2. Warm-Up
In your notes, write down these characteristics of civilization. Next to each one, identify an ancient example and a modern example.

3. Ch. 1-2 Review Activity

4. Identify characteristics of the Paleolithic Era.
QUESTION 1
Identify characteristics of the Paleolithic Era.

5. QUESTION 2
Compare how people interacted with the environment during the Paleolithic and Neolithic Eras.

6. Compare Paleolithic and Neolithic societies.
QUESTION 3
Compare Paleolithic and Neolithic societies.

7. QUESTION 4
Identify reasons why Eurasia had an early advantage over the Americas during the Neolithic Era.

8. QUESTION 5
Why did pastoralism develop where it did? Why didn’t everyone adopt farming?

9. What made civilization possible?
QUESTION 6
What made civilization possible?

10. What changes did civilization bring?
QUESTION 7
What changes did civilization bring?

11. What notable “firsts” came from Sumer?
QUESTION 8
What notable “firsts” came from Sumer?

12. Identify the reasons why early civilizations were located near rivers.
QUESTION 9
Identify the reasons why early civilizations were located near rivers.

13. What were the PROS and CONS of living in Mesopotamia?
QUESTION 10
What were the PROS and CONS of living in Mesopotamia?

14. How did Mesopotamian civilizations affect the environment?
QUESTION 11
How did Mesopotamian civilizations affect the environment?

15. What led to the end of Sumerian civilization?
QUESTION 12
What led to the end of Sumerian civilization?

16. List, in order, the most powerful city-states of ancient Mesopotamia.
QUESTION 13
List, in order, the most powerful city-states of ancient Mesopotamia.

17. In what ways did Mesopotamia influence later civilizations?
QUESTION 14
In what ways did Mesopotamia influence later civilizations?

18. Compare Egypt and Mesopotamia geographically.
QUESTION 15
Compare Egypt and Mesopotamia geographically.

19. Compare Egypt and Mesopotamia politically.
QUESTION 16
Compare Egypt and Mesopotamia politically.

20. Compare Egypt and Mesopotamia culturally.
QUESTION 17
Compare Egypt and Mesopotamia culturally.

21. What characterized the Old, Middle, and New Kingdoms of Egypt?
QUESTION 18
What characterized the Old, Middle, and New Kingdoms of Egypt?

22. How did Egypt change politically and culturally over time?
QUESTION 19
How did Egypt change politically and culturally over time?

23. What features made the Indus River Valley unique?
QUESTION 20
What features made the Indus River Valley unique?

24. Compare the Indus River Valley to Egypt and Mesopotamia.
QUESTION 21
Compare the Indus River Valley to Egypt and Mesopotamia.

25. What enabled China’s continuity as a civilization?
QUESTION 22
What enabled China’s continuity as a civilization?

26. QUESTION 23
Why was civilization developed in some places, but not all places that had farming?

27. What was the role of cities in the ancient world?
QUESTION 24
What was the role of cities in the ancient world?

28. What were some features of early cities?
QUESTION 25
What were some features of early cities?

29. Why did inequality surface in early civilizations?
QUESTION 26
Why did inequality surface in early civilizations?

30. What are some characteristics of a patriarchal society?
QUESTION 27
What are some characteristics of a patriarchal society?

31. What checked the power of early states?
QUESTION 28
What checked the power of early states?

32. QUESTION 29
How did rulers legitimize/keep their rule during the first civilizations period?