World History

Dedicated to all the lives lost to the Mongols.

And Mr. Vaught

Table of Contents

Geography - page 3

Economics - page 4-5

Government - page 6

Culture - page 7

Religion - page 8

River Civilizations (Egypt, Mesopotamia, Indus Valley) - page 9-10

Age of Empires (Chinese Dynasties, Africa Kingdoms, Islam Golden Age, The Mongols) - page 11-12

Colonization (Africa, India) - page 13

Modern (Israel and Palestine, China, Korea, Japan) - page 14

Favorite Subject - page 15-17

    The Earth has seven continents: North America, South America, Europe, Antarctica, Africa, Asia, and Australia. Earth's oceans are the Atlantic, Pacific, Indian, and Arctic oceans. The Earth is made up of 70% water! The Earth also has different directions: cardinal directions (North, South, East, West.), Intermediate directions (Northeast, Northwest, Southeast, Southwest.) 

Geography 

Economics

An economy is a system in which people make, exchange, and use things that have value. Ways to measure economy are GDP per capita (GDP divided by population; the average amount of money made per person) and Standard of living (Measurement of a country’s education, housing, health, and nutrition). This determines if a nation is developed or undeveloped.

Government

Government - Organization that sets up and enforces laws. There are 100s of different kinds of governments. Most happen to fit in these categories: Tribal rule, Direct Democracy, Representative Democracy/Republic, Constitutional Monarchy, Dictatorship, Absolute Monarchy, Oligarchy.

Culture

Culture is the way of life of a group of people. Culture can be many different things such as beliefs, customs, clothing, religion, etc. 

Ethnocentrism - The tendency to view your own culture as being better than others 

Cultural Landscape - Parts of a people’s environment that they have shaped and the technology they have used to shape it.

Institutions - Customs and organizations with social, educational, or religious purposes.

Religion

    During history class, you will learn about many different groups of people and their cultures. Religion can have a big role in someone's culture. Religion is the beliefs in and worships of a superhuman controlling power, especially a personal God or gods.

    There are many different religions, but the five most practiced religions are Christianity, Islam, Judaism, Hinduism, and Buddhism.

River Civilizations, Egypt

Ancient Egypt was a civilization along the Nile River from 3200 BCE-500 BCE. The Nile River forms a delta in the Mediterranean, and floods every summer creating very fertile soil for farming. Because the Nile is an ideal spot for farming and a source of water Ancient Egypt was able to last around 3,000 years. Ancient Egypt was polytheistic which is the belief in many gods.