6th Grade Review

Key People
explanation of why each one is important

Topic

5 significant achievements
explanation of why each one is significant

Government and Economic Systems

Social Hierarchy and name and explain the type of government

Religions
explain the main religion(s) and how they affected society

Summary
1 paragraph that summarizes all of the information to the left and adds any missing points

Early Man

1. Mary Leakey and her husband Louis Leakey made a really important discovery. Mary had found bones that were more than 1.5 million years old. They found an Australopithecus, one of the first ancestors who lived in the past. 2. Donald Johanson was one to find LUCY. Now this was one of the bigger discoveries, LUCY was one of the first remains that showed that ancestors could walk on two legs. 3. LUCY was a hominid, she could walk on two legs And 40% of her body was found, that is the most complete Australopithecus ever found. 4.Turkana Boy: Turkana Boy was a Homo erectus, founded in 1984 Lake Turkana, Kenya.

Early man are who started EVERYTHING. The early men were hunters They developed the and also gatherers. They ability to hunt, and needed animals and plants get all sorts of food for food. It was the main for them to keep thing that they ate. They never stopped moving for them alive. They their food. But then they learned how to grow learned how to farm, then food, plants. They they started the slash and didnt sell anything burn way of farming. When just yet because it the ice age came, the early was just the human had to adapt. They beginning they didnt adapted in many ways. Some where the cloths they care about money back then just yet. wore, domesticating plats, Theyd find food for and animals, building mud brick houses, and setting up their families so they permanent settlements. wouldnt be starved. They even started to They werent into specialize in activities like anything political yet, weaving clothes, sports, their wasnt any hunting, farming, and more! differences it was peaceful.

The Early Humans had little trace of religion and people have discovered burial sites with artifacts with food in them but in the stone age they probably believed in gods and goddesses or believed in element gods like a water god or a fire god.It affected these societies by bringing people together and forming bonds which brings more people to the tribe or society which more people come in and they lead to states or empires.Some people still believe in the same beliefs as the Early humans today and practice it.

Early men were gatherers and hunters. They used animals and plants as food. They never settled permanently in one place, they always moved were every there food did. But when they learned how to farm, creating the slash and burn farming. Early men werent burdened with political problems, because they cared more about staying alive and finding food for their families.

Turkana Boy looked like a human, standing (5'3") this was another big discovery because he was nearly complete skeleton. the political and economic system of Mesopotamia was very different then it Writing-This was very is now.First of all it important because writing was not a country but is used every day by our present day had everybody. We cannot live without writing. If you know used the word that how to write than you have had come from the a high percentage of getting Greeks who had used a job. it to designate an The Wheel- This is very area. Also they had a important because once lack of national again we use the wheel identity the early every day for almost Mesopotamians had everything, which sounds no national identity in important. The Plow-This is not really fact during one of the important in these days, but courses we have it was back then. The plow found that few made farming much easier people have any and faster. sense of truly Make-Up and Jewelry-This national identity.The is important because again economics on the people us it all the time for other hand are looking good and making different they didn't good movies. Jewelry is a have a lot of money form of money which is to buy and sell things. important. Clock- This is very But they had found important because we use other ways to make a clocks to tell time so we are profit and have a not late to anything. good way to live.But in the end they had all found ways to live and make a profit

Mesopotamia (Sumerians, Hittites, Babylonians, Assyrians)

1) ur-nina took the throne after meslem and found new dynasty at langash 2) eannatom-had been ur-ninas grandson that also raised power of the langash 3) meselem king of kish- conquered all southern babylonia 4) urlumna ruler of umma - had destroyed sancturaries 5) hammurabi - made a law code made it so he could regulate the realations of his people

Ancient Mesopotamia religion evolved around gods and goddesses. There were many gods and goddesses, but there were some that were more special. Like the god of the sky which ruled over all gods and goddesses, the god of fresh water, the god of the sun & justice, the god of the moon and the goddesses of love, war and fertility. The people of Mesopotamia worship and believe in those gods and goddesses

Mesopotamians were the creators of writing, wheels, plows, makeup, jewelry, and clocks. Mesopotamia lacked in national identity. They didnt have much money to buy to buy or sell things, but they found other ways to live and make money. Mesopotamias religion was based off of many different Gods and Goddesses. Thought they had many Gods and Goddesses, some of them were more powerful/important than others. For example the God of the Sky ruled over all the other Gods and Goddesses.

they ended up getting stronger and trying to stay out of all the unnecessary wars.
Queen Shanakhdakheto was the first women to rule an empire by herself. She ruled from 170 B.C. to 150 B.C. Shabaka rule was the golden age for Nubian authority of Egypt also Shabaka made many additions to Egyptian temples. Ramses The Great, as he was know, ruled Egypt for sixtyseven years and during his ruling the Egyptian Empire was expanded the military conquests and the treaties they made. Queen nefertiti is know for her beauty. Nefertiti was more famous than her husband, she ruled along side Akhenaten during the eighteenth dynasty (15501292 B.C.)

One of the most significant achievements that Egypt had was that they had a school and only a small amount of kids, and those kids would only go to school because the school would give them scribes. Scribes are written records for government offices, temples, and other institutions. Another great achievement was that most people from ancient Egypt lived in the Niel River Valley, Scholars said that in the valley their was more than1 million people living their. The ancient Egyptians believed that various deities inspired every as[pect of the nature and every human their was. o In each city or town, the people worshiped their own special deity as well as the major ones. The people of Thebes worshiped Amun. o Amun waslater identified with Re and called AmunRe.

Ancient Egypt / Kush

Kush was a Neighbor to Egypt, When Kush lost control of Egypt Many people would say to them that they had to become powerful and rich again so they began to increase agriculture and trade. After a few centuries, Kush had become what they wanted to be, rich and powerful. People from Kush would send many materials to Egypt. Their relationship was not that peaceful. And when Kush economy began to grow more and more there army grew stronger Egypt was getting frightened that Kush would go to war with them

Theocracy is a government by the religious leaders. Egyptian religion was based on polytheism, or worship deities, except for during the reign of Akenaton. There were about 2000 goddesses as part animal and part human. Horus is a sky god that has a head of a hawk, and a body of a human.

Egypt had a school with a small amount of children. The school would give children scribes. Scribes are written records. Many Egyptians lived in the Neil river Valley. Their religion was based on worship deities (polytheism), except when they were ruled by Akhenaton. About 2000 of their Gods and Goddesses were part animal and part human. For example their God of the Sky had a head of a hawk but a human body.

Akhenaten was a pharaoh of egypt in the 18th dynasty. akhenaten is famous for his relious reform he tired to impose on egypt was that he believed in one god.

1. Aryabhata was the first astronomer of India. He wrote a book which was called The Aryabhatiya in the book it talked about the astronomical and mathematical ideas. 2. Ashoka was a king of ancient India he won several battles to make his kingdom bigger. Once the war of Kalinga was over he turned to Buddhism. 3. Mohandas Gandhi is one of the most known leaders he led the fight for Indian independence from the British Empire. 4. Chandra Gupta I was the Founder of the imperial Gupta dynasty. He increased his power and territory by marrying 308 Princess Kumaradevi of the liccahvi tribe.

Ancient India

1.Earliest known precise celestial calculations they made math equations for the Earth's orbit round the sun. 2. Astronomical time spans They would talk, think, write about things that haven't happened yet,/ they would think outside the box. 3.Theory of creation of the universe they talk about the world not being created , and time has and will never stop. 4.Earth goes round the sun Aryabhata, it so happens, was apparently quite sceptical of the widely held doctrines about eclipses and also about the belief that the Sun goes round the Earth. As early as the sixth century, he talked of the diurnal motion of the earth and the appearance of the Sun going round it. 5.Binary System of number representation// a mathematician named Pingala invented the "Number System"

In Ancient India there government is ran by there religion. To run this government they have a caste system that helps sort out the people on top and the lower class people. The Brahmans, the top caste, are in charge of the religion and are usually priests. The other 3 casts; Kshatriyas, Vaishyas, Sudras, depend on the Brahmans guidelines to help them understand there expectation and stay pure. They had to follow rules like: staying in the cast they were born in, and only marrying people in their cast. People who didn't follow these rules were considered Harijans, untouchable.

The biggest religion of India was Hinduism; Hinduism states the religious traditions and ideas that have developed in India. It is the oldest religion and it has no founder. Buddhist practice meditation and it helps them change them self in order for them to grow the makings of awareness, kindness, and wisdom. Buddhist believes were honesty, non-violence, and compassion, it spread around India to Central Asia. The Buddha's Four Noble Truths were1. Life is suffering. 2. People suffer because of desire. 3. The only way not to suffer is to have no desires. 4. The Eightfold Path is the way to end suffering and end the Cycle of reincarnation.

Ancient Indias government is ruled by their religion. They have a status system to help sort out the lower class and the higher class. The Brahman (higher class) was in charge of religion and was most likely priest.

Ancient China

Shi Huangdi- He united China and was the first emperor of China. He was the emperor who created the first feudalism country made of several people. To make his power stronger, he made a lot of policies. Shi Huangdi started building the Great Wall of China to protect China from invaders. Confucius He is one of the most known Chinese philosophers. He was a political figure and a teacher. His philosophies were grouped to form the philosophical system known as Confucianism. He was born in 551 BC and died in 479 BC. Confucius taught about morality and how people should function inside a society. The teachings were based on Chinese traditions. Laozi A Chinese philosopher who is considered by most to be the founder of Taoism. It is thought that he lived during the 4th century BC. He wrote the Tao Te Ching (the basis for the philosophies of Taoism. Marco Polo- He was a merchant traveler. His travels were recorded in a book, Livers Des Merveilles Du Monde, that introduced Europeans to Central Asia and China. On his travel through Asia he met a guy named Kublai Khan. Kublai Khan- He was a Mongolian Leader, who conquered China and ruled it successfully. Rulers before him were land-hungry and were apathetic (unfeeling, not interested) to the conquered people. He, however, adopted Chinese manners and treated the people different.

The Great Wall of China: it took all of the people a really long time to build, and when it was finally built it protected the Chinese Empire from the Mongolian Invasion The Silk Road: it helped bring goods they didn't have and ideas they didn't have The Terra Cotta Army: a collection of terracota sculptures represented the armies of Qin Shi Huang, it was said that they were there to protect the Emperor in his afterlife Paper: Hemp fiber and silk were used to make paper but the quality was far from what they wanted to see, they started to make it better, and they used it a lot, it has become so important because we still use it until this day Printing Technique: Chinese people invented engraved printing around 600 A.D. This was an important role in the Song Dynasty but it was clearly visible that it was starting to fail, but it was brought up again during the reign of the emperor, and it became very important, so important that we still use it until this day.

One of Ancient China most popular religions was being Buddhist. Buddhism was founded in C. 5th century B.C.E. The origin of Buddhism was founded in India. As many as 350,000,000 people follow it. There was no particular founder in Buddhism. Buddhism being the meaning of many things in particular being known for The awaken one. Even the fact that Buddhism was founded in India. Buddhism is most popular in places like China, Japan, Thailand, Vietnam, and Myanmar and many other places. The basic teachings of Buddhism were Enlightenment, Wisdom, Compassion, and Mindfulness. These teachings were supposed to improve basic daily lives of the Ancient Chinese people. Confucianism, not a real religion is ethical philosophical system, which developed from Confucius thoughts and later was treated as a kinds of many beliefs to educate common people. Confucianism has many worldwide influences. In many countries and regions of world such as the UK, USA, branches of Confucius.

Ancient China built the Great Wall or China to help protect the Chinese empire for the Mongolian Invasion. They also had a trading route called The Silk Road. It helped bring them goods that they didnt have. One of the most popular religions in Ancient China was Buddhism. It was originally founded in India but made its way to China. The basic teachings were enlightenment, wisdom, compassion and midfullness.

Hebrews/Israelites
Hebrews religion is called Judaism. This is something that came

or appeared in the year 2000-1500 BC at Southwest Asia. Hebrew was a hard to learn but they developed it and it became major influence later. Hebrew is a part of the Christian Bible. There was a man named Abraham, He was the leader of the Hebrews and he was very important in the Bible because it said God promised to lead Abraham to a new land and make his descendants into a mighty nation. That means that God wanted him to lead the Hebrews to success and make new land and start a new religion. Later on Abraham moved from Mesopotamia and in Canaan on the Mediterranean Sea to Egypt and it got very popular there and it keeps growing. The leader of Egypt, Pharaoh .He thought that Hebrew was going to take over Egypt .But Pharaoh didnt want that to happen so the Egyptian people made the Hebrews Slaves.

Ancient Greece

Ancient Rome

Plato- he is a Greek philosopher. He began his philosophical career under the guidance of Socrates. Socrates- he was a Greek philosopher who is credited with laying the fundamentals of modern Western philosophy. Is known for creating Socratic irony and the Socratic Method Aristotle- a Philosopher and a scientist too. Believed that every problem had and objective solution. Euclid- taught geometry in Al 1.) Romulus: Romulus was an important person in Roman history because he founded Ancient Rome after killing Remus - his brother- in a time period around 753BC. 2.) Remus: Remus and Romulus are both significant figures of the Roman foundation, after quarreling over where to found the new city, Romulus kills Remus and founds the new city, which he later names

Columns for buildings Olympic games Theaters

Greece is the birthplace of politics as an art and democracy as a form of government. The economic and social structure of Greece, including the colonies it sent out around the Mediterranean, had many things in common with other agricultural civilizations. It particularly resembled other civilizations in which an invading, warlike group settled down to agriculture.

Hellenism-had many gods.

Ancient Greece is where the columns that are used In building, theaters, and the Olympic games originated. Greece is the origin of politics and democracy. Ancient Greeces main religion was Hellenism. Hellenism has many Gods.

One of the achievements of Ancient Rome was that they had twelve tables that everyone had to follow. They did this because they all wanted to be ruled by one person each year so they elected a ruler each year. This achievement was important because everyone had to follow them and it was done so that they would have a better life. Roman Architecture was also one of the important

Ancient Rome's politics was sorted into different groups of people. The first group contains the consuls, who were the chief executives (and also the most powerful). The second group contains the senate, who wrote the laws. The third and final group contained the praetors, who were judges. The emperor was only an icon, and didn't have are real

The main religion of Ancient Rome was Christianity in which they believed in Jesus was the son of God. They were taught about Jesus and the Holy Trinity, the Father, the Son, and the Holy Spirit. They believed in the resurrection of Jesus in which he woke up from the dead after his crucifixion.

Ancient Rome had its politics was sorted into different groups. The most powerful group contained consuls (chief executives). The last group contained praetors (judges). The emperor was only and icon and didnt have real power.

Rome, after himself. 3.) Julius Caesar was a Roman general who made a pact with Pompey and Crassus, who later helped him to become elected in 59 BC for consul. He was assassinated by the senators who feared he had gained too much power, or would gain too much. 4.) Constantine: Constantine was the one who unified the divided Roman Empire, he also built Constantinople, meaning the city of Constantine. 5.) Augustus was known as the first emperor, his real name is Octavian but he was known as Augustus, for his achievements, he was known to have avenged the death of Julius Caesar, with Mark Antony before they had the fallout.

achievements because this how they built there cities and they created many things to have better homes. They would also use arches to help them build and keep all the buildings up. It was important because they created many things that could help them have great homes and buildings that's why they had architecture. Another achievement that Ancient Rome had was that they had provinces which ever areas that they had conquered over the years. They were very important to Rome because of what they had and did. It was a important achievement because this gave them more power, taxes, food, and other resources that they might have not had. Another achievement was their Rome Republic they had Senate, Consul, and Assembly this would control and they would make decisions in Ancient Rome. All of them had different jobs and had their own responsible for them positions. This achievement was important because this is what control Ancient Rome and they all had to do the job they had. One another great achievement was that they had improvements they changed many things like

power. (Julius Caesar was killed because he gained too much power). The patricians, who were nobles, and the plebeians, who were common people. The currency used in Rome were coins. coins ranged from small bronze coins (less valuable) to large gold coins (more valuable). One of the reasons Rome fell, was because currency became more valuable.

people would believe in gods, made had homes, and the center of town was big. They had many improvements that made it better but some were unfair. This was a significant achievement because it made Ancient Rome a better place and it change how many people would live.