Wednesday 5/11/11• Turn in any work for me.

• Get out your CEOCE Study Guide AND paper to take notes for review…EVERYONE should be participating!!!

• This Week:– Today- Review for CEOC Writing Exam– Thursday-CEOCE Exam (come with pencil & pen)

Early Mesopotamia• Sumerians first to build a civilization

– 5 characteristics of civilization– Advanced cities, specialized workers,

complex institutions, record keeping, improved technology

CUNEIFORM WRITING

ZIGGURAT• Found in early

Mesopotamian societies

• Temple at center of city.

• Used for worship, sacrifice to local gods AND community grain storage.

Egypt and the Nile River

The Nile River in Egypt

• Flows from the South to the North into the Mediterranean Sea.

• Annual floods bring silt (rich soil) to area for farming

• Used for transportation of people and resources

The Egyptian Pyramids• Found in Egypt • Built by Egyptian

slaves AND paid workers

• Used only for burial of pharaohs.

• The tomb was seen as a way to the afterlife and it housed the mummy and belongings of dead pharaoh.

Greece and Rome

GREECE

• Formed of many city-states

• Cultures focused on war, art, literature, beautiful architecture and new democracy

• Included cultures like Sparta and Athens

ROME• Roman Empire centered

in modern day Italy• Includes emperors like

Caesar, Augustus, Constantine I and Nero

• Early Christianity spreads to Rome and popularizes

• Gladiators

Founder Stories• Judaism

– Abraham chosen by God– Moved to Canaan then Egypt– Moses led Hebrew slaves out of Egypt

(Exodus)– Moses gets 10 Commandments from Mt. Sinai– Hebrews return to Canaan– Kingdom of Israel led by King Saul, King David

and King Solomon– Build King Solomon’s Temple

Founder Stories

• Christianity– Jesus born of Mary and Joseph– Teaches apostles– Crucified on the cross and resurrected on the

third day (Easter)– Apostle Paul spread Jesus’ teachings after

Jesus’ death– Apostle Peter traveled to Rome, became first

bishop…beginning of Catholic Church

Founder Stories

• Islam– Prophet Muhammad has vision of angel during

meditation– Began teaching Allah was one and only god– Muslim means to “submit to the will of Allah”– Muhammad leaves Mecca to Medina after

attacked– In Medina becomes religious and political leader– Returns to Mecca and takes over city

Middle Ages• Feudal system• Manors-self contained

neighborhood for people• Harsh living conditions for

the peasants• Everyone had to pay taxes

to the church and king• Crusades-Christians vs.

Muslims• Bubonic Plague-spread by

fleas on rats and started in trading port cities

Renaissance• Means ‘rebirth’ of

classical Greek and Roman art, literature, ideas and architecture

• Starts in Italy• Medici family-patron of

the arts• Renaissance Man- Ex.

Leonardo Da Vinci• Invention of printing

press

Reformation

• Martin Luther-95 Thesis

• Didn’t like the selling of indulgences

• Christians broke away from the Catholic Church to form Protestant branch

Other Topics

• French Revolution

• Industrial Revolution

• WWI

• Russian Revolution

• WWII