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Monotheism – the belief in one god

Torah –first 5 chapters of the Old Testament

Covenant – agreement

Prophet – person who claims to be instructed by God to share God’s word

Sabbath – weekly day of worship and rest for Jews (Saturday)

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Over a thousand years after Abraham, the Jews were living as slaves in Egypt. Their leader was a prophet called Moses. Moses led the Jews out of slavery in Egypt and led them to the Holy Land that God had promised them. ... At the same time, God gave the Jews a set of rules that they should live by

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Hemispheres -two parts of the earth divided by the equator (Northern & Southern),Map Key (or legend) – explains the symbols on the map,Scales – used on maps as a tool for measuring distance

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nomad – person who regularly moves from place to place in search of food,cuneiform - Sumerian system of writing made up of wedge-shaped markings,agriculture – growing crops for human use or farming,Hammurabi’s Code – collection of laws created by Hammurabi that covered almost every aspect of daily life,Sumer – a city in Mesopotamia

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1.unpredictable flooding
2.crops were irrigated
3.Tigris & Euphrates flooded leaving fertile soil

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polythiestic

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cuneiform,scribes,sailboat,wheel,bronze,levees,and number system based on 60

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Cuneiform

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Hammurabi code

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papyrus- reed plant of the Nile Valley; used to make a form of paper

Hieroglyphics – system of writing made up of thousands of picture symbols developed by the ancient Egyptians
Pharaoh – all powerful king in ancient Egypt
Deity – god or goddess

Agriculture - growing crops for human use or farming

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Two narrow strips of farmland along the sides of the Nile River Valley,successful near river,4,000 miles long,surrounded by deserts,Longest river in the world- 4000 miles

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Deserts,cataracts,Delta marshes

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Polytheism

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Papyrus,geometry,and hieroglyphics

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Hieroglyphics

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Theocracy

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Monotheism

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Monsoon – in South Asia, a strong wind that blows one direction in winter and the opposite direction in summer

Subcontinent – large landmass that is part of a continent but distinct from it

Sanskrit – written language developed by the Aryans

Caste – social group a person is born into and cannot change

Hinduism – system of religion that grew out of the religion of the Aryans in ancient India

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India is a subcontinent because it is separated from Asia.

Himalayas cause the separation

Two cities: Harappa and Mohenjo-Daro.

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Founded by Siddhartha Gautama.

He was a prince who left his family and wealth to travel.

Saw suffering and questioned why there was suffering.

Popular because it rejects the caste system.

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Dharma is divine law that states the Hindus must perform the duties of their caste.

Many literature works stress dharma.

Consequences of how a person lives is called karma.

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invented symbols for 1-9 (we use today)

invented algorithms (series of steps that solve a problem)

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Sanskrit.

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Moses received the Torah,rules to live by were the ten commandments,god made a covenant or an agreement with Israelite,they could go back to Canaan if they followed His laws

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Dynasty – line of rulers from the same family

Aristocrat – noble whose wealth came from land ownership

Pictograph – a character that stands for an object

Ideograph – a character that joins two or more pictographs to represent an idea

Bureaucracy – a group of appointed officials who are responsible for different areas of government

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1.Huang He (Yellow River)

2.Chang Jiang (Yangtze River)

3.Flooding of the river brought destruction and good farming conditions to China.

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paper,Gun powder,compass,woodblock printing,herbs to prevent illness,and acupuncture

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pictographs and ideographs

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bureaucracy

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Polis - in Greece, a city-state and the surrounding countryside that runs like its own country

Agora- an open area that served as both a market and a meeting place
Direct Democracy-Athens government, government by the people, citizens share in running the government, each citizen has 1 vote

Representative Democracy-USA system of government, where citizens choose a smaller group to make laws and decisions for them

Myth - story describing gods, heroes, or natural events

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1.Greece has mountains & islands.

2.Mainland Greece is a peninsula.

3.Many were fishers, sailors and traders (miles of seacoasts).

4.Grew barley, wheat, olives and grapes.

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Eastern Orthodox

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Sparta and Athens have their own  types of government

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Socrates,Plato,Aristotle,

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was an alliance to defend Greek land from the Persians near them.

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Democracy/Direct Democracy