Social Studies Review by Iyana Brooks https://padlet.com/brooksi883/ai3ybh56gtui Social Studies Review en-us 2018-05-08 15:01:58 UTC 2018-05-18 15:53:05 UTC hello@padlet.com Continents and Oceans brooksi883 https://padlet.com/brooksi883/ai3ybh56gtui/wish/259655389 2018-05-10 15:12:23 UTC https://padlet.com/brooksi883/ai3ybh56gtui/wish/259655389 Vocab brooksi883 https://padlet.com/brooksi883/ai3ybh56gtui/wish/259657836 domestication- to tame animals and plants for human use
Sumer- a city in Mesopotamia
ziggurat- a temple built for worship in ancient Mesopotamia
agriculture- growing crops for human use or farming
specialization- the development of different kinds of jobs

]]> 2018-05-10 15:17:17 UTC https://padlet.com/brooksi883/ai3ybh56gtui/wish/259657836 Map of Mesopotamia brooksi883 https://padlet.com/brooksi883/ai3ybh56gtui/wish/259657930 2018-05-10 15:17:27 UTC https://padlet.com/brooksi883/ai3ybh56gtui/wish/259657930 Geography brooksi883 https://padlet.com/brooksi883/ai3ybh56gtui/wish/259659688
  • Tigris & Euphrates flooded leaving fertile soil
  • Unpredictable flooding
  • Crops were irrigated
  • Farmers could grow plenty of food
    • ]]>     2018-05-10 15:21:17 UTC https://padlet.com/brooksi883/ai3ybh56gtui/wish/259659688     Religion brooksi883 https://padlet.com/brooksi883/ai3ybh56gtui/wish/259661541 Sumer-poloytheistic ]]> 2018-05-10 15:25:19 UTC https://padlet.com/brooksi883/ai3ybh56gtui/wish/259661541 Social Class brooksi883 https://padlet.com/brooksi883/ai3ybh56gtui/wish/259662152 Upper- king, priests, government officials, & scribes
    Middle- artisans, merchants, farmers, & fishers
    Lower- slaves
    ]]>     2018-05-10 15:26:44 UTC https://padlet.com/brooksi883/ai3ybh56gtui/wish/259662152     Inventions brooksi883 https://padlet.com/brooksi883/ai3ybh56gtui/wish/259666694 cuneiform, sailboat, wheel, bronze, levees & number system based on 60]]> 2018-05-10 15:36:21 UTC https://padlet.com/brooksi883/ai3ybh56gtui/wish/259666694 Writing System brooksi883 https://padlet.com/brooksi883/ai3ybh56gtui/wish/259666881 2018-05-10 15:36:46 UTC https://padlet.com/brooksi883/ai3ybh56gtui/wish/259666881 Government brooksi883 https://padlet.com/brooksi883/ai3ybh56gtui/wish/259667698 Hammurabi's Code]]> 2018-05-10 15:38:39 UTC https://padlet.com/brooksi883/ai3ybh56gtui/wish/259667698 Vocab brooksi883 https://padlet.com/brooksi883/ai3ybh56gtui/wish/259669523 Deity- god or goddess
    Dynasty- a line of rulers from one family
    Pyramid- a tomb built for Egyptian pharaohs
    Mummy- a body tightly wrapped in linen strips
    Pharaoh- all powerful king in ancient Egypt]]>     2018-05-10 15:42:25 UTC https://padlet.com/brooksi883/ai3ybh56gtui/wish/259669523     Geography brooksi883 https://padlet.com/brooksi883/ai3ybh56gtui/wish/259975381
  • Two narrow strips of farmland along the sides of the Nile River Valley
  • Successful near river
  • 4,000 miles long


    • ]]>     2018-05-11 15:04:12 UTC https://padlet.com/brooksi883/ai3ybh56gtui/wish/259975381     Natural Borders brooksi883 https://padlet.com/brooksi883/ai3ybh56gtui/wish/259976052
  • Deserts (Sahara is the largest of world; west of the Nile River)
  • Cataracts (wild rapids)
  • Delta marshes
    • ]]>     2018-05-11 15:05:46 UTC https://padlet.com/brooksi883/ai3ybh56gtui/wish/259976052     Religion brooksi883 https://padlet.com/brooksi883/ai3ybh56gtui/wish/259976647
  • After embalming the Pharaoh's body was made into a mummy
  • Thought to protect Egypt after death 
  • The mummy was put into a tomb or pyramid
  • Inside the pyramid were objects that the pharaoh would need in the afterlife
    • ]]>     2018-05-11 15:07:04 UTC https://padlet.com/brooksi883/ai3ybh56gtui/wish/259976647     Social Class brooksi883 https://padlet.com/brooksi883/ai3ybh56gtui/wish/259977761 2018-05-11 15:09:37 UTC https://padlet.com/brooksi883/ai3ybh56gtui/wish/259977761 Inventions brooksi883 https://padlet.com/brooksi883/ai3ybh56gtui/wish/259977952
  • Used geometry to survey land
  • Hieroglyphics – Egyptian system of writing made up of picture symbols
  • Each symbol stood for an object or idea. Some stood for sounds like the alphabet.
    • ]]>     2018-05-11 15:10:03 UTC https://padlet.com/brooksi883/ai3ybh56gtui/wish/259977952     Writing System brooksi883 https://padlet.com/brooksi883/ai3ybh56gtui/wish/259978330 2018-05-11 15:11:08 UTC https://padlet.com/brooksi883/ai3ybh56gtui/wish/259978330 Government brooksi883 https://padlet.com/brooksi883/ai3ybh56gtui/wish/259978648
  • Early on there was 2 kingdoms (Upper & Lower)
  • United into one kingdom by 4000 B.C. (Narmer)
  • A dynasty was developed. A line of rulers from one family. 
  • Theocracy- political ruler and religious ruler same person
    • ]]>     2018-05-11 15:12:02 UTC https://padlet.com/brooksi883/ai3ybh56gtui/wish/259978648     Vocab brooksi883 https://padlet.com/brooksi883/ai3ybh56gtui/wish/259979023 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)
    ]]>     2018-05-11 15:13:08 UTC https://padlet.com/brooksi883/ai3ybh56gtui/wish/259979023     Map of Cannon brooksi883 https://padlet.com/brooksi883/ai3ybh56gtui/wish/259979781 2018-05-11 15:15:08 UTC https://padlet.com/brooksi883/ai3ybh56gtui/wish/259979781 Story of Abraham and Moses travels and struggles brooksi883 https://padlet.com/brooksi883/ai3ybh56gtui/wish/259979928 2018-05-11 15:15:33 UTC https://padlet.com/brooksi883/ai3ybh56gtui/wish/259979928 Religion brooksi883 https://padlet.com/brooksi883/ai3ybh56gtui/wish/259980155 Hinduism]]> 2018-05-11 15:16:00 UTC https://padlet.com/brooksi883/ai3ybh56gtui/wish/259980155 10 commandments brooksi883 https://padlet.com/brooksi883/ai3ybh56gtui/wish/259980632 2018-05-11 15:17:25 UTC https://padlet.com/brooksi883/ai3ybh56gtui/wish/259980632 Vocab brooksi883 https://padlet.com/brooksi883/ai3ybh56gtui/wish/259981331 Brahman – in Hinduism, the universal spirit of which all gods and goddesses are different parts
    Reincarnation – rebirth of the soul or spirit in different bodies over time
    Dharma – in Hinduism, the divine law that requires people to perform the duties of their caste
    Karma – in Hinduism, the good or bad energy a person build up based upon whether he or she lives a good or bad life
    Buddhism – religion founded by Siddhartha Gautama, the Buddha; taught that the way to find truth was to give up all desires
    ]]>     2018-05-11 15:19:09 UTC https://padlet.com/brooksi883/ai3ybh56gtui/wish/259981331     Map of India brooksi883 https://padlet.com/brooksi883/ai3ybh56gtui/wish/259981410 2018-05-11 15:19:19 UTC https://padlet.com/brooksi883/ai3ybh56gtui/wish/259981410 Geography brooksi883 https://padlet.com/brooksi883/ai3ybh56gtui/wish/259981509
  • India has 2 rivers, the Ganges River and the Indus River.
  • A monsoon is a  wind that blows one direction in the winter and the opposite direction in the summer. Heavy rain in the summer
    • ]]>     2018-05-11 15:19:35 UTC https://padlet.com/brooksi883/ai3ybh56gtui/wish/259981509     Describe Hinduism brooksi883 https://padlet.com/brooksi883/ai3ybh56gtui/wish/259983158
  • World’s third largest religion and one of the oldest.
  • All life is sacred.
  • Developed from the Aryan religion.
  • The Brahman is the universal spirit made up of thousands of gods and goddesses.
    • ]]>     2018-05-11 15:24:19 UTC https://padlet.com/brooksi883/ai3ybh56gtui/wish/259983158     Relationship between Karma and Dharma brooksi883 https://padlet.com/brooksi883/ai3ybh56gtui/wish/259984037 2018-05-11 15:26:37 UTC https://padlet.com/brooksi883/ai3ybh56gtui/wish/259984037 Social Class brooksi883 https://padlet.com/brooksi883/ai3ybh56gtui/wish/259984250 2018-05-11 15:27:18 UTC https://padlet.com/brooksi883/ai3ybh56gtui/wish/259984250 Inventions brooksi883 https://padlet.com/brooksi883/ai3ybh56gtui/wish/259984837
  • invented symbols for 1-9 (we use today) 
  • invented algorithms (series of steps that solve a problem) 
    • ]]>     2018-05-11 15:28:58 UTC https://padlet.com/brooksi883/ai3ybh56gtui/wish/259984837     Describe Buddhism brooksi883 https://padlet.com/brooksi883/ai3ybh56gtui/wish/259985640
  • 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.
    • ]]>     2018-05-11 15:31:08 UTC https://padlet.com/brooksi883/ai3ybh56gtui/wish/259985640     Writing System brooksi883 https://padlet.com/brooksi883/ai3ybh56gtui/wish/259986536 2018-05-11 15:33:46 UTC https://padlet.com/brooksi883/ai3ybh56gtui/wish/259986536 Vocab brooksi883 https://padlet.com/brooksi883/ai3ybh56gtui/wish/259987363 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
    Mandate – formal order
    ]]>     2018-05-11 15:36:12 UTC https://padlet.com/brooksi883/ai3ybh56gtui/wish/259987363     Map of China brooksi883 https://padlet.com/brooksi883/ai3ybh56gtui/wish/259989395 2018-05-11 15:41:09 UTC https://padlet.com/brooksi883/ai3ybh56gtui/wish/259989395 Geography brooksi883 https://padlet.com/brooksi883/ai3ybh56gtui/wish/259989474
  • Mountains & deserts isolate & protect China from others
  • China has very little farmland
  • much of the country is either mountains or deserts
    • ]]>     2018-05-11 15:41:22 UTC https://padlet.com/brooksi883/ai3ybh56gtui/wish/259989474     Chart distinguishing Legalism, Confucianism, and Daoism brooksi883 https://padlet.com/brooksi883/ai3ybh56gtui/wish/259989633 2018-05-11 15:41:50 UTC https://padlet.com/brooksi883/ai3ybh56gtui/wish/259989633 Social Class brooksi883 https://padlet.com/brooksi883/ai3ybh56gtui/wish/259989795 Upper- King and his family
    Middle 1- Warlords and Other Royal Officials
    Middle 2- Farmers
    Lower- Merchants, Shopkeepers, Traders and Bankers]]>     2018-05-11 15:42:16 UTC https://padlet.com/brooksi883/ai3ybh56gtui/wish/259989795     Inventions brooksi883 https://padlet.com/brooksi883/ai3ybh56gtui/wish/259989853
  • First to make paper!
  • Gunpowder,  compass & woodblock printing 
  • Used herbs to prevent illness
  • Acupuncture- sticking needles into patients ski
    • ]]>     2018-05-11 15:42:27 UTC https://padlet.com/brooksi883/ai3ybh56gtui/wish/259989853     Writing System brooksi883 https://padlet.com/brooksi883/ai3ybh56gtui/wish/259989928
  • Early Chinese writing used pictographs, or characters that stand for objects.
  •  Ideographs join two or more pictographs to represent an idea. 

    • ]]>     2018-05-11 15:42:35 UTC https://padlet.com/brooksi883/ai3ybh56gtui/wish/259989928     Government brooksi883 https://padlet.com/brooksi883/ai3ybh56gtui/wish/259989963
  • Rulers were part of a dynasty
  • Dynasty- line of rulers who belong to the same family
  • Rulers were called emperors
  • Had a bureaucracy – appointed officials who are responsible for different areas of government
  • Emperors believed they received wisdom and power from the gods, spirits, and ancestors
    • ]]>     2018-05-11 15:42:41 UTC https://padlet.com/brooksi883/ai3ybh56gtui/wish/259989963     Vocab brooksi883 https://padlet.com/brooksi883/ai3ybh56gtui/wish/259990257 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
    ]]>     2018-05-11 15:43:23 UTC https://padlet.com/brooksi883/ai3ybh56gtui/wish/259990257     Map of Greece brooksi883 https://padlet.com/brooksi883/ai3ybh56gtui/wish/259990817 2018-05-11 15:44:39 UTC https://padlet.com/brooksi883/ai3ybh56gtui/wish/259990817 Geography brooksi883 https://padlet.com/brooksi883/ai3ybh56gtui/wish/259990951
  • Greece has mountains & islands
  • Mainland Greece is a peninsula
  •  Climate in Ancient Greece generally featured hot summers and mild winters
    • ]]>     2018-05-11 15:45:04 UTC https://padlet.com/brooksi883/ai3ybh56gtui/wish/259990951     Religion brooksi883 https://padlet.com/brooksi883/ai3ybh56gtui/wish/259991009 Eastern Orthodox Church]]> 2018-05-11 15:45:15 UTC https://padlet.com/brooksi883/ai3ybh56gtui/wish/259991009 Vocab brooksi883 https://padlet.com/brooksi883/ai3ybh56gtui/wish/260040879 equator]]> 2018-05-11 18:00:06 UTC https://padlet.com/brooksi883/ai3ybh56gtui/wish/260040879 Comparing Athens/Sparta brooksi883 https://padlet.com/brooksi883/ai3ybh56gtui/wish/260958741 2018-05-15 17:53:52 UTC https://padlet.com/brooksi883/ai3ybh56gtui/wish/260958741 Greek Philosophers and their acomplishments brooksi883 https://padlet.com/brooksi883/ai3ybh56gtui/wish/260959025 Socrates- Socratic method- uses questions to lead students to discover things for themselves
    Plato-student of Socrates. In Plato’s Republic, describes the best government which is headed by philosopher-kings
    Aristotle- Plato’s student. He will write the book, Politics, and want to find the best form of government. His ideas shaped European and American government
    Astronomers- study the stars, planets, and other heavenly bodies
    Archimedes- discovered solid geometry and pi to measure area of circles
    Pythagoras- he taught that the universe was governed by the same laws as music and numbers and he developed many ideas about numbers
    ]]>     2018-05-15 17:54:24 UTC https://padlet.com/brooksi883/ai3ybh56gtui/wish/260959025     What is the Delion League ? brooksi883 https://padlet.com/brooksi883/ai3ybh56gtui/wish/260959773 Delian League- an alliance to defend Greek land from the Persians near them]]> 2018-05-15 17:55:57 UTC https://padlet.com/brooksi883/ai3ybh56gtui/wish/260959773 Government brooksi883 https://padlet.com/brooksi883/ai3ybh56gtui/wish/260960039
  • They are going to be the first to try democracy, or “rule by the people"
  • They had a powerful direct democracy- where people DIRECTLY vote on laws and policies
  • Foreign born men, Athenian women and enslaved men could not vote or hold office
  • Without their ideas we would never have had a representative democracy- this is when citizens choose a small group of people to make decisions for them
    • ]]>     2018-05-15 17:56:27 UTC https://padlet.com/brooksi883/ai3ybh56gtui/wish/260960039     Alexander the Great brooksi883 https://padlet.com/brooksi883/ai3ybh56gtui/wish/260965604
  • Phillip II of Macedonia took over Greece.
  • His son becomes king of Macedonia when his father dies.
  • He beats the Persian empire and captures Egypt.
  • Continued conquest in Arabia.
  • Died in 323 B.C. after an illness.
  • Because he controlled much of the known world, this will spread Greek language and culture.
  • This will be called the Hellenistic Era. 
    • ]]>     2018-05-15 18:08:34 UTC https://padlet.com/brooksi883/ai3ybh56gtui/wish/260965604     Vocab brooksi883 https://padlet.com/brooksi883/ai3ybh56gtui/wish/261953643 republic- form of government in which the leader is a person elected by the citizens
    patrician- wealthy landowner and member of the ruling class in ancient Rome
    plebeian- member of the common people of ancient Rome
    consul- one of the two top government officials in ancient Rome
    veto- to reject
    ]]>     2018-05-18 15:10:07 UTC https://padlet.com/brooksi883/ai3ybh56gtui/wish/261953643     Map of Italy brooksi883 https://padlet.com/brooksi883/ai3ybh56gtui/wish/261954453 2018-05-18 15:11:53 UTC https://padlet.com/brooksi883/ai3ybh56gtui/wish/261954453 Geography brooksi883 https://padlet.com/brooksi883/ai3ybh56gtui/wish/261954593
  • At the top of the boot is the Alps, mountains that separate Italy from Europe
  • Rome is located on the Tiber River 
  • A source of water and travel
    • ]]>     2018-05-18 15:12:12 UTC https://padlet.com/brooksi883/ai3ybh56gtui/wish/261954593     Religion brooksi883 https://padlet.com/brooksi883/ai3ybh56gtui/wish/261955129 Christianity]]> 2018-05-18 15:13:28 UTC https://padlet.com/brooksi883/ai3ybh56gtui/wish/261955129 Social Class brooksi883 https://padlet.com/brooksi883/ai3ybh56gtui/wish/261956341 Patricians-  wealthy landowners, they were the ruling class
    Plebeians- middle class, artisans, small farmers, shopkeepers. Groups can not marry each other.
    ]]>     2018-05-18 15:16:17 UTC https://padlet.com/brooksi883/ai3ybh56gtui/wish/261956341     How does the republic work ? brooksi883 https://padlet.com/brooksi883/ai3ybh56gtui/wish/261958325 1. People have the power.
    2. They have an elected ruler. 
    3. Had to pay taxes.
    So… Within 70 years the people of Rome controlled all of Italy. 
    ]]>     2018-05-18 15:21:09 UTC https://padlet.com/brooksi883/ai3ybh56gtui/wish/261958325     Why did the republic fail brooksi883 https://padlet.com/brooksi883/ai3ybh56gtui/wish/261958910 Rich v. Poor
    • Big Gap between the rich people and the poor people
    • Rich people buying up all the small farmers land
    • No jobs in the city for poor people
    Rome’s Reforms fail
    • Dishonest Government Officials 
    • Stole land and money and bribed officials
    Army Enters Politics:
    • Farmers join the army and are paid for their loyalty 
    • Loyal to the leader and not to the Roman Republic
    ]]>     2018-05-18 15:22:39 UTC https://padlet.com/brooksi883/ai3ybh56gtui/wish/261958910     How did their government influence our government today ? brooksi883 https://padlet.com/brooksi883/ai3ybh56gtui/wish/261959971 -laws & government
    -latin alphabet
    -Architecture-domes, keystones, volts, arches, swewers, etc
    -Christianity- spread around Rome]]>     2018-05-18 15:25:16 UTC https://padlet.com/brooksi883/ai3ybh56gtui/wish/261959971     Why did the Roman Empire fail ? brooksi883 https://padlet.com/brooksi883/ai3ybh56gtui/wish/261962000
    ]]>     2018-05-18 15:30:11 UTC https://padlet.com/brooksi883/ai3ybh56gtui/wish/261962000     Vocab brooksi883 https://padlet.com/brooksi883/ai3ybh56gtui/wish/261966075 Messiah-in Judaism, a deliverer sent by God
    (Or a savior)
    Disciple-close follower of Jesus
    Resurrection-the act of rising from the dead
    Apostle-early Christian leader who helped to set up churches and spread the message of Jesus
    Salvation-the act of being saved from sin and allowed to enter heaven
    ]]>     2018-05-18 15:41:30 UTC https://padlet.com/brooksi883/ai3ybh56gtui/wish/261966075     Jesus's Teachings brooksi883 https://padlet.com/brooksi883/ai3ybh56gtui/wish/261966639
  • 1. He taught that Jewish laws were not as important as having a relationship with God. 
  • 2. He said God was coming to rule the world and that God was his father. 
  • 3. He said that God wanted people to love and forgive others like God does. 
  • 4. He used stories to teach lessons called parables. 
    • ]]>     2018-05-18 15:43:12 UTC https://padlet.com/brooksi883/ai3ybh56gtui/wish/261966639     Others view of Jesus brooksi883 https://padlet.com/brooksi883/ai3ybh56gtui/wish/261967491
  • Many Jewish people said he healed the sick. 
  • Many thought that he was the messiah. 
  • Other Jews thought that he was not a savior.
  • The Romans thought Jesus was trying to get the Jewish to overthrow them.
  • They arrested Jesus during Passover. 
    • ]]>     2018-05-18 15:45:42 UTC https://padlet.com/brooksi883/ai3ybh56gtui/wish/261967491     Jesus death brooksi883 https://padlet.com/brooksi883/ai3ybh56gtui/wish/261968303 They crucified Jesus (and many other people) by hanging him on a cross until he was dead.  Some of his followers believed that he was resurrected or that he rose from the dead. A new religion called Christianity was born. They believe that he was the messiah. ]]> 2018-05-18 15:48:14 UTC https://padlet.com/brooksi883/ai3ybh56gtui/wish/261968303 How did Christianity spread ? brooksi883 https://padlet.com/brooksi883/ai3ybh56gtui/wish/261969288
  • Men called monks are going to live in communities called monasteries. 
  • There were also missionaries who traveled to teach Christianity to others. 
    • ]]>     2018-05-18 15:51:02 UTC https://padlet.com/brooksi883/ai3ybh56gtui/wish/261969288     Peter's Church brooksi883 https://padlet.com/brooksi883/ai3ybh56gtui/wish/261969656
  • Peter went to Rome and set up the Catholic Church. (Europe)
    • ]]>     2018-05-18 15:52:17 UTC https://padlet.com/brooksi883/ai3ybh56gtui/wish/261969656     Paul's Church brooksi883 https://padlet.com/brooksi883/ai3ybh56gtui/wish/261969874
  • Paul spread Jesus’ teachings in the eastern part of the Roman empire. (Byzantine)

    • ]]>     2018-05-18 15:52:54 UTC https://padlet.com/brooksi883/ai3ybh56gtui/wish/261969874