Determine which period the following items occurred and then write (A) for Old
Stone Age; (B) for New Stone Age; (C) for Rise of Civilization
_____ 1) Creation of tools and weapons
_____ 2) Creation of first calendars
_____ 3) Settling of permanent villages
_____ 4) Use of fire
_____ 5) Dominance of family, economic, and political life by men
_____ 6) Invention of writing systems
_____ 7) Cultural diffusion
_____ 8) Polytheistic religions
_____ 9) Spoken language
_____10) Development of cities, civilizations, and governments
_____11) Belief in a spiritual world
_____12) Production of surplus of food
_____13) Development of arts and architecture
_____14) Farming and domestication of plants and animals
Four River Civilizations – I will tell you the civilization, you name the river(s)!
1) Mesopotamia (Fertile Crescent)
A) _________________ River
B) __________________River
2) Egypt
A) ____________ River
3) Mohenjo-Daro and Harrapa
A) ____________ River
4) Ancient Chinese Civilizations
B) _____________ River
Key Innovations of Ancient Civilizations
Identify the following innovations of civilization by writing the name of the
civilization that is given credit for the innovation: Sumer, Egypt, Babylon, Hittites,
Assyrians, Israel, Persians, and Phoenicians
____________________ 1) iron working
____________________ 2) monotheistic religion
____________________ 3) bureaucracy
____________________ 4) social hierarchy
____________________ 5) government organization into provinces with governors
____________________ 6) Judaism
____________________ 7) peace treaty
____________________ 8) legal regulation of royal household
____________________ 9) cuneiform writing
____________________10) mummification
____________________11) legal code
____________________12) roads
____________________13) purple dye
____________________14) libraries
____________________15) 365 day calendar
____________________16) common sets of weights and measurements
____________________17) Alphabet
____________________18) use of coins and money economy
Attributes of Civilization
List six characteristics of a civilization
1) ________________________________
2) ________________________________
3) ________________________________
4) ________________________________
5) ________________________________
6) ________________________________
Ancient Greece
Major Conflicts in Ancient Greece
Conflict
Trojan War
Persian War
Peloponnesian War
Participants
Reason
Victor
Key Political Leaders
1. Athenian statesman who instituted direct democracy in Athens, increased participation
in government, provided salaries for government employees, and encouraged the cultural
development of Athens _________________________________
2. Macedonian king who conquered Greece __________________________
3. Macedonian king who conquered an empire stretching from Greece to India and
encouraged the spread of Greek culture throughout his empire
______________________
Important Cultural Figures of Greece
Individual Achievements
1. Philosopher; sought truth and self-knowledge; Socratic method ______________
2. Philosopher; favored the rule of a philosopher-king; wrote The Republic ___________
3. Philosopher; promoted the idea of the golden mean; wrote Politics ________________
4. Writer; blind bard that wrote Iliad and Odyssey ______________________
5. Historian; encouraged research in histories _______________________
6. Historian: promoted unbiased writing of histories ___________________
7. Mathematics; developed the formula for the relationship among the sides of a right
triangle known as the Pythagorean theorem ___________________________
8. Science; developed code of ethics for medical practitioners ______________________
Forms of Government
1. Oldest form of government; ruled by monarchs who believed in divine right of
kingship ___________________
2. Rule by a few; usually advisors of the monarch who take control of the government
____________________
3. Rule by a committee _____________________
4. Bad form of one man rule _____________________
5. Direct – where all citizens are allowed to participate in government _______________
6. Indirect – citizens elect people to represent them in the government _______________
Roman Rulers
Ruler
Julius Caesar
Octavian/Augustus
Diocletian
Constantine
Dates
44 BC
63 BC – 44 AD
245-316 AD
280 – 337 AD
Key Accomplishments
Pressures Leading to the Decline of Rome
1. Germanic Invasions
2. Weakened Roman Army
3. Oppressive Government
4. Corrupt Officials
5. Divided Empire
6. Heavy Taxes
7. Population Decline
8. Erosion of Traditional Values
9. Weakened Roman Army
10. Bread and Circuses
Key Figures in the Rise of Europe
1. Leaders of the Franks at the Battle of Tours, which stopped the Muslim advance into
Europe _____________________
2. Emperor who united much of Western Europe into a Christian kingdom
______________
3. Monk who instituted the Benedictine Rule for monastic life _________________
4. Founder of Franciscan order of friars ______________________________
Feudalism and the Manor System
Feudalism Definition Vassal Definition –
Fief Definition –
The Manor System Definition -
Fill in the social class pyramid below by writing the name of each class in European
feudal society on the line beside the pyramid.
Role of the Church – Define the role of the church in medieval Europe for each topic
1. Daily Life
2. Economic Power
3. Political Power
Turmoil in Europe – I have provided the definition, you provide the term!
1. Series of wars in which European Christians battled Muslims for control of the Holy
Land ___________________________
2. An epidemic of the bubonic plague that swept Europe; killing about one third of the
population ___________________________
3. A series of conflicts between England and France, in which England lost control of
most of its territory in France ________________________________
Monotheistic Religions
Christianity
Founder
Sacred Text
Meeting Places
Holy Sites
Islam
Judaism
Name the 5 Pillars of Islam
1. _____________________
2. _____________________
3. _____________________
4. _____________________
5. _____________________
World Belief Systems
Buddhism
Hinduism
Confucianism
Founder
Sacred Texts
Origin Place
Important Beliefs
Protestant Reformation
1. What is a Protestant?
________________________________________________________________________
________________________________________________________________________
2. What does reformation mean? _____________________________________
3. Who led the Protestant Reformation in Germany? _____________________________
4. How many theses were posted on the door of a church in Wittenburg? ____________
5. What does it mean to sell an indulgence and why did some people have a problem with
it? _____________________________________________________________________
________________________________________________________________________
6. What language was the Bible in before the Protestant Reformation? _______________
7. How did people want to change the Bible and why? ____________________________
________________________________________________________________________
Major Themes of the Renaissance
• Importance of classical learning
• Emphasis on the individual
• Adventurous spirit and willingness to experiment
• Focus on realism in art and literature
• Questioning of traditional religious ideas
Renaissance Vocabulary
1) Humanism –
2) Humanities –
3) Florence –
4) Johann Gutenberg –
5) Niccolo Machiavelli –
6) Vernacular –
7) Sir Thomas More –
8) Utopian –
9) Shakespeare –
10) Indulgences –
11) Martin Luther –
12) John Calvin –
13) Theocracy –
14) Sects –
15) Henry VIII –
16) Mary Tudor –
17) Elizabeth Tudor –
Absolutism
Key Rulers
Philip II
Country
Signficance
Henry IV
Louis XIV
Henry VIII
Elizabeth I
Charles I
Oliver Cromwell
Charles II
James II
William and Mary
Key Events – Explain Each!
1. Spanish Armada 2. English Civil War 3. Glorious Revolution What are the 3 characteristics of an absolute ruler?
1. __________________________________
2. __________________________________
3. ___________________________________
Absolutism Vocabulary
1) Magna Carta –
2) English Bill of Rights –
3) Limited Monarchy –
4) Constitutional Government –
3 Inventions that
Helped European
Exploration!
3 Reasons for
European
Exploration!
1. G___________
1. C___________
2. G___________
2. A___________
3. G___________
3. T___________
Triangle Trade
Write the name of the
good traded from place
to place on the line
provided.
Write the name of
items found in each
hemisphere on the
lines below.
Columbian Exchange
Europe
Old World
New World
1. ___________
1. ___________
2. ___________
2. ___________
3. ___________
3. ___________
4. ___________
4. ___________
5. ___________
5. ___________
Definition:
Americas
Africa
Directions: Complete the chart with the correct information.
Explorer’s
Country
Reason for Sailing
Name
Represented
Christopher
Spain
Columbus
Spain
Gold
Jacques Cartier
Spain
Searching for the Fountain of
Youth
Area Explored
Panama – First
European to see
Pacific Ocean from
Americas
Canada (Quebec)
Terms to Know
1. Mercantilism –
2. Middle Passage –
3. Encomienda System –
4. Triangle Trade –
5. Colony –
6. Astrolabe –
7. New World –
Social Class in Latin America
Directions: Please Label and Define each
Section of the Social Class
Pyramid.
Guide to Revolutions
Dates
Complaints
Results
Names to Know
American
Revolution
French
Revolution
Haitian
Revolution
Other Latin
American
Revolutions
Industrial Revolution
1. Where did the Industrial Revolution start? ____________________________
2. The industrial revolution was a major change from __________________ to
_________________.
3. How did the industrial revolution affect the daily life of the average man?
________________________________________________________________________
________________________________________________________________________
4. How did the Industrial Revolution affect the daily life of the average woman?
________________________________________________________________________
________________________________________________________________________
5. How did the Industrial Revolution affect the daily life of the average child?
________________________________________________________________________
________________________________________________________________________
WWI
What were the M.A.I.N. causes of World War I?
1. M - ______________________________
A - _______________________________
I - ________________________________
N - _______________________________
2. What was the spark that started World War I? ________________________________
3. The fighting in World War I is described as ________________ Warfare because
________________________________________________________________________
________________________________________________________________________.
4. Describe the terms of the treaty of Versailles: _________________________________
________________________________________________________________________
________________________________________________________________________
5. Why would the Germans be upset about this treaty?
________________________________________________________________________
________________________________________________________________________