Praxis 5004 - World History and
Economics
Paleolithic and Neolithic Periods - answer Hunter-gatherer and agricultural revolution
Mesopotamia (c. 3500-c. 2350 BCE) - answer Formed at the Tigris and Euphrates
Rivers - Invented writing, military expertise, city-states, Code of Hammurabi. Sumer
constructed dikes and reservoirs. Invention of writing in 3500 BCE marks the beginning
of civilization. Iraq
Shatt Al - Arab - largest Date Palm forest
Ancient Egypt (c. 2711-c. 1090 BCE) - answer Influence of geography, hieroglyphics
and Rosetta Stone, religious rulership, pyramids and the Valley of Kings.
Indus River Valley (c. 2500-c. 1750 BCE) - answer Importance of water, city planning,
agriculture.
Civilization developed on the Indus River floodplain. Today part of Afghanistan,
Pakistan and north-western India. Well-organized, their drainage systems, wells and
water storage systems were the most sophisticated in the ancient world. They also
developed system of weights and trade
Greece (c. 2000-c. 300BCE) - answerMythology, social structure, citizenship and
democracy. Organized around polis, city-states. Democratic governments replaced
tyrants around end of 6th c. The Classical Age (Philosophy --Socrates, Plato, Aristotle)
SPA
Darius I - answerTried to conquer the Greeks
Contributions of Greece - answerThe Olympics, theater, advancements in science, art,
great works of literature, amazing architecture, philosophy, mathematics, and the
world's first democratic government
Athens vs. Sparta - answerDemocratic; trade and agriculture, military service optional,
cosmopolitan; Oligarchic, mandatory military, agriculture
Early china (c. 1500-c. 771 BCE) XSZ
- 3 dynasties - Xai, Shang, Zhou - answerAncestor worship, manorialism (lords and
peasants worked together to support one another. The wealth of the lords came by the
labors of the peasants who worked their lands. In return, the lords protected the
peasants, offered them shelter, and insured that they were fed). Health discoveries (ex.
acupunture) Agriculture (ex. the wheelbarrow and chain pump) war fare (ex. iron
, weapons) silk, and the making of paper. Most of these discoveries were made in the
Han Dynasty.
Chinese Imperial Government - answerChinese civilization originated in the Yellow
River Valley. Three dynasties ruled early China: Xai, the Shang (1500-1122 BCE) and
Zhou (1122-211 BCE)
Buddhism - answerThe teaching of Buddha that life is permeated with suffering caused
by desire, that suffering ceases when desire ceases,
Confucianism - answerThe system of ethics, education, and statesmanship taught by
Confucius and his disciples, stressing love for humanity, ancestor worship, reverence
for parents, and harmony in thought and conduct. After the Zhou Dynasty fell China
welcomed this philosophy
Taoism - answerPhilosophical system developed by of Lao-tzu and Chuang-tzu
advocating a simple honest life and noninterference with the course of natural events
Great Wall of China - answerCreated to keep out invaders. generally built along an
east-to-west line across the historical northern borders of China
Quin Dynasty - answerBuild Great Wall of China
4 Major Inventions from China - answerPaper making, printing, compasses and
gunpowder
Olmec society in Mesoamerica (c. 1200-c. 400 BCE) - answerMonumental sculpture,
ceremonial centers, writing. The first major civilization in Mexico.
Rome (c. 700 BCE-500 CE) - answerMythology, Military domination, 312 CE
Constantine converted empire to Christianity,
Roman Empire - answerAn empire established by Augustus in 27 BC and divided in AD
395 into the Western Roman Empire and the Eastern or Byzantine Empire. At its peak
lands in Europe and Africa and Asia were ruled by ancient Rome
Government of Rome - answerRepublican (representative) form of government; a
representative democracy when people vote for a smaller group of citizens to make
laws.
Rome and citizenship - answercitizen enjoyed:
suffragium - the right to vote
commercium - the right to make contracts
conubium - the right to contract a legal marriage
Economics
Paleolithic and Neolithic Periods - answer Hunter-gatherer and agricultural revolution
Mesopotamia (c. 3500-c. 2350 BCE) - answer Formed at the Tigris and Euphrates
Rivers - Invented writing, military expertise, city-states, Code of Hammurabi. Sumer
constructed dikes and reservoirs. Invention of writing in 3500 BCE marks the beginning
of civilization. Iraq
Shatt Al - Arab - largest Date Palm forest
Ancient Egypt (c. 2711-c. 1090 BCE) - answer Influence of geography, hieroglyphics
and Rosetta Stone, religious rulership, pyramids and the Valley of Kings.
Indus River Valley (c. 2500-c. 1750 BCE) - answer Importance of water, city planning,
agriculture.
Civilization developed on the Indus River floodplain. Today part of Afghanistan,
Pakistan and north-western India. Well-organized, their drainage systems, wells and
water storage systems were the most sophisticated in the ancient world. They also
developed system of weights and trade
Greece (c. 2000-c. 300BCE) - answerMythology, social structure, citizenship and
democracy. Organized around polis, city-states. Democratic governments replaced
tyrants around end of 6th c. The Classical Age (Philosophy --Socrates, Plato, Aristotle)
SPA
Darius I - answerTried to conquer the Greeks
Contributions of Greece - answerThe Olympics, theater, advancements in science, art,
great works of literature, amazing architecture, philosophy, mathematics, and the
world's first democratic government
Athens vs. Sparta - answerDemocratic; trade and agriculture, military service optional,
cosmopolitan; Oligarchic, mandatory military, agriculture
Early china (c. 1500-c. 771 BCE) XSZ
- 3 dynasties - Xai, Shang, Zhou - answerAncestor worship, manorialism (lords and
peasants worked together to support one another. The wealth of the lords came by the
labors of the peasants who worked their lands. In return, the lords protected the
peasants, offered them shelter, and insured that they were fed). Health discoveries (ex.
acupunture) Agriculture (ex. the wheelbarrow and chain pump) war fare (ex. iron
, weapons) silk, and the making of paper. Most of these discoveries were made in the
Han Dynasty.
Chinese Imperial Government - answerChinese civilization originated in the Yellow
River Valley. Three dynasties ruled early China: Xai, the Shang (1500-1122 BCE) and
Zhou (1122-211 BCE)
Buddhism - answerThe teaching of Buddha that life is permeated with suffering caused
by desire, that suffering ceases when desire ceases,
Confucianism - answerThe system of ethics, education, and statesmanship taught by
Confucius and his disciples, stressing love for humanity, ancestor worship, reverence
for parents, and harmony in thought and conduct. After the Zhou Dynasty fell China
welcomed this philosophy
Taoism - answerPhilosophical system developed by of Lao-tzu and Chuang-tzu
advocating a simple honest life and noninterference with the course of natural events
Great Wall of China - answerCreated to keep out invaders. generally built along an
east-to-west line across the historical northern borders of China
Quin Dynasty - answerBuild Great Wall of China
4 Major Inventions from China - answerPaper making, printing, compasses and
gunpowder
Olmec society in Mesoamerica (c. 1200-c. 400 BCE) - answerMonumental sculpture,
ceremonial centers, writing. The first major civilization in Mexico.
Rome (c. 700 BCE-500 CE) - answerMythology, Military domination, 312 CE
Constantine converted empire to Christianity,
Roman Empire - answerAn empire established by Augustus in 27 BC and divided in AD
395 into the Western Roman Empire and the Eastern or Byzantine Empire. At its peak
lands in Europe and Africa and Asia were ruled by ancient Rome
Government of Rome - answerRepublican (representative) form of government; a
representative democracy when people vote for a smaller group of citizens to make
laws.
Rome and citizenship - answercitizen enjoyed:
suffragium - the right to vote
commercium - the right to make contracts
conubium - the right to contract a legal marriage
