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benchmarks!
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The OLS
Textbook
YOUR STUDY GUIDE!
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Student Expectations…
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When we all do these things we’ll have an awesome class!
I will respond when my name is called.
I will respond to polling prompts.
I will ask and answer questions.
I will complete class work, take notes, submit exit
tickets.
I will collaborate in groups if placed into breakout
rooms.
Marking yourself “away” means you are not in class
and will miss important parts of the lesson.
I will demonstrate respect for my classmates and
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Unit 8, lesson 5
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Pre-History – The Time before Written
Language.
Migration
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Followed the animal herds that moved as the climate
changed
Harsh climates
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Lived in caves and rock shelters
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1.
__________ of Food
2.
______ _____ ________
3.
Cities
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Why is the development of agriculture called a
revolution?
Tribal and clan leaders did not want agriculture,
but their tribes did.
B. It was a dramatic change in that people now had
some control over their environment.
C. Farming violated the laws of early societies.
A.
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Why did towns need to be located near water
to succeed?
A.
B.
C.
Water attracted more people.
Establishing towns near water allowed for
irrigation of crops
Water provided protection from warfare
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Earliest known civilization
Built ziggurats
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Signed their names using a cylinder seal
Writing: cuneiform
Wrote The Epic of Gilgamesh
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Served as temples for the city’s god or goddess
Most famous in Ur
First major epic poem
Invented the wheel
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Built pyramids during the Old
Kingdom
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Used as tombs since they believed
in afterlife
Writing: Hieroglyphics
Deciphered using the Rosetta
stone, found by French soldiers
 Carved on walls and written on
papyrus
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Rulers were called Pharaohs
because they thought it was
disrespectful to speak about
him directly
Mummified people for the
afterlife
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Longest river in the world
Flowed South to North!
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Cities
Blocks in a grid pattern
 Standardized system of weights and measures
 Sanitation system
 Large, central building that stored grain
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Writing: unknown
Caste system: social and religious classes that
developed after the Aryans settled and added
Hindu beliefs
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Silk Road – trade of goods, people, and ideas
Qin Shi Huangdi – first emperor to unite China
Isolated from other civilizations due to natural
barriers
 Great Wall of China built to keep Mongolians out of
the country!
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Unit 8, lesson 5
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Which of the following statements about
hieroglyphics is true?
It was carved on walls, and written on papyrus.
B. It is a writing system still used today in Egypt.
C. As soon as the Rosetta stone was discovered, it was
understood by scholars.
D. It was a sacred writing system, which was only
used for stories about gods.
A.
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Which statement BEST describes the caste
system?
A.
B.
C.
The Hindu belief that life is a cycle of birth, death,
and rebirth, which ends only when a person
reaches Nirvana.
Social and religious classes developed after Aryans
settled on the Ganges plain and later incorporated
into Hindu beliefs
A teaching of Siddhartha Gautama based on his
realization that the only way to avoid suffering is to
follow the Eightfold Noble Path
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Which statement best describes how China’s
early civilization differed from other river
valley civilizations?
A.
B.
C.
D.
It was the only civilization to develop trade with its
neighbors.
Natural barriers isolated China from neighboring
civilizations.
The ancient Chinese failed to develop any kind of
writing.
In other river valley civilizations, power was in the
hands of a single ruler.
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Citizens were expected to fight for polis
First Olympics – to honor Zeus
Athens – still a major city in Greece today
Used myths to reinforce religious beliefs
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Ex: gods and goddesses had human emotions
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Which is a religious belief of the ancient Greeks as
seen in their myths?
The gods viewed all people equally.
B. Gods and goddesses had human emotions such as anger
and sorrow.
C. The gods had no contact with humans.
D. People were slaves of the gods and goddesses.
A.
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What were citizens of the polis expected to do?
Set up schools for all people
B. Obey the king’s laws
C. Fight to defend the polis
D. Elect representatives to the assembly
A.
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Review Unit 8, lesson 5 in your OLS. Mark it
complete
Start reviewing your notes.
Continue to work on your Study Guides! Make
sure they are done well!
Unit 8, lesson 5