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California State Test. Grade 6. Paleolithic Era. HUNTER-GATHERERS: hunted animals and gathered wild plants AGRICULTURAL REVOLUTION: shift from food gathering to food producing. Mesopotamia, Egypt, Kush. Middle East and Africa on rivers Dynasty (pharaohs - Egypt); aristocracy
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California State Test Grade 6
Paleolithic Era • HUNTER-GATHERERS: hunted animals and gathered wild plants • AGRICULTURAL REVOLUTION: shift from food gathering to food producing
Mesopotamia, Egypt, Kush • Middle East and Africa on rivers • Dynasty (pharaohs - Egypt); aristocracy • Farming, fishing, trade • Polytheistic (pyramids - Egypt); developed writing (hieroglyphics and cuneiform) • Nobility, merchants and farmers, slaves
Ancient Hebrews • Middle East on Mediterranean Sea • Religious government; Ten Commandments • Farming, fishing, trade • Judaism (monotheistic - one god) • Religion important; conquered by many groups
Ancient Greece • Island/Peninsula in Mediterranean Sea • City-states: aristocracy (rule by king); democracy (rule by people) • Polytheistic (many gods) • Nobility; merchant, farmers, and military; slaves (can move classes)
Early India • Asian peninsula surrounded by mountains • Aristocracy • Trade, farming, fishing • Brahmanism developed into Hinduism (polytheistic) • Caste system; cannot move classes
Early China • Asia around Yellow River • Unstable dynasties • Trade (Silk Road), farming • Confucianism (moral, loyal, proper); Daoism, Buddhism • Emperor, nobility, merchants and farmers (cannot move classes)
Development of Rome • Western Italy near Mediterranean Sea • Republic (representative); empire • Trade, military, farming • Polytheistic; Christianity • Nobility, government officials, merchants, farmers, slaves (can move classes)