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Mount Auburn International Academy
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Social Studies
Level H / Grade 6
Term 2 Study Guide
Pearson: myWorld History Chapters 5-9 and Cumulative
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Be able to read a timeline.
Be able to read a map.
Be able to interpret a primary source.
Know the five themes of geography.
Discuss how human life changed when people learned to farm.
Explain why early civilizations started near rivers.
Describe the accomplishments of the Phoenicians and the Ancient Egyptians.
Know the following key terms from Chapter 5:
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monotheism
ethics
Torah
covenant
Exodus
commandment
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Scripture
prophet
rabbi
Talmud
righteousness
justice
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Sabbath
judge
exile
diaspora
synagogue
Know what the Exodus was
Discuss the connection between the Torah and Jewish ethics
What is the Promised Land?
What is the focus of the basic teachings of Judaism?
What is the Diaspora?
What are some similarities and differences between Judaism and other world religions?
Know the following key terms from Chapter 6:
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subcontinent
river system
monsoon
granary
citadel
Veda
caste
Brahmin
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Vaishya
Brahmanism
guru
reincarnation
karma
dharma
ahimsa
meditate
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enlightenment
nirvana
monastery
Theravada
Buddhism
Mahayana
Buddhism
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Know why monsoons were important to early Indian civilizations.
What are two theories about the decline of the Indus Valley civilization?
What are the two kinds of caste?
How is meditation related to nirvana?
Compare and contrast Hinduism and Buddhism.
Know the following key terms from Chapter 7:
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strategy
province
bureaucracy
subject
tolerance
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citizenship
numeral
decimal system
metallurgy
How did Chandragupta conquer Magadha?
How did Chandragupta’s bureaucracy work?
What was Chandragupta’s attitude toward his subjects?
Describe how Ashoka tried to bring peace and prosperity to his empire.
What improvements did Ashoka make to Indian life?
Why might Ashoka have stressed tolerance of religions other than Buddhism?
Know the following key terms from Chapter 8:
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loess
dike
oracle bones
pictograph
Mandate of Heaven
warlord
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chaos
philosophy
ancestor worship
Confucianism
filial piety
Daoism
What brought wealth to Shang rulers? How did they use this wealth?
What type of information was carved on oracle bones?
How did rulers have to act in order to keep the Mandate of Heaven?
What happened during the Warring States period?
What are some ways the Chinese honor the spirits of their ancestors?
What problems did Confucius see in Chinese society?
What are the basic ideas of Daoism?
Confucius compares the role of the king to the role of the father in a family. Do you agree
that the role of a leader is similar to the role of a parent? Explain why or why not.
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Know the following key terms from Chapter 9:
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Great Wall
standardize
Legalism
censor
official
civil service
Silk Road
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envoy
cuisine
monopoly
calligraphy
acupuncture
seismometer
What effect did Shi Huangdi’s policies have on the culture and government of China?
Why is Wudi considered a great ruler?
Describe the civil service created during the Han dynasty.
How did the Chinese begin trading along the Silk Road?
Use the example of the Silk Road to explain how trade can lead to cultural change.