Name: ___________________________________
Global 9
Date: _____________
Period: ___________
Vocabulary
1. Paleolithic Age
Stone age characterized by nomadic people with basic stone tools
2. Nomad
Someone who travels from place to place in search of food
3. Neolithic Revolution
The change from hunting and gathering to herding, farming, permanent
settlements and specialized jobs
4. Civilization
Highly organized group of people with their own language & ways of living
5. Subsistence Farming
Producing just enough food for self
6. Fertile Crescent
The arc-shaped area that stretches from the eastern Mediterranean along the
Tigris and Euphrates rivers to the Persian Gulf
7. Cuneiform
Ancient Sumerian wedge-shaped writing system
8. Hieroglyphics
Ancient Egyptian writing system that used pictures and symbols to represent
words and sounds
9. Trans-Saharan
Across the Sahara Desert
10. Monsoon
Seasonal winds that drastically affect the amount of precipitation (mostly in
SE Asia (ex. India, Nepal))
11. Terrace Farming
Farming on a mountainside by creating flat “steps”
12. Mandate of Heaven
Chinese belief that heaven grants a ruler the right to rule, and in turn, the
people owe the ruler complete loyalty and obedience
13. Dynastic Cycle
Rise and fall of Chinese rulers according to the Mandate of Heaven
14. The Great Wall
A wall put up by the Chinese to protect them from invaders
15. Civil Service Test
16. Silk Roads
A test on Chinese law, history and Confucianism to see who was educated
enough to be in the government (test based on merit)
Trade routes from Asia to Europe in which many goods and ideas were
exchanged.
17. Filial Piety
Respect for one’s elders/parents/superiors
18. Legalism
Belief that harsh rules are needed to control society
19. Chinampas
Floating islands used by the Aztecs to provide more land for farming
20. Ziggurat
Ancient pyramid-like structure
Name: ____________________________________
Date: _____________
Global 9
Period: ___________
Paleolithic Age to Neolithic Revolution
Directions: Once you have filled in the notes at the top of the page, draw a picture in each of the boxes below based on what each time period would
look like.
Known as the “_______________________” because simple
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___________________________________________ (each person
___________________________________________
___________________________________________
Neolithic Revolution
stone tools were used
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Paleolithic Age
___________________ period in human history.
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People were nomadic: _______________________
__________________________________________
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___________________________________________
___________________________________________
They were also known as
___________________________________________
had their own ‘role’ in society)
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______________________________
Name: ____________________________________
Global 9
Date: ____________
Period: ___________
Paleolithic Age  Neolithic Age
Directions: All the ideas are jumbled up! Write each idea in the proper box (Paleolithic or Neolithic)
Hunters & gatherers
Agriculture/farming
Settled in one place
Nomads
Cave art
Domesticated plants and animals
Learned how to use fire
Old Stone Age
New Stone Age
First stone tools
Specialized jobs
Paleolithic Age
Neolithic Age
Name: _____________________________________
Global 9
Date: _____________
Period: ___________
Early River Valley Civilizations
Early civilizations settled near river valleys because they:
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Were a good source of _______________ (for drinking and watering crops)
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Were a good source of ____________ (fish & animals came flocked to river which made hunting easier)
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____________________________________________________________________________________
(especially when annual flooding occurred and renewed the soil)
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___________________________________________________________ (especially for trading goods)
Common features of Ancient River Valley Civilizations:
 _________________________________________ people believed in many gods associated with nature
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_________________________________________ (barter-_________________________ (not money))
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Subsistence farming: __________________________________________________________________
___________________________________________________________________________________
Name: ____________________________________
Global 9
The Fertile Crescent
Date: ____________
Period: ___________
Before they settled down in various parts of the world, humans lived as nomads for tens of thousands of years.
Nomads are people who have no permanent home and travel in search of food and safety.
A typical nomadic group might include an extended family of about ten adults and their children. They would temporarily
camp in an area for a few weeks or months -- the men hunting animals and the women gathering fruit, grains, seeds and
nuts. When the nomads exhausted the resources in that area they moved on.
Civilization developed slowly in different parts of the world. People began to settle in areas with abundant natural
resources. For thousands of years, people have been attracted to a part of the world archaeologists later called the Fertile
Crescent.
The Fertile Crescent is a boomerang-shaped region that extends from the eastern shore of the Mediterranean Sea
to the Persian Gulf. It is a rich food-growing area in a part of the world where most of the land is too dry for farming.
Some of the best farmland of the Fertile Crescent is on a narrow strip of land between the Tigris and the Euphrates Rivers.
The two rivers travel in the same direction for thousands of miles before they combine to drain into the Persian Gulf. The
Greeks called this area Mesopotamia, which means "between the rivers." Very little rain falls in Mesopotamia, but water
and nutrients from the river soak into the land, creating an environment filled with plants and the animals that feed on the
vegetation.
Many different civilizations flourished in this small region. The Sumerians slowly developed one of the first
civilizations in the southeastern section of Mesopotamia as early as 7,500 years ago. The Sumerian civilization lasted
more than three thousand years, but in time the Sumerians lost their influence. The Babylonians formed a centralized
government under King Hammurabi. The Babylonian culture lasted from about 1770BC to about 1595BC. Various other
cultures dominated part or all of the Fertile Crescent including Amorites, the Kassites, (c. 1531-1155BCE) the Hittites (c.
1370 – 1205BCE) and the Assyrians (c.890-600BCE). The land known as Mesopotamia was later controlled by the
Persians, the Greeks under Alexander the Great, the Romans, and the Ottoman Turks. The land between the Tigris and
Euphrates has been part of the modern nation of Iraq since 1932.
1. How did nomads acquire food?
________________ & ___________________
2. When would they move on to a new place?
3. People settled near areas with “abundant natural resources.” Describe what that means.
4. Why did so many people settle in the Fertile Crescent?
5. What two rivers naturally irrigate the Fertile Crescent?
6. What name did the Greeks give the Fertile Crescent? Why?
7. What civilizations have lived in the Fertile Crescent?
8. What modern country makes up the land between the Tigris and Euphrates rivers today?
Fertile Crescent Map
Color blue= bodies of water, outline rivers Color green: fertile crescent
Label: Tigris River, Euphrates River, Nile River, Mediterranean Sea, Persian Gulf, Black Sea, Red Sea,
Caspian Sea, Mesopotamia, Egypt
On the map to the
right, draw a box
around the area that is
pictured in the map
above
Name: _____________________________________
Global 9
Date: _____________
Period: ___________
Fertile Crescent Civilizations
Sumerians:
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Built ___________________(large pyramid-like temples)
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Developed ______________________ (an ancient writing system using pictographs)
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Babylonians:
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____________________________________: A set of laws posted for all to see.
o ____________________________________________________________________________
o Laws were not actually equal for everyone, and depended on your social class.
Hittites:
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______________________________________________________________________
Phoenicians:
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______________________________________of 22 symbols which became the basis of our modern
alphabet
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Known as the ______________________________________________________
Persians:
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Roads increased trade
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Uniform system of coinage that held value
Name: ___________________________________
Global 9
Date: __________________
Period: _________________
Ancient Egypt
1. Why did so many ancient civilizations develop along rivers?
2. Near what river did Egypt develop?
3. Why was Egypt less prone to foreign invasion than Mesopotamia?
4. What are pharaohs?
5. List the social classes of Ancient Egypt in order:
6. Were Egyptians monotheistic or polytheistic?
7. Why did the Egyptians build pyramids? (What was their purpose?)
8. Describe 6 achievements of Ancient Egypt that indicate it was a highly developed civilization.
Name: ____________________________________
Global 9
Indus Valley Civilization
Date: _____________
Period: ___________
Locate India on the world map:
I.
Indus Valley Civilization (2500 BC-1500 BC)
a.
Largest of the early civilizations
b. Majority of the people were _______________________
c. ___________________________________________________________
d. ___________________________________________________________
i.
Cities (like ______________________ & ________________________) were planned
ii. _________________________________________
iii. _________________________________________
II.
The Aryans
a. The Aryans were warlike invaders that came through the _______________________________
b. _____________________________________________________________________________
c. Religion
i.
Created the ____________________________________________
ii.
Traditions were passed on through the ______________________
iii. Developed ___________________ (an early writing system)
iv. _________________________ (like all early civilizations)
Harappa and Mohenjo Daro
In 1856, a group of British railroad engineers uncovered an ancient and advanced civilization. The
engineers were laying tracks through the Indus River Valley in present day Pakistan. They searched the area for
stone to make ballast. Ballast is crushed rock placed around railroad tracks to drain water from the path of the
train. The engineers found bricks that seemed very old, but were formed exactly alike. The local people told the
engineers of the ruins of an ancient city made of the same bricks. The engineers soon realized that the bricks
were part of one of the earliest advanced civilizations in history.
Archaeologists later discovered more than 1500 additional settlements along the banks of the Indus
River. As with Mesopotamia and Egypt, the river’s silt provided the civilization with rich topsoil for farming.
Thousands of clay tablets indicate that the people of the Indus River Valley developed a writing system
that may be even older than Sumerian writing. Archaeologists have not yet deciphered the writing of the Indus
River Valley civilization, so their form of government, their religious beliefs, and the social structure of their
society remain a mystery.
The Indus River civilization developed about 3000BCE and flourished for about 1500 years before
mysteriously going into a period of decline. We don’t know what those ancient people called the cities they
lived in, but we now refer to the two largest as Harappa, after a nearby village, and Mohenjo Daro, a local term
that means “hill of the dead.”
Harappa and Mohenjo Daro were expertly planned cities built with a grid pattern of wide, straight
streets. Thick walls surrounded the cities. Many people lived in sturdy brick houses that had as many as three
floors. Some houses had bathrooms and toilets that connected to the world’s first sewer system. An irrigation
system of canals provided a reliable source of water for growing wheat and barley. There is also evidence that
people herded sheep, cattle and goats.
The ancient people of the Indus River Valley had a highly advanced knowledge of mathematics and a
sophisticated system of weights and measures. The bricks–even those used in different cities–are the same size,
suggesting that the cities may have had the same government.
Archaeologists have also found evidence of musical instruments, toys and games, and pottery. The
people of the Indus River valley were very interested in cleanliness. Excavators have uncovered evidence of
combs, soaps, and medicine. The cities were also practicing some form of dentistry. We know this because
archaeologists found a gravesite with the remains of people whose teeth had been drilled.
The Indus River Valley cities traded with distant foreign cultures. Archaeologists have found jewelry
made in Harappa as far away as Mesopotamia. Traders also sold cotton cloth and hardwood from the teak trees
that grew in the valley.
Ancient cities along the Indus River Valley may have been home to more than five million people, but
the civilization went into decline about 1700BCE and seems to have been abandoned by about 1500BCE.
Archaeologists have many ideas from the clues left behind, but no definite answers
Name: ____________________________________
Global 9
What is a golden age?
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Time period: (320-550 CE)
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Art:
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Literature:
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Math:
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Science:
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Medicine:
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Religion:
Date: _____________
Period: ___________
Name: __________________________________________
Global 9
South Asia: Physical Map
Date: ______________
Period: ____________
Climate
Monsoons:
________________________________________________________________________________________
Wet (Summer) Monsoon
Dry (Winter) Monsoon
(draw a picture here)
(draw a picture here)
Effects of Monsoon on farmers:
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Farmers plant seeds in the dry, sunbaked earth.
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The seeds must take root before the summer downpours begin.
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When it rains, the plants grow
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If the monsoon is late:
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If the monsoon brings too much rain:
Name: ____________________________________
Global 9
China: Physical Map
Label & trace blue:
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Huang He River
(Yellow River)
Yangtze River
Xi River
Pacific Ocean
(color in blue)
Date: _____________
Period: ___________
Label and color brown:
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Plateau of Tibet
Himalaya Mtns.
Gobi Desert
Takla Makan Desert
Label:
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China
Mongolia
India
Nepal
N & S Korea
Where do most people live in China? Why? ____________________________________________________
I.
The majority of China consists of mountains and deserts.
Effects:
a. In ancient times, ________________________________________________________________
______________________________________________________________________________
b. ______________________________________________________________________________
c. Today, most people still live in the
_______________________ of China where the
__________________________________ (OK for farming)
II.
Terrace Farming
a. What is it? _______________________________
________________________________________
b. Why use it? ______________________________
________________________________________
________________________________________
Where is it used? __________________________
________________________________________
Ancient China
The first civilization in China, the Shang Dynasty, developed along the ________________________________.
Achievements:
Name: ___________________________________
Global 9- Cook
Date: _____________
Period: ___________
Mandate of Heaven
 The Chinese believed that ______________________________________________________________
___________________________________________________________________________________
 The people owed the ruler ______________________________________________________________
 The ruler owed the people ______________________________________________________________
 If a ruler failed, ______________________________________________________________________
 Signs that a ruler lost the Mandate of Heaven:
The Dynastic Cycle
The dynastic cycle was a system developed over time by the ancient Chinese. No committee or government ever created the system; it
was just something that came about over China’s long history by custom and tradition. China has been ruled by 24 different dynasties.
A dynasty is a ruling family that is in charge of the country, until a civil war is fought and a new one replaces it. A dynasty is made up
of a ruler and his entire extended family (kids, brothers, sisters, nephews, nieces and cousins).The head of the family and ruler of
China is known as the Emperor. An Emperor wields absolute power over its people. All decisions are made by him and anyone who
questions his judgment could be executed for treason. It is believed that the gods chose him and his family to rule. This concept is
known as the “Mandate of Heaven.” Any insult or damage done to the Emperor or his family is considered to be an insult or damage
against the gods.
The ruling Emperor will always pick an “heir”. An heir is the person who will replace the emperor after his death. Generally, the
Emperor will make his eldest son the heir to the throne, but he is allowed to choose whomever he likes from his family. Once the
Emperor dies, the new Emperor will be crowned and given the same respect as the last. This “phase” of the dynastic cycle where
everything is going great (known as the “New Dynasty Phase”) will continue until misfortunes begin to strike the country, or a ruler
begins to lose the trust and respect of its people. It is possible for a Dynasty to last for as little as a couple of days, or for hundreds and
hundreds of years.
Eventually the new dynasty will become the old dynasty. Generally, the old dynasty phase of the dynastic cycle is when the dynasty
loses its luster and doesn’t feel like a fresh, good thing anymore. This can happen for a variety of reasons. The current Emperor may
be less competent than one of his ancestors, or perhaps may be more harsh and treat his people unfairly. Infrastructure, like roads and
bridges may start to decay, he may tax the people too much or local police and soldiers may stop protecting towns and villages. At this
point, people may begin to question whether or not the ruling dynasty still holds the Mandate of Heaven.
Finally, China will enter the third and final section of the dynastic cycle, known as the problems/ rebellion phase. At this point, some
kind of disaster will strike China. There may be an earthquake, flood, or serious drought. Bandit robberies may start to get out of
control or a foreign country might invade China. Being the religious people they are, the Chinese will now be certain that the ruling
dynasty has in fact lost the Mandate of heaven. A new person will rise up and become popular, gain the support of the peasants and
claim that he, in fact, now has the mandate of heaven! He will rally troops, fight a civil war and, if successful- take over China. If he
loses, someone else will soon challenge the current emperor and eventually, someone will be successful. That person will be crowned
emperor and his family will now rule China as the New Dynasty. He will have the complete backing of the people and the cycle
begins again.
The Dynastic cycle:
______________________________________________________
Name: ___________________________________
Global 9- Cook
Date: _____________
Period: ___________
Chinese Dynasty Song
Shang, Zhou, Qin, Han
Shang, Zhou, Qin, Han
Sui, Tang, Song
Sui, Tang, Song
Yuan, Ming, Qing, Republic
Yuan, Ming, Qing, Republic
Mao Zedong, Deng!
Mao Zedong, Deng!
Name: __________________________
Global 9-Cook
Date: _____________
Period: ___________
Qin Dynasty (221-207 BCE)
Many dynasties in Ancient China lasted for hundreds of years. But the Qin Dynasty lasted for only 15 years.
Yet, First Emperor Qin accomplished an amazing amount of change. Under the Zhou dynasty, China broke up
into warring states. By 221 B.C., the ruler of the state of Qin had conquered his neighbors and took on the
name Shi Huangdi, or “First Emperor.”
Government:
 First Emperor Qin was a legalist. Legalists believe that people are basically bad. They believe that it is
necessary to control and regulate every minute of people's lives so they have the discipline needed to
work hard in the fields and in battle. Qin ran his dynasty with absolute control and swift harsh
punishment. It was illegal to whine about Qin's government. If you simply suggested that things might
be improved, you could be put to death without a trial.
 Law Code: He introduced a new law code that applied to everybody. He created a huge law
enforcement group, whose job was to enforce the laws.
 Bureaucracy: To control his people, First Emperor Qin developed a system of bureaucracy. He divided
his empire into 36 provinces. Each province was divided into districts. He put two government officials
in charge of each province. It was their job to put strong people in charge of each district. Workers were
well trained and paid. They reported to supervisors. People at each level supervised those below them.
 Spy System: To make sure everyone did their job correctly, First Emperor Qin set up a spy system.
People had to spy on each other - it was the law. People had to spy on each at work and at home in their
neighborhood or village. If people turned in lawbreakers, they were rewarded. If they did not, they were
executed. It was a simple system, and it worked very well. This organization system gave Qin great
power. That power allowed him to make huge changes. Qin knew that to unify China there had to be big
changes. Most of his laws had something to do with protection.
Other Changes:
 Land: First Emperor Qin took land away from the nobles. He did not want the nobles rising up against
him. Anyone who argued with Qin was either buried alive or put to work building the Great Wall.
 Standardization: He introduced one system of weights, measures, money, written language, and laws.
 Peasants: Peasants were assigned a job. They were either assigned the job of farmer or of silk maker. It
they tried to do anything else besides their assigned job, they were sent to work on the Great Wall. If
people were lazy or slow at doing their assigned job, they were sent to work on the wall.
 Censorship: Qin practiced total censorship. He persecuted scholars and destroyed books. He defined
useless books as any book about anything except books about medicine, agriculture, or prophecy.
Useless books were burned. Over 400 scholars who refused to turn in books were either buried alive or
sent to work on the wall. Qin did not believe in any education for the common man. According to Qin,
the more time people spent studying, the less time they had to grow food. He especially disliked the
teachings of Confucius. He had all Confucius' books burned.
Qin did not think his rule was cruel. He said, "A thousand may die so that a million may live." He built roads,
canals, and bridges. His public works projects probably saved millions of lives that would have been lost to
floods and famine. Although many people died building the Great Wall, it did provide an advantage in war.
No rebellion occurred during his rule.
End of the Qin dynasty. He died of natural causes in 210 BCE. Once he was dead, his son took over. His son
did not rule for long. People revolted against the Qin government all over the countryside. The peasant who led
that revolt became the new emperor. His dynasty was called the Han Dynasty. Life vastly improved during the
Han Dynasty.
Name: ________________________________
Global History and Geography
Date: ___________________
Period: _________________
Qin Dynasty
Legalism
Terracotta Warriors
(Write down important information
you learn from the video)
Definition:
Evidence that Shi Huangdi was a
legalist:
The Great Wall of China ... (true or false???)
1. Can be seen from space.
2. Is one of the 7 Wonders of the World.
3. Was built as one giant wall.
4. Was built by Qin Shi Huangdi.
5. Was built of stone walls.
6. Was built because they hated foreigners.
7. It was an impenetrable barrier to invaders.
BIG IDEA:
Name:___________________________
Global 9- Cook
Date: ___________
Period: _________
The Silk Roads
Setting out from China along the Silk Road (named due to the high demand for silk), fearful travelers
might begin the journey with a prayer. As they set out on their trip, they had to worry about not only the very
rough terrain but also the bandits along the way. Still, the possible rewards made the risk worth taking. So the
travelers would tighten the straps on their pack animals-horses, mules, camels, or yaks laden with bundles of
goods and in a band of 50 or more, protected by a bodyguard of archers, the caravan set forth.
Week after week, month after month, the journey continued. The traders would roast in the deserts of
the Takla Makan and freeze in the icy, snowy mountains. The great Silk Road stretched halfway across Asia
and linked East Asia and the Mediterranean world. Still, few traders covered the entire distance. Instead,
goods were relayed in stages from one set of trades to another.
A Chinese historian described travel on the desert: “You see nothing in any direction but the sky and the
sands, without the slightest trace of a road, and travelers find nothing to guide them but the bones of men and
beasts and the droppings of camels…You hear sounds, sometimes of singing; and it has often happened that
travelers going aside to see what these sounds might be have strayed from their course and been entirely lost.”
In addition to the menace of natural forces, bands of raiders lurked along the route, ready to descend on
careless travelers. Despite the dangers, traders and travelers moved along the Silk Road. Lucky traders might
return to China with furs from Central Asia, muslin (cloth) from India, glass from Rome, pears, oranges, etc..
The wheel, writing, weaving, gunpowder, religions, paper and printing were among the inventions and ideas
that spread along the Silk Road from China.
Silk Roads Journal Entry
Directions: Write a journal entry about your travels on the Silk Road You can be a Chinese trader, a European
trader or a Bandit (raider). (10 sentences minimum!)
Things to include: (provide SPECIFIC details for each of the following)
 locations (what country you’re from, where you’ve been, where you’re going)
 who you are with (are you traveling in a caravan? with family? friends?)
 what you see (be specific about the things you come across on your journey)
 why you are on the silk roads (hopes, goals, fears)
 what ideas/goods you shared/traded with another culture
 what you learned/acquired from another culture
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Name: _______________________________
Global 9
Date: __________
Period: _________
Chinese Achievements & Golden Ages
I.
Chinese Achievements:
I.
Golden Ages (___________________________________________)
a. Golden age= ________________________________________________________
b. Increased trade of goods and ideas
c. ____________________________
d. ____________________________
e. ____________________________
f. Block printing and movable type- books can be produced ________________ and
_______________- increased literacy
g. Poetry and painting- _________________________________________________
II.
Civil Service Exam
a. _________________________ wanted the government run by the most talented and learned men
b. To be in the government, one had to pass a civil service exam
c. Test was on Chinese law, history and traditions as well as ____________ teachings
d. ______________________________________________________________________________
______________________________________________________
e. Lasted until 1900
Name: ____________________________
Global 9
Chinese Belief Systems
Date: __________
Period: _________
Confucianism:
I.
Confucius was China’s best-known _______________________,
born in about _______
II.
The disorder and suffering caused by constant warfare disturbed
Confucius. He wanted to restore peace.
III.
______________________- book of Confucius’ ideas written
down by his followers
THE FIVE RELATIONSHIPS
The superior person
The superior person should ______________________________ for the inferior one and
should ______________________________
for the inferior one and __________________________________
__________________________________
The inferior person should _____________________________________________
The inferior person should _____________________________________________
IV.
V.
VI.
VII.
Filial Piety- ______________________________________________________________
Confucius created a guide to proper behavior based on ethical, or moral principles
Family and society ________________________________________________________
Education sets people apart
Daoism (________________)
I.
Lao Zi, the founder, emphasized the ______________________
___________________________________________________
rather than the importance of proper behavior
II.
Yin and Yang-______________________________________
__________________________________________________
III.
A society with rules was artificial and disturbed natural order
IV.
_________________________________________________________
Legalism:
I.
II.
Rejected Confucian ideas about proper behavior
The belief that people are inherently bad and therefore, need to be controlled with strict
laws and harsh punishments.
Name: _______________________________
Global 9
Date: __________
Period: _________
Early China Review
Geography
1. Most people live in the ________________ part of China because of its fertile soil. However, the
majority of China is covered with _________________ (like the Gobi and Taklimakan) and
______________________ (like the Himalayas). Due to the many mountains, the Chinese adapted to
their environment by cutting ‘steps’ into the mountains. This is known as _____________ farming.
The earliest civilizations of China settled near the __________________ River, which is often called the
Yellow River or River of Sorrows due to its floods. The ____________________ River and _________
River also had many people settle near them.
Mandate of Heaven
2. A ___________________ is a ruling family in China in which the _______________ is the leader. The
emperor is believed to have been given the right to rule from god. This concept is known as the
__________________________________________________. Three ways a dynasty can lose this are:
____________________________, ________________________, _______________________.
Dynasties
3. The first two dynasties of China were the __________ and __________ dynasties. Next came the Qin
dynasty and Qin took the name “_________________________” which means first emperor. He
followed the belief system called ______________________ because he believed people were
inherently bad and needed harsh rules to guide their behavior. Anyone who argued with Qin was either
_______________ or sent to work on ____________________________. Qin Shi Huangdi was also
known for practicing total censorship. He especially disliked books that dealt with
_________________________. Qin, however, did not think he was cruel. He insisted that he was
saving millions of lives. He built ___________, ________________, and ___________________.
These helped to prevent floods and famine. He also had the Great Wall built in order to
_________________________________________.
4. The Silk Road played a large role in the sharing of goods and ideas between different cultures. This is
known as _________________________________. The Silk Road was not one road, but actually many
different trade routes between Asia, Europe and the Middle East.
Achievements
5. The Chinese were known for their many early achievements. _________________________,
__________________________ and ________________________ all contributed to making books
easier and cheaper, and therefore, increasing literacy rates. Some other achievements included:
___________________________________________________________________________________.
6. The Civil Service Exam was a test on Chinese ________, history, and tradition; as well as
______________________ teachings. This was the first time in China that people earned government
positions based on their ________________ rather than by being born into a certain family.
7. The _____________ & ______________ Dynasties are most well known as the “_________________
_____________” of China because they were characterized by a time of ____________ and prosperity.
Belief Systems:
1. Confucianism was started by ______________________. His ideas were written down in a book called
_________________________. A key belief in Confucianism is _____________________, which
means respecting your elders. There are ____ key relationships in Confucianism: Ruler to Ruled, Father
to Son, Husband to Wife, Older Brother to Younger Brother, and Friend to Friend. In each relationship
the superior person is supposed to _______________________________________________________.
The inferior person is supposed to _______________________________________________________.
2. Daoism is: __________________________________________________________________________.
3. People who practice Legalism believe in very _________ laws because people are naturally _________.
Geography
Name: ___________________________________
Global 9
Early Civilizations in Latin America
Date: ___________________
Period: _________________
Mayas
Aztecs
Incas
(1800 BC- 900 AD)
(1100-1500)
(1200-1530)

________________________

________________________

________________________

________________________

_______________________-

______________ Mountains
_________________ (cut and
crops grew on floating

________________________
burn rainforest to clear room
gardens
(cut steps into Andes
for a field to farm on)

mountains to farm on)

Provided food for large cities
________________________
- brought water from
Religion
mountains to lowlands

________________________

________________________

________________________

Built huge pyramid-temples to

Built huge pyramid-temples to

Built huge pyramid-temples
honor gods

Belief that gods control nature
honor gods

so perform regular ceremonies
Sacrificed humans and
to honor gods

animals to gods
Main temple was covered in
gold
to keep gods happy

________________________

________________________
Achievements


“glyphs” ________________

________________________

Capital city of
________________________
_______________________

Main temple was covered in
_______________________
_____________________
(similar to the hieroglyphics of
(had the largest population in

____________________
Ancient Egypt)
the world at the time)

____________________

____________________
Astronomy______________________

________________________
Math________________________
__________
Big Ideas about Latin America:
 Mountains, along with tropical forests in the lowlands, created barriers to the movement
of people. These features limited contact among areas and contributed to
_______________________________-( cultures live near each other but stay isolated
and do not mix)
 Each of the early civilizations ______________________________________________
(ex. Different forms of farming)
 Early civilizations (Aztecs, Mayas, Incas) were already very _____________________
______________________________________________________________________
Name: ______________________________
Global 9
West African Trading Kingdoms
Date: ___________________
Period: _________________
1. What were the three main trading kingdoms?
2. Where were they located?
3. What did they trade?
4. What was Timbuktu?
5. What word means “to travel across the Sahara desert”?
_____________________________________________________
_____________________________________________________
_____________________________________________________
_____________________________________________________
Mansa Musa
Directions: Outline the Niger River blue.
Color the gold mines yellow. Circle the salt mines
in yellow. Outline Mansa Musa’s journey in red.
Mansa Musa was a _________________ that traveled from ___________________ to
__________________. On his way he spread his religion and also passed out _________,
which caused the price of it to fall.