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World History Fall Semester PROJECT PACKET
Topics for Review:
1. Identify the characteristics of the following political systems: theocracy, absolute monarchy, democracy,
republic, oligarchy, limited monarchy, and totalitarianism.
2. Identify the characteristics of civilization.
3. Identify important changes in human life caused by the Neolithic Revolution.
4. Describe the major political, religious/philosophical, and cultural influences of Persia, India, China, Israel,
Greece, and Rome, including the development of monotheism, Judaism, and Christianity.
5. Explain the development of democratic-republican government from its beginnings in the Judeo-Christian legal
tradition and classical Greece and Rome.
6. Describe the rights and responsibilities of citizens and noncitizens in civic participation throughout history.
7. Identify the influence of ideas regarding the right to a "trial by a jury of your peers" and the concepts of
"innocent until proven guilty" and "equality before the law" that originated from the Judeo-Christian legal
tradition and in Greece and Rome.
8. Summarize the fundamental ideas and institutions of Western civilizations that originated in Greece and Rome.
9. Describe the historical origins, central ideas, and spread of major religious and philosophical traditions, including
Buddhism, Christianity, Confucianism, Hinduism, Islam, Judaism, Sikhism, and the development of monotheism.
10. Identify the impact of political and legal ideas contained in the following documents: Hammurabi's Code, the
Jewish Ten Commandments, Justinian's Code of Laws, Magna Carta.
11. Identify major causes and describe the major effects of the spread of Christianity, the decline of Rome and the
formation of medieval Europe; the development of Islamic caliphates and their impact on Asia, Africa, and
Europe; the Mongol invasions and their impact on Europe, China, India, and Southwest Asia.
12. Explain how the Crusades, the Black Death, the Hundred Years' War, and the Great Schism contributed to the
end of medieval Europe.
13. Summarize the major political, economic, and cultural developments in Tang and Song China and their impact on
Eastern Asia.
14. Analyze how the Silk Road and the African gold-salt trade facilitated the spread of ideas and trade.
15. Analyze the influence of human and physical geographic factors on major events in world history, including the
development of river valley civilizations, trade in the Indian Ocean.
16. Describe the changing roles of women, children, and families during major eras of world history.
17. Analyze examples of how art, architecture, literature, music, and drama reflect the history of the cultures in
which they are produced.
18. Identify the origin and diffusion of major ideas in mathematics, science, and technology that occurred in river
valley civilizations, classical Greece and Rome, classical India, and the Islamic caliphates between 700 and 1200
and in China from the Tang to Ming dynasties.
1. Identify the characteristics of the following governments/political systems: theocracy, absolute monarchy,
democracy (republic), oligarchy, limited monarchy, and totalitarianism:
____ Theocracy
____ Absolute Monarchy
____ Democracy
____ Oligarchy
____ Limited Monarchy
____ Totalitarianism
a. Kings and queens who have unlimited power
and seek to control all aspects of society
b. Government control over every aspect of public
and private life
c. A government in which a monarch agrees to
share power with a parliament and follow a
constitution
d. Government by the people
e. A government in which power in in the hands of
a few elite members, usually wealthy
f. A government in which the ruler is seen as a
divine figure or is ruled by religious leaders
a. Which type of government is the United States, and what classical civilization did that government begin in?
2. Identify the characteristics of civilization:
Charactertistics of a Civilization
Specialized Workers
Workers who do different
jobs.
Complex Institutions
Governments and relgions.
Advanced Technology
New tools/methods of production.
Advanced Cities
Cities that rely on
trade/improved roads etc.
Record Keeping
Writing and language.
a. Give an example of specialized
workers, complex institutions, record
keeping, advanced cities, and advanced
technology for the city of Dallas.
b. Which characteristic is the most
important for development of a
civilization? Why?
3. Identify changes in human life caused by the Neolithic (agricultural) Revolution
a. What changes can a
surplus (extra food) make to
the life of a village?
b. Why might
domestication of animals lead
to the development of
permanent settlements?
4. Describe the major political, religious/philosophical, and cultural influences of Persia, India, China, Israel, Greece,
and Rome, including the development of monotheism, Judaism, and Christianity.
Persia
Political Darius unified Persian Empire by building Royal Road from Nile to Indus Rivers
Divided Empire into provinces to control ruled by local officials called “Satraps”
Religious/Philosophical Tolerant of other cultures and religions
Cultural Went from bartering to a “money economy” using coinage
Use of coins greatly improved trade
Persian Royal Road built by Darius connected the empire and trade flourished
a. How would the Royal Road enable a ruler to
maintain power in the empire?
b. What later Eurasian trade route did the Royal
Road connect to?
India
Political Mauryan Empire and Asoka spread Buddhism
Gupta Empire – Golden Age of India (decimal system, concept of zero, universities, etc.)
Religious/Philosophical Hinduism – polytheistic religion based on Karma and Reincarnation (rebirth)
Cultural Caste system - social class based on birth, could not move up or down
a. What were some of India’s contributions to science during the Gupta period?
b. What ideas spread with Indian trade and to where?
China
Political Dynasties – family of rulers
Mandate of Heaven – the idea that the ruler is chosen by heaven to rule
Religious/Philosophical Confucianism – believed each person had a duty to fulfill their role in society
Cultural Principles such as respect for elders and women serve husbands and fathers
Foot binding
a. What problems might
arise with the Mandate of
Heaven/Dynastic Cycle
pictured to the left?
Israel
Political Lived in present day Israel
Moses led Jews out of slavery
Religious/Philosophical Judaism 1st monotheistic religion
Believed in teachings of Abraham Cultural 10 Commandments
a. What is monotheism?
b. Name 2 other Abrahamic religions (monotheistic)?
Greece
Political Athens gave us the first democracy
Sparta gave us oligarchy
City-States (Polis’) developed because of mountains separating Greece
Religious/Philosophical Philosophy – attempt to understand the world using reason and logic
Famous philosophers – Socrates, Plato, Aristotle
Cultural Olympic Games
Sculptors tried to use ideal proportions (use of columns)
Science and mathematics – round earth/geometry etc.
Women were left out of democratic process, but Spartan women enjoyed greater status than others
Hellenistic Culture – blend of Persian, Egyptian, Greek – spread by Alexander the Great
a. To the left is an example of Greek architecture. What buildings in
America resemble (look like) the one to the left?
b. The Greek philosophers first wrote about using nature and reason to
explain the world around them. What did people believe before using
reason?
c. The Greek mathematicians Pythagoras and Euclid gave us the beginnings of geometry. What equation was named
after Pythagoras? What is the equation?
Rome
Political Located in Italy (BOOT)
Republic – system of government by representatives
12 Tables – Law Code important because it stated government officials were not above the law – Concept of “Rule of Law”
Religious/Philosophical Polytheistic – similar to the Greek Gods
Christianity later was spread throughout the empire into Europe and adopted as state religion
Cultural Women in Rome responsible for household chores and domestic duties and not allowed to hold office but they could own property and make wills
Great engineers and architects, used domes mixed with earlier Greek architecture
a. What is the significance (importance) of the 12 Tables in Roman law?
b. Give an example of a present day country that is a republic.
5. Explain the development of democratic-republican government from its beginnings in the Judeo-Christian legal
tradition and classical Greece and Rome.
a. In the United States, who are our representatives?
b. In your opinion, which of the 10 Commandments is the most important?
6. Describe the rights and responsibilities of citizens and noncitizens in civic participation throughout history.
a. Define Citizen:
b. Draw a representation of civic participation:
c. Why is it important to be involved in your community?
7. Identify the influence of ideas regarding the right to a "trial by a jury of your peers" and the concepts of "innocent
until proven guilty" and "equality before the law" that originated from the Judeo-Christian legal tradition and in
Greece and Rome.
Trial by a Jury of your Peers Magna Carta
Innocent until Proven Guilty The need for evidence
Roman Law/12 Tables Equality Before the Law King is also under the law
a. Explain how the above concepts influence us today in the United States.
Democracy = Greece Republic=Rome Judeo-Christian Legal Tradition = 10 Commandments
8. Summarize the fundamental ideas and institutions of Western civilizations that originated in Greece and Rome.
G=Greece
R=Rome
____ Democratic Government
____ Arches and Domes
____ Representative Gov’t/Republic
____ Olympics
____ 12 Tables
____ Philosophers
____ Columns
____ Concrete Aqueducts
____ Right to a Trial by Jury
____ Spread of Christianity
____ Iliad and Odyssey by Homer
____ Innocent until proven guilty
9. Describe the historical origins, central ideas, and spread of major religious and philosophical traditions, including
Buddhism, Christianity, Confucianism, Hinduism, Islam, and Judaism.
a. Fill in the blanks on the chart below. Use the bank to the side.
Religions Historical Origins Central Ideas Spread
Hinduism Polytheistic = Many Gods Karma Reincarnation Caste System
From India to Southeast Asia
Buddhism Began in India by Siddhartha Gautama
From India to China then Korea then onto Japan
Judaism Began in Israel by Abraham
Spread from Israel through Europe
Christianity Monotheistic = One God Jesus is son of God Heaven/Hell
Spread all over Roman Empire after Death of Jesus
Islam
Monotheistic = One God Jesus is not son of god
Confucianism Began in China by Confucius
Spread throughout China
Word Bank
Began with
death of Jesus
Relationships
between
people, filial
piety
Began in India,
oldest religion
One god, still
waiting for
son of god to
come
Spread from
Middle East to
Africa via
gold-salt trade
and Indian
Ocean routes
One god,
Jesus is not
son. Prophet
Mohammed
Began in
Mecca when
god spoke to
Mohammed
10. Identify the impact of political and legal ideas contained in the following documents: Hammurabi's Code, the
Jewish Ten Commandments, Justinian's Code of Laws, Magna Carta.
1. ___ Hammurabi’s Code
2. ___ 10 Commandments
3.___ Justinian’s Code
4. ___ Magna Carta
a. Babylonian legal code created by King
Hammurabi and dealing with criminal and civil
matters, “eye for an eye”
b. Document King was forced to sign that says
people have right to fair trail, everyone is subject to
law, rights of individuals.
c. Laws that come from God and given to Moses,
called Judeo-Christian Legal Tradition.
d. Legal code of Roman law, uniform compiled law
code.
11. Identify major causes and describe the major effects of the spread of Christianity, the decline of Rome and the
formation of medieval Europe; the development of Islamic caliphates and their impact on Asia, Africa, and
Europe; the Mongol invasions and their impact on Europe, China, India, and Southwest Asia.
Use the table below to answer the questions.
a. Explain the relationship between the Fall of Rome and the development of Medieval Europe.
b. What might be a similarity between the Islamic Caliphates and the Mongols?
Causes Effects
Spread of Christianity Roman Emperor converts (changes religion to) Christianity.
Europe becomes mostly Christian/Catholic.
Decline of Rome Barbarian Invasions, economic $ problems, relying of foreign soldiers, political corruption.
Decline of learning and literacy (being able to read), people leave cities, feudalism and manorialism develop.
Formation of Medieval Europe Fall of Rome Small kingdoms develop using political/social system of feudalism and economic system of self-sufficiency called manorialism.
Development of Islamic Caliphates Death of Mohammed splits Islam into two groups. Leader called “caliph,” focus on trade instead of war.
Golden Age of Islam – developments in mathematics (borrow concept of 0 from Gupta India), Arts and Crafts using geometric design, Medicine, Architecture.
Mongol Invasions Genghis Khan (also called Chinggis Khan) unites the Mongols and seeks out conquest.
Mongols create one of the largest empires and promote trade. They protect trade routes from Europe to Asia during time of peace called “Pax Mongolica.”
12. Explain how the Crusades, the Black Death, the Hundred Years' War, and the Great Schism contributed to the end
of medieval Europe.
End of Medieval Europe
Crusades These wars exposed Europeans to eastern ideas and good and stimulated trade; increased trade led to the growth of towns.
Black Death Killed 1/3 of Europe’s population; shortage of labor led to the decline of serfdom.
Hundred Years’ War Reduced the importance of knights; gave greater financial freedom to serfs; introduced new weapons.
Great Schism Occurred when there were Popes in Avignon and Rome; led people to question the authority of the church.
a. Using the chart above, fill in the graphic organizer (chart/table) that exemplifies (shows) what led to the end of
medieval Europe.
Graphic Organizer
b. Which cause of the end of Medieval Europe do you think was most influential in making people leave manors? Why?
13. Summarize the major political, economic, and cultural developments in Tang and Song China and their impact on
Eastern Asia.
a. In the following chart, sketch (draw) a representation of listed Tang/Song developments.
Civil Service Exam (Test to work in
government)
Foot Binding Paper Money Magnetic Compass Gunpowder
End of Middle
Ages
14. Analyze how the Silk Road and the African gold-salt trade facilitated the spread of ideas and trade.
a. On the map below draw and label the Silk Road and African Gold-Salt Trade.
b. Along the routes draw and label the spread of Islam from the Middle East to Africa, and Buddhism from India to China
->Korea->Japan.
c. What items were traded along the gold-salt trade routes? What items were traded along the Silk Road?
15. Analyze the influence of human and physical geographic factors on major events in world history, including the
development of river valley civilizations, trade in the Indian Ocean.
a. Write the corresponding letter on the map
next to each river valley civilization.
a. Nile River
b. Cuneiform Writing
c. Yellow River
d. Hieroglyphics
e. Hammurabi’s Code
f. Indus River
g. Pharaohs
h. Emperor
i. Tigris and Euphrates Rivers
j. Ziggurats
k. City Planning
l. Mohenjo Daro and Harappa
m. Pyramids
b. What ideas spread due to trade on the Indian Ocean (Hint: Religions)?
16. Describe the changing roles of women, children, and families during major eras of world history.
a. Describe the similarities and differences between the roles of
women in Greece and Rome.
17. Analyze examples of how art, architecture, literature, music, and drama reflect the history of the cultures in which
they are produced.
a. Match the following pictures to the correct civilizations. Use the letters below.
A. Greece
B. Tang/Song
C. Rome
D. Egypt
E. Renaissance Europe
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18. Identify the origin and diffusion of major ideas in mathematics, science, and technology that occurred in river
valley civilizations, classical Greece and Rome, classical India, and the Islamic caliphates between 700 and 1200
and in China from the Tang to Ming dynasties.
River Valleys (Mesopotamia/Egypt/Indus/ China)
Greece Rome India (Maurya/Gupta)
Islamic Caliphates (Umayyad/Abbasid)
China (Tang/Song/Ming)
Mathematics X X X
Science/Technology X
a. Use the following word bank to fill in the table above. X means you do not have to fill in.
Concept of Zero
Geometry (Pythagoras)
City Planning/Plow
Algebra
Columns
Arches
Cataract Surgery
Magnetic Compass