Unit 1 Review

June 4, 2015

Today’s Agenda – 6/4 (A)

Check & review for Unit 1

Tonight’s HW

Unit 2 – use concept maps for religions to fill out

FINAL June 18th Thurs. 7:30 am Café.

Effects of Geography

Mountains

Positive Effect protective barrier

Negative Effect isolation

Examples Greek mountains, Himalayas

Effects of Geography

River

Positive Effect fertile soil, transportation

Negative Effect flooding

Examples Nile, Tigris, Euphrates, Huang He, Yangtze

Effects of Geography

River Valley

Positive Effect fertile soil, transportation

Negative Effect flooding

Examples Nile, Tigris, Euphrates, Huang He, Yangtze

Effects of Geography

Ocean

Positive Effect access to trade routes, ocean resources, natural ports

Negative Effect flooding, monsoons (Indian Ocean)

Examples Indian Ocean

Effects of Geography

Irregular Coastline

Positive Effect natural harbors (trade)

Negative Effect easy to invade

Examples Greece, Italy

Effects of Geography

Regular Coastline

Positive Effect difficult to invade

Negative Effect no natural harbors

Examples Africa

Effects of Geography

Desert

Positive Effect protective barrier

Negative Effect lack of resources, limits trade & travel

Examples Sahara (desrt), Gobi (Asia)

Effects of Geography

Archipelago – chain of islands

Positive Effect access to trade, *natural harbors

Negative Effect isolation

Examples Japan, Greece

Effects of Geography

Island

Positive Effect access to trade

Negative Effect isolation, easy to invade

Examples Japan

• Hunter-gather life based on hunting animals & gathering berries, plants

• Migration – movement based on needs (following animals)

Paleolithic Age

• Why was it a “revolution”

• Change from nomadic life to permanent settlements, first time in history

Neolithic Revolution

• Farming – dry farming, slash-&-burn farming

• Animals – domesticated for farm use

• Villages – permanent, reliable food source, traditional economy

• Effects – encouraged trading, defined gender roles, villages grew

Effects of the N. R.

River Valley Civilizations

The four main river valley civilizations

Egypt (Nile R)

Mesopotamia (Tigris & Euphrates R)

India (Indus & Ganges)

China (Huang He/Yellow & Yangtze R)

Egypt

Religion – polytheistic

Accomplishments – pyramids, math & science

Writing system – hieroglyphics for record keeping

*traditional economy – bartering & farming

Mesopotamia

Religion – polytheistic

traditional economy – bartering & farming

Writing system – Cuneiform “wedge shaped” system used for record keeping

Code of Laws – Code of Hammurabi, strict justice system, covered every aspect of society

India

Religion – polytheistic

traditional economy – bartering w/ Mesopotamia & farming

Writing system – Sanskrit for record keeping

Social classes– caste system (classes – varnas), born into it

China

Religion – polytheistic

Mandate of Heaven – right of dynasty to rule from heaven

Filial Piety – every family member has a role