6th Grade World History- Gifted
Mrs. Noom
Chapter 1 Study Guide
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Vocabulary: Re-Write the definition in your own words for each word below.
Empire, Nomad, Civilization, Artifact, Fossil, Irrigation, Scribe, Cuneiform, Polytheism, Specialize,
Technology.
Early Humans: Write one-two sentences for each number below. (RESG pages 1-6)
1. Examples of Ancient Technology
2. Old Stone Age vs. New Stone Age (Venn Diagram)
3. What does Paleolithic and Neolithic Mean?
4. What was the Ice Age?
5. What revolutionary methods did people of the Neolithic ages learn that allowed them to settle
into villages?
Mesopotamian Civilization: Write one-two sentences for each bullet below. (RESG pages 7-12)
6. Characteristics of a civilization
7. Religious beliefs
8. What were some Sumerian Inventions?
9. What famous story came from Mesopotamia?
10. Where is Mesopotamia? What is it called today? What does it mean?
11. What are the two rivers?
12. Why were Sumerian city-states often fighting?
13. Who was Hammurabi? Was his code fair or cruel? Explain.
14. Why were scribes very important people in <Mesopotamia?
15. What does Polytheism mean?
16. Explain the different roles between men and women in Mesopotamia.
They Assyrians/Chaldeans: Write one-two sentences for each number below. (RESG pages 13-16)
17. What did the Assyrians learn from the Hittites?
18. What was important about Babylon?
19. What ancient wonder of the world was built in Babylon? Who built it?
20. How did the Assyrians get up a well-organized government?
21. The Chaldeans were the first to invent what?
22. Who conquered the Chaldeans?