Here we go. Two years of history and geography and the MCAS is here. Here is a study guide for Thursday and Friday.
HOMINIDS:
Lucy (Australopithecus Afarensis)
Homo Habilis (Handy Men, tools)
Homo Erectus (Upright Men, Fire)
Homo Sapiens Neanderthalensis (Neanderthals, stronger and smarter)
Homo Sapiens Sapiens (Wise Men, medicine, cave painting, rituals)
Biped & Nomads
Started in Africa
Got taller and stronger as time passed
Brains kept getting bigger
Moved to all the continents, but Africa
Moved to the Americas from Asia through the Bearing Straight (Russia, Alaska)
Paleolithic Age (Old Stone Age, Nomads)
Neolithic Age (New Stone Age, Agriculture was developed)
MESOPOTAMIA::
The land between two rivers (Tigris and Euphrates)
Fertile Crescent (great land to farm, rivers and valleys)
Modern day Iraq
Middle East: Asia
CIVILIZATIONS:
Sumer
Akkadia (World's first empire, First king was Sargon)
Babylonia (King Hamurabi, Hamurabi Code, Eye for an eye)
Assyria (Great military, cruel)
Neo-Babylonia (Hanging Gardens of Babylon)
ACHIEVEMENTS:
Invented the wheel
Astronomy
Irrigation (dams, canals, levees)
Agriculture
Laws
Military
Symbols for writing
Polytheism (many gods)
MEDITERRANEAN CIVILIZATIONS:
EGYPT:
Nile River
Red Sea (Africa and Asia)
Pyramids
Pharaohs (Kings)
Peasants and artisans lived in poverty and famine
First female ruler (Hatshesput)
Papyrus (paper)
Hieroglyphs (symbols for writing)
Architecture and engineering
KUSH:
African kingdom
"Black pharaohs"
Dynasty (family of kings and queens)
ISRAEL:
Abraham ("father of the Hebrews", gave monotheism to the Hebrews)
Moses (Ten Commandments, Prophet, Freed slaves (exodus)
David (First king, unified Israel)
Solomon (Second king, great temple)
Canaan (promised land)
Monotheism
GREECE:
Collection of city-states
Athens and Sparta were the major powers
Athens: Birth Place of democracy
Sparta: Military based oligarchy
Persian (modern day Iran) Wars (Persia lost to Athens (navy) and Sparta (military)
Peloponnessian Wars (Sparta defeated Athens)
Alexander the Great of Macedonia ruled Europe, Africa, Persia and parts of India
Medicine
Geometry
Latitude and Longitude
Myths
Polytheism
Engineering and Architecture
Philosophy
Alphabet (borrowed from Phonecia)
ROME:
Romulus and Remus myth
Etruscan and Greek influence
Patricians: Rich and Powerful
Plebeians: Poor and majority
Senate
Empire
Julius Caesar
Augustus (modernized the city)
Marc Anthony (Roman General) and Cleopatra (Egyptian Pharaoh)
Great Army
Many slaves
Conquered even England and Germania
Killed Jesus
Later adopted Christianity as a religion
Holy Roman Empire
Defeated by Germanic tribes, Barbarians, corruption and size (too big)
Republic (elected officials)
Arts
Myths
First polytheism
Later monotheism
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2 comments:
i hate to break it to you but u r all gonna do bad if this is all u think u gotta know! This is sixth grade social studies and to pass u also need to know geography! I learned this all in sixth grade and at my school they don't teach seventh grade social studies so i looked on line to see if i could find some practice questions. and just 2 let u know I'm not from the Curly so I'm sorry if Im not supposed to go on here.
Amalia,
This was the review list for ancient civilizations (sixth grade). We actually have a geography class. The students used their notebooks to review for geography, thematic maps and economics questions. Feel free to send any comments. We like visitors! I hope that you did well in your exam.
Mr. Pitts-Dilley
Curley K-8
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