Chapter 2 Sections 2-5

Section 2 Invaders, Traders, and Empire Builders

Terms, People, and Places

Sargon

Hammurabi

codify

civil law

criminal law

Nebuchadnezzar

barter economy

money economy

Zoroaster

colony

alphabet

Note Taking

Checkpoint (s)

How do civil law and criminal law differ?

Name a significant contribution made by the Hittites, Assyrians, and Babylonians after each group’s conquest in the Middle East.

What are two steps that Darius took to unite the Persian Empire?

How has the Phoenician development of an alphabet been a lasting contribution to civilization?

Map Skills

Money and Economics

HW

SECTION 2 Assessment

Reading Skill: Identify Main Ideas

2. Use your completed table to answer the Focus Question: How did various strong rulers unite the lands of the Fertile Crescent into well-organized empires?

Comprehension and Critical Thinking

Demonstrate Reasoned Judgment

3. What do you think was the most important achievement of Sargon? Of Hammurabi? Why?

Draw Inferences

4. How do you think the Persian policy of tolerance helped the empire grow so large?

Draw Conclusions

5. One effect of warfare and conquest was that knowledge and beliefs spread among different peoples. How else did people of the ancient Middle East spread their ideas?

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Section 3 Kingdom on the Nile

Terms, People, and Places

cataract

delta

dynasty

pharaoh

bureaucracy

vizier

Hatshepsut

Thutmose III

Ramses II

Note Taking

Checkpoint (s)

How did the yearly floods of the Nile influence life in ancient Egypt?

How was Egyptian government structured during the Old Kingdom?

In what ways was the Middle Kingdom turbulent?

What role did Egyptian conquest of others play during Egypt’s New Kingdom?

Map Skills

Biography

For what reasons do you think Hatshepsut wanted to leave a record of her accomplishments?

HW
SECTION 3 Assessment

Reading Skill: Identify Supporting Details

2. Use your completed outline to answer the Focus Question: How did the Nile influence the rise of the powerful civilization of Egypt?

Comprehension and Critical Thinking

Summarize

3. How did the Nile play a crucial role in uniting Egypt?

Analyze Information

4. What knowledge did Egyptians gain from their conquerors the Hyksos? How do you think this helped them later on?

Draw Conclusions

5. What types of information about ancient Egypt can we learn from colossal monuments such as the Great Pyramids or the building projects of Hatshepsut and Ramses II?

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Section 4 Egyptian Civilization
Terms, People, and Places

Amon-Re

Osiris

Isis

Akhenaton

mummification

hieroglyphics

papyrus

decipher

Rosetta Stone

Note Taking

Checkpoint (s)

Which details about the Egyptian gods show the importance of agriculture to Egyptian society?

How did mummification reflect Egyptian beliefs about the afterlife?

Which social class grew in size as a result of trade and warfare?

Describe three advances in learning made by the ancient Egyptians.

What art forms were common in ancient Egypt?

Primary Source

HW
SECTION 4 Assessment

Reading Skill: Identify Supporting Details

2. Use your completed chart to answer the Focus Question: How did religion and learning play important roles in ancient Egyptian civilization?

Comprehension and Critical Thinking

Predict Consequences

3. Egyptians believed that their pharaohs received the right to rule from Amon-Re. How do you think replacing him with the god Aton would have affected the authority of the pharaohs?

Make Comparisons

4. How do the Book of the Dead and the tomb of Tutankhamen offer different types of information about Egyptian views of the afterlife?

Summarize

5. What jobs were Egyptian women allowed to hold? What jobs were they not allowed to hold?

Analyze Information

6. Considering the materials that ancient Egyptians used to create their writing and art, what do you think are the challenges of locating examples of them today?

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Section 5 Roots of Judaism

Terms, People, and Places

monotheistic

Torah

Abraham

covenant

Moses

David

Solomon

patriarchal

Sabbath

prophet

ethics

Diaspora

Note Taking

Checkpoint (s)

How did the beliefs of ancient Israelites differ from those of other nearby peoples?

According to the Torah, where did the Israelites go once they left Egypt? What was special to them about this place?

How did the prophets help Jews uphold the law?

HW
SECTION 5 Assessment

Reading Skill: Identify Supporting Details

2. Use your completed chart to answer the Focus Question: How did the worship of only one god shape Judaism?

Comprehension and Critical Thinking

Recognize Ideologies

3. Which events recorded in the Torah reflect the Israelite belief that God had a plan for the people of Israel?

Summarize

4. At which points in its early history was Israel unified, divided, or ruled by outsiders?

Categorize

5. What types of laws does Judaism uphold?

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