
those who don’t believe and
follow the Ten
Commandmentswill be
condemned to eternal
damnation where there will
be crying and gnashing of
teeth. The Jewish religion
has received thousands of
years of persecution from all
of their neighbors. But
because of these hard times
the Jewish church grew
larger and larger as if the
persecution was fuel for the
Ancient Greece
Olympics
Archimedes Stories
Peisistratus Scrolls
Pericles
Aristotle
Court System
Theatre
fire.
The Greeks did not In Ancient Greece
many Greek people
have the same
were polytheistic
idea of an
(meaning they
economy that we
believed in many
have. The word
economy is Greek, gods/goddesses).
but to the Greeks it Before people had a
meant something
scientific explanation
like rules of a
for natural
household.
occurances and
Because they did
events, the Greeks
not think about the believed that the
government
gods caused all the
economic policy.
natural events and
Many Greeks were
disasters. For
sailors and sailed
across the waters, example, they
believed that the god
some were
of metal working,
fishermen and
Hephaestus, caused
some were
an erupting volcano
traders. Other
because he was
Greeks were
soilders for their
making and working
city-states; city
on a metal weapon
states were a state for the gods. Other
consisting of a
than causing
monarchy city. In
disasters, it was
I believed that
Greece is the
best subjects
they were the
one to create the
Olympics,
stories, scrolls,
and the Court
systems we use
today. They
believed in gods
like Zeus the
god of thunder
and Poseidon
the god over
the seas the
Greeks
believed if
you gave
things to the
gods like
statues the
gods would
be in their
favor like no
thunder
storms or no
hurricanes.
the year 507 B.C.,
the Athenian
leader Cleisthenes
introduced a
system of political
reforms that he
called demokratia,
or rule by the
people. The Greek
invinted the
system of
ostracism which is
a political practice
that says if
threatened the
city-state could be
banished without
any charge against
him. Before 600
B.C, there was no
money system,
they used the
trading system.
Athens used a
currency known as
the drachma
system. A worker
in Athens could
ear about two
drachma's a day.
believed that the
gods had a role in
daily events as well.
For example, they
believed that the
goddess of
agriculture,
Demeter's , daughter
was kidnapped by
Hades, the god of the
underworld, and
would be allowed to
visit her mother for 6
months, and then
returned to the
underworld. During
the 6 monthes while
her daughter is away,
Demeter wouldn't
allow any plants to
grow and it would be
cold. This is also
known as winter.
During the 6 months
with her mother,
Demeter would be
happy and make
food and harvests
plentiful. This is
known as summer.
Stories like these
were the Greek's
explanation for
occurances like
these. Some
important gods and
goddess include
Zeus, the king of
gods, Poseidon, the
god of the sea,
Hades, the god of the
underworld,
Demeter, the
goddess of
agriculture, Athena,
the goddess of
wisdom, and Apollo
the god of the sun.In
order to keep the
gods happy, the
people of Greece
created temples to
worship them and
also seeked help
from them. The
Oracle is the female
priest of Apollo, the
god of the sun,
whom people came
to seek help and
advice. Even leaders
would some to the
Oracle to seek advice
on how to rule their
cities.
Overall, Greek
religion had a big
part in society
because it guided
people to make the
decisions they did
back then. Also, the
belief in these gods
created many stories
and tales that we
might know about
today. In addition,
the temples hat the
Ancient Greeks
created are now
famous throughout
the world and help
people understand
the ways of the
Greeks and their
beliefs.
Julius Cesar:
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Born onJuly 13, 100 BC.He
died on March 15, 44 BC.
 He was very important because of
all the ways he changed Rome and
because ofhis military skills and
strategies.
Ancient Rome
 Well-knownbecause he was one of
those who helped to stop the civil
war that was happeningin Rome.
None
Ciceo:
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He was born on January 3,
106 BC.
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BC.
He died on December 7, 43
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He was important because
he was one of thephilosophers and he
was also an orator.
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Mainly
farming
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o
Most grew
wheat, olives, and
grapes.
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Slave trade
was also an industry
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the smaller
industrial economy
consisted mainly of
mining and
processing the ore.
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Spain: gold
and silver
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England:
Lead, iron, and tin
Italy: Marble
The Romans
were highly religious
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Religion
depended on ritual,
sacrifice, prayer, and
keeping good
relations with the
gods.
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Every home
had a shrine as
religion was
prominant in their
culture (and shaped
it). They used
religion to make their
calendar.
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Polytheistic
[Many gods]
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cult
Even called a
There were no
achievements on this
slide but I know that the
romans were the first to
create gladiators and
were the most to have
slaves in their towns.
They were a very violent
people always looking for
war. But had the best
planting system they
grew olives, wheat and
grapes for wine. They
were the most people to
had religions they prayed
every day in church and
had the most churches at
that. They even made
sacrifices to the gods.
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He always tried giving
control to the governmentsince he
had so much philosophy
.
Gaius Marius-
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Caused
dissagreement
between
Christianity and the Roman
religion
Augustus-
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Marcus Aurelius-
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Origionaly
had kings
Senate and
consuls elected to
help the people
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The senate
survived into the
Emperor's rule.
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A military
'king'
Like the USA, the
Romans had a
multiple branch
government