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Unit 4 Study Guide
Minoans
1. Where was the Minoan civilization located?
2. When did Minoan civilization start?
3. What other civilization started around the same time as the Minoans?
4. How did the Minoans obtain their food? What did they eat?
5. What was unique about the Minoan economy?
6. What does it mean to be a “middle man”?
7. What were some of the Minoans’ natural resources?
8. Did the Minoans have a writing system? Is it deciphered or undeciphered?
9. What were the largest, most important buildings in Minoan cities?
10. Who ruled the Minoan society? Did they have one ruler or many rulers?
11. What was unique about Minoan religion compared to others of the time that you’ve studied?
12. What mysterious religious tradition did the Minoans practice?
13. What natural disaster weakened the Minoans around 1500 BCE?
14. What happened to the Minoans after their civilization was weakened?
Myceneans
1. Where was the Mycenean civilization located?
2. What was unique about the Mycenean economy compared to most other civilizations?
3. What part of Mycenean cities was necessary because of constant warfare?
4. Mycenean society was strictly divided between what two groups of people?
5. What was Mycenean religion like?
6. Did the Myceneans have a writing system? Is it deciphered or undeciphered?
7. What happened to the Myceneans around 1150 BCE?
Late Bronze Age Collapse
1. Who were ancient Egypt’s main enemies during the late Bronze Age?
2. What were Egypt’s and its main enemy fighting over?
3. How did this conflict end?
4. What was the Late Bronze Age Collapse?
5. When did the Late Bronze Age Collapse happen?
6. What caused the Late Bronze Age Collapse?
Assyrians and Canaanites
1. Where were the Assyrians located?
2. How were the Assyrians similar to past societies in Mesopotamia? How were they different?
3. Where was Canaan located?
4. What kind of economy did the early Canaanites practice?
5. When were the first Canaanite kingdoms created? What were they called?
6. What was the traditional Canaanite religion like?
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7. How did Judaism differ from the traditional Canaanite religion?
8. What important Jewish building was destroyed when the Babylonians conquered the city of Jerusalem?
Judaism
1. What is the difference between polytheism and monotheism?
2. What part of the Bible do Jews and Christians share?
3. What is a covenant? Why is it important?
4. Why did the Jews believe women were ruled over by men?
Shang Dynasty
1. Where was the Shang Dynasty located?
2. When did the Shang Dynasty begin? How long did it last?
3. How ruled the Shang Dynasty? How was it different from previous societies in the area?
4. Why did Shang cities have such large walls around them?
5. What was the main reason for the invention of the Shang writing system?
6. What was different about Shang religion compared to previous societies in the area?
7. Who conquered the Shang Dynasty? What happened to the last Shang king?
Vedic India
1. What group of people moved into India around 1500 BCE? Where did they come from?
2. Where did these new people settle in India?
3. What was unique about Vedic Indian society? What were the different groups based on?
4. What was Vedic Indian religion like?
5. What was the name of the first Vedic Indian kingdom?
6. Did the Vedic Indian have a writing system? Is it deciphered or undeciphered?
7. What is the oldest Vedic Indian holy book? How is it organized?