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6th Grade SS Final
Final Review
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Civilization | a group of people who shared the same language, government, religion |
| Timeline | a visual representation of events arranged in chronological order, showing when and in what order they occurred |
| Archaeologist | person who studies artifacts (objects from the past) that help you understand the past |
| Primary Source | first hand eyewitness account created during that time period (i.e. diary, speech, letter, picture) |
| Secondary Source | second hand account created after the event (i.e. textbook, newspaper, internet) |
| Mesopotamia | land between the rivers |
| Hammurabi Code of Law | an eye for an eye, strict laws/ harsh punishments |
| Farming methods | created a stable food supply: irrigation canals which transported water from the rivers to the fields, plow |
| Monotheism | belief in one god |
| Polytheism | belief in many gods |
| Social Classes | determined by birth and importance of jobs: Pharaoh, noble, craftsman, farmer, slave |
| Papyrus | used to make paper |
| Depended on the Nile | trade and travel, irrigate crops, fresh drinking water, sense of direction |
| Benefits of Nile flooding | flooding left silt behind which was good for farming |
| Pyramids | built as a burial tomb for the pharaoh |
| Misconception about slaves | believed the slaves built the pyramids however, the farmers built the pyramids |
| Mummification | process of preserving the body so that the soul could recognize the body for an afterlife |
| Rosetta Stone | helped translate hieroglyphics to understand how the Egyptians lived |
| Inner China | The Huang He (Yellow) River, North China Plains, Chang Jiang River |
| Importance of Bronze | Created during the Shang dynasty which made powerful weapons |
| Oracle Bones | The purpose is for the king to ask ancestors for advice on important matters |
| Mandate of Heaven | The right to rule given by Heaven |
| Dynastic Cycle | Powerful leader (Mandate of Heaven), Period of prosperity, time of decline (loss of mandate), rebellion |
| Confucianism | Honest, fair, wise |
| Legalism | laws are strict and punishments are harsh |
| Silk | only the Chinese knew how to produce it which made it extremely valuable |
| Great Wall of China | built to protect the empire from northern invaders |
| Geography affected development of Greece | lived in isolated city-states because of mountains |
| City-state | a city that rules the surrounding lands |
| Why start colonies | the Greeks didn’t have enough farmland to feed themselves |
| Athens | Followed a democracy, located in Attica |
| Sparta | Followed an Oligarchy, located in Peloponnesu |
| Democracy | A government ruled by male citizens over the age of 18 who voted in the assembly |
| Monarchy | A single ruler who inherited power |
| Outcome of Persian War | Greeks defeated the Persians with less resources and fewer soldiers |
| Myth of Rome | Rome was founded by Romulus and Remus, raised by a she-wolf |
| Republic | Government ruled by elected leaders |
| Patricians | wealthy landowners who controlled the senate |
| Plebeians | Majority of the population, craftworkers, not allowed to participate in government, forced into the army |
| Assassination of Julius Caesar | Senate feared they would lose their power if he declared himself king, assassinated him |
| Feudalism | a give and take relationship between the social classes that created law and order |
| Castles | built for protection |
| Jousting | used to prepare squires for knighthood |
| Growth of towns and citie | Feudalism had to come to an end for towns and cities to grow, trade and travel increased |
| Magna Carta | document that stated nobody was above the law, including the king |
| Black/Bubonic Plague | pandemic that killed millions of people in Europe |
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