ISTEP REVIEW!!

The Silk Road & Imperialism Review

Silk Road= SPREAD

Increased communication between Asia and Europe The silk road laid the foundation of the ancient world AND the modern world

Silk Road

People Missionaries Travelers Traders

Things - Ideas - Religions - LANGUAGES - Technology -

Goods Silk Spices Animals Food Clothes

1. Imperialism
Imperialism is when a COUNTRY with more TECHNOLOGY takes over a COUNTRY with less TECHNOLOGY Imperialism is NOT a person

COLONIES
Colonies make the MOTHERLAND money by providing cheap labor, cheap land and cheap materials.

Humanitarianism
Belief a group of people is superior to another because of their

Pros: Spread of technology

Cons: INDIGENOUS PEOPLE LOOSE CULTURAL IDENTITY

Response to Imperialism/ Colonization

The native/ indigenous people did NOT like being ruled over by the motherland and used for their labor, land and materials- RISE UP! South Africa- Nelson Mandela boycotted apartheid, spent 26 years in jail, believed in NON- violence India- Mahatma Gandhi starved himself to boycott British rule, believe in NON-violence China- Anti western world

Writing Systems and Ancient Mesopotamia and Egypt

EGYPT
Art: Pyramids, drawings, sculptures, stone statues (Sphinx) Politics: Pharaoh ruled ALL Religion: Polytheistic (many gods,) Sun god, Underworld Architecture: Pyramids, palaces Writing: Hieroglyphics *symbols for letters

Geography: Nile River (delta,) flooded= fertile soil = farm!

Writing Systems
Writing allows people to communicate and record history! Sumerians (Tigris- Euphrates River Valley) -- Cuneiform Egyptians (Nile River Valley) Hieroglyphics = Pictures to show words Chinese (Huang River Valley) SONG Dynasty -- Calligraphy= Characters that represent sounds, regarded as art, made with ink and paper Ancient India (Indus river Valley) = -- Symbols, written on seals

Water
Life develops near water because water allows humans to FARM FARMING means you can stay in one place, which allowed for the creation of CIVILIZATIONS

Mesopotamia
Ancient Mesopotamia is considered the cradle of civilization, because it was located in between the Tigris and Euphrates rivers, and the people of this culture developed many things such as - Government/ laws = Ruled by King and assembly /Hammurabi's code (an eye for an eye) - written language (cuneiform, recorded stories like the Legend of Gilgamesh) - Art (mosaics, paintings, buildings, hanging gardens, jewelry) - Architecture = Ziggurats= temples for gods, built at the center of town - Religion (polytheistic= people made offerings to the many gods) - Agriculture= farmed in fertile soil, traded their goods (by land and sea) - Cities= protected by walls - Technology =wheel , sail, cylinder seals

Chinese Dynasties

Ancient Chinese Dynasties

Shang Dynasty
- Bronze Work Weapons Art -Ancestor Worship

Zhou Dynasty
- Mandate of Heaven The right to rule is granted by heaven Gods selects Emperor

Qin Dynasty
- WRITING Chinese Calligraphy - Great Wall - Clay Army

Qin Dynasty
- WRITING Chinese Calligraphy - Great Wall - Clay Army

han Dynasty
- TRADE - Silk Road

Sui Dynasty
- Grand Canal

Tang Dynasty
- RELIGION Buddhism Confucianism Taoism

Song Dynasty
- Technology Moveable type - Marco Polo Explores China

Yaun Dynasty
AKA Mongol Dynasty - Guns!

Ming Dynasty
-Zheng He Great Sea Explorer Development of great SHIPS

Qing Dynasty
-Growth of Empire - Opium War England forced China to trade with them

Modern Know Its

Aswan Dam
Damn on Nile River that produces hydroelectric power (electricity and power)

AU (African Union)
The African Union is a group of 53 African countries focused on creating peace in Africa and protecting the rich history of the indigenous people.

OPEC
(Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries )

World Bank
International bank that loans money to developing (poor) countries

An intergovernmental organization dedicated to stability in and shared control of the petroleum (oil) markets

UN (United Nations)
International organization dedicated to achieving world peace by countries cooperating (international law, international security, and human rights.)

International Court of Justice

World Court= Court of United Nations, handles issues between countries

GDP (Gross Domestic Product)

GDP= Money a country makes from goods and services it produces PROFIT
HIGH GDP = A country with more goods, better economy and higher standard of living LOW GDP = A country with less goods, not a great economy and lower Standard of Living

STANDRAD OF LIVING= What life is like for people (rich/poor) VOLUNTARY TRADE = Profit for country, more goods, better relations with other countries
IMPORT= Brining goods in EXPORT= Selling goods out

BIG 5 Religions

Hinduism
Religion Type= Polytheistic Prophet= None God= Brahman Government= Caste System** Holy Text= Vedas Holy Land= India/ Ganges River Followers= Hindus

Buddhism
Religion Type= Non- Theistic Prophet= Siddhartha God= Buddha Holy Text= Dhammapada Holy Land= Asia Followers= Buddhists

Judaism
Religion Type= Monotheistic Prophet= Moses God= God Holy Text= Torah (Old Testament) Holy Land= Israel Followers= Jews

Christianity
Religion Type= Monotheistic Prophet= Jesus God= God Holy Text= Bible Holy Land= Israel Followers= Christians

Islam
Religion Type= Monotheistic Prophet= Mohammed God= Allah Holy Text= Quran Holy Land= Mecca/ Middle East Followers= Muslims

Essential Vocab!!

Words to Know!
History Words: - Culture - Religion - Ideas - Indigenous people - Imperialism - Economy - Environment - Technology - Explore (ers) Religion Words: - Holy text - Prophet - Holy land - God - Polytheistic - Monotheistic Economy Words: - GDP - Import - Export - Profit - Standard of Living

Geography Words: - Delta - River - Continent - City - Fertile soil - Natural resources