Unit 1 Review June 4, 2015
Dec 26, 2015
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