Core Concepts
name 2 of the 4 parts of a map
compass rose
key
scale bar
locator map
What is a nomad?
Groups of people who were not civilized. had to wander for food and shelter (hunter-gatherers)
What river did Egypt form on?
The Nile
Who fought in the trojan war, and why?
The Greeks and The Trojans
Over Queen Helen
According to greek mythology, who were the two brothers that started rome?
Extra 100 if you can tell me which one killed the other
Romulus / Remus
Romulus killed Remus
Is there ever a time when a timeline is not in chronological order?
No
What did nomad's learn how to do that led them to be civilized people and settle down
Farm / Agriculture
What were 2 of the 3 main uses for the Nile River
Travel / Trade
Irrigation
Defense / war
What were the early greeks called?
Mycenaeans
What river was rome founded on
The Tiber River
What does B.C. and A.D. mean
Before christ
after birth / Anno domino
Why did almost all civilization began by water / rivers?
Soil for farming, travel, trade, defense/war, irrigation
Who was the head of the Egyptian society
The Pharaoh
Where did the Trojan war take place?
(Hint: The city of ___)
The City of Troy
Rome started as a small city but grew into the world's largest ________ ?
Empire
We talked about 3 types of historians, name 2 of them
Archaeologist
Anthropologist
Historian
What is irrigation?
The process for getting water for drinking and crops
What was the soil that was left behind from the river that was rich in nutrients and easy to farm
Silt
The Early Greeks were the only people in the world at this time to make advanced weapons and tools out of ________
Bronze
The Romans were tired of being ruled by kings and decided to form their own government. What did they invent? The _____
(Hint: The Roman ____)
The Republic
What are 2 of the 5 themes of Geography
Location
Region
Place
Human / Environment interaction
movement
What is domestication
Changing a natural development of an animal for human use
What are 2 of the main uses for the Pyramids (We talked about 4 of them)
Storing grain / resrouces
Worship and Pleasing the gods
Burial of the pharaoh / Pharaoh's quarters
The first forms of money were made from
______ and _____
Silver and Gold
Who did the romans mix their culture with?
(hint: a neighboring country that we have already covered)
The Greeks / Greece