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1. Identify the most significant change during the Neolithic Era.
2. Define pastoralism and explain how it threatened those who chose sedentary agriculture as a way of life.
3. Identify the locations of early river valley civilizations.
4. Define culture.
5. Describe the impact of the Neolithic Revolution on the population of humans.
6. Describe the impact of sedentary agriculture on social distinctions.
7. How did the Chinese define the term "barbarian"?
8. In what ways have early civilizations used racial concepts to justify actions against others.
9. When and where did the first full civilization emerge?
10. Identify the rivers associated with early river valley civilizations.
11. Describe Sumerian writing, how it was used and how it evolved over time.
12. Describe the political organization in Sumerian civilization.
13. Identify the world's first heroic epic.
14. Identify the drawbacks of civilization.
15. Identify the characteristics of power of the pharaoh in Egyptian civilization.
16. Explain why sexual inequality existed in so many early societies.
17. Identify the strongest similarities between Egyptian, Mesopotamian, Harappan, and Chinese civilizations.
18. Identify the greatest difference between Harappan civilization and Chinese civilization.
19. Identify the linguistic origins of the Aryans.
20. Describe the relationship the Aryans maintained with the conquered population.
21. Explain why Chinese writing is referred to as the key to the creation of a distinctive Chinese identity.
22. What is the chief drawback of relying on the supernatural (divine right) as a source of legitimacy of authority in China?
23. Where were Confucius's writings collected?
24. Describe the basic relationships according to Confucius.
25. Explain the beliefs of the three Chinese philosophies: Confucianism, Daoism, and Legalism.
26. Identify the emperor responsible for the reunification of China after the collapse of the Zhou dynasty.
27. Identify the most significant accomplishment of the Qin dynasty.
28. Describe the political philosophy of the Han dynasty.
29. Describe the role of the shi administration during the Han dynasty.
30. Describe the role of the merchant class in the Han dynasty.
31. Identify the technological innovations of the Han dynasty.
32. Describe the status of merchants in the southern kingdoms of the Ganges plain in India.
33. Contrast the classical civilization view of social organization with that of modern western civilization.
34. Describe the cultural relationship between Harappan and Aryan civilizations.