HONORS WORLD HISTORY
DIRECTIONS: use the textbook to flesh out the significant information that corresponds to each of the items on this outline.
OUTLINE- Chapter 1: The Birth of Civilization
I.
EARLY HUMAN BEINGS AND THEIR CULTURE
a. The Paleolithic Age
b. The Neolithic Age
c. The Emergence of Civilization
II.
EARLY CIVILIZTIONS IN THE NEAR EAST
a. Mesopotamian Civilization
i. Government
ii. Religion
iii. Society
b. Egyptian Civilization
i. The Old Kingdom (2700-2200 BCE)
ii. The Middle Kingdom (2052-1786 BCE)
iii. The New Kingdom (1575-1087 BCE) and After
III.
ANCIENT NEAR EASTERN EMPIRES
a. The Hittites
b. The Assyrians
IV.
EARLY INDIAN CIVILIZATIONS
a. The Indus Civilization
i. General Characterii. Citiesiii. Economic Lifeiv. Material Culturev. Religionvi. The Passing of Indus Civilizationb. The Vedic Aryan Civilization
i. “Aryanizing” of North India
ii. Vedic Aryan Society
iii. Material Culture
iv. Religion
V.
EARLY CHINESE CIVILIZATION
a. Neolithic Origins in the Yellow River Valley
b. Early Bronze Age: The Shang
c. Later Bronze Age: The Western Zhou
d. Iron Age: The Eastern Zhou
VI.
THE RISE OF CIVILIZATION IN THE AMERICAS
a. Mesoamerica
b. The Andes