Foundations Unit 8000 BCE to 600 CE
Final Exam Study Topics
The following topics are included on the 50 ? multiple-choice test:
Africa—Bantu migrations
Agriculture—beginnings
Bronze Age
Chinese Dynasties—order, accomplishments, leadership, religions
Classical age—demise
Compare/Contrast among classical empires
Confucianism
Daoism
Diffusion—think Jared Diamond
Early India—social, cultural patterns/beliefs
Geography—where did it all start and how did it shape human development
Government—early, new developments
Greece—post-Peloponnesian War
Hammurabi’s accomplishments
Hellenistic era—what, where, why, impacts
Hunting/Gathering—what was life like
Indian Ocean Trade
Indo-European steppe tribes—distinguishing characteristics
Indus Valley/Harappan civilization
Mayans
Neolithic Revolution
Persians
Phoenicians
Religion—Judaism, Hinduism, Buddhism, Christianity
River Valleys—compare/contrast
Roman empire—culture, Pax Romana
Rome—legacy, accomplishments
Sumerians
Women in various societies
Written language—early development