Q1 Review

Vocabulary

100

most social classes were based off of this vocabulary word...

Specialization

200

Most of the early inventions were driven by what? 

Agriculture

300

multiple territories that are UNITED by one ruler. 

Empire

400

What is Sacred Text? 

a special form of literature that usually explains religion. 

500

Moses rescued the Israelites from Egyptian persecution. What does persecution mean? 

Harsh/wrong treatment of people or a group of people based off of their ethnicity, religion, beliefs, etc. 

Eras

100

this is usually when a civilization is experiencing peace and can focus on things such as arts and literature that define their culture. 

Golden Age / Golden Era

200

When early humans transitioned to using technology like flint stone and fire to enhance their lives. 

Neolithic Period

300

This period in history is when early humans used METALLURGY to create a new element. It was initially used to create better tools for agriculture but eventually used for weapons as well. 

Bronze Age

400

Tell me all 4 time designations from early history. 

B.C. 

B.C.E. 

A.D. 

C.E. 

500

Old Stone Age

Paleolithic Period

Mesopotamia

100

Tell me 4 geographic features of this area known as "The Fertile Cresent" 

Persian Gulf

Tigris 

Euphrates

Zagros Mountains

Mediterranean Sea

200

Who were the 1st settlers in this region? 

Sumerians

300

There were 4 empires that once occupied this area. Who were they? 

Akkadian

Babylonians

Assyrians 

Neo-Babylonians (chaldeans) 

400

Sargon, Hammurabi, and Gilgamesh are 3 important figures in Mesopotamia's history. Why? 

Sargon - 1st empire

Hammurabi - code of laws

Gilgamesh - oldest written epic 

500

Tell me 5 achievements from Mesopotamian/Sumerian history. 

Wheel

Sailboat

Plow

Writing (Cuneiform) 

Ziggurat

etc. 

Egypt

100

Who is the most important person in Egyptian society? 

Pharaoh 

200

How is Egyptian social structure divided? What are the classes/categories? 

Pharaoh 

Upper

Middle 

Lower

300

List ALL of Egypt's geographic features

Nile River

Nile Delta

Red Sea

Mediterranean Sea

Sahara Desert

Upper & Lower Egypt

400

What was the purpose of the Mummification process in ancient Egypt? 

The belief in the AFTERLIFE. 

500

What was the relationship like between Egypt and it's neighbor to the south Nubia/Kush? 

Trade and War 

Cultural Diffusion 

Israel

100

Where is the promise land? Explain what it is near also. 

Canaan 

East of the Mediterranean Sea

(between Egypt and Mesopotamia) 

200

Who are 3 key figures from ancient Israel origins? 

Abraham

Jacob

Moses

300

Why do these people migrate so often? 

because they struggled to find a permanent settlement. 

400

What is the name of their religion? Also tell me 3 main components/characteristics of their religion: 

Judaism 

- monotheistic

- Tanakh

- Torah

- 10 commandments 

500

Explain all 3 migrations: 

From where to where AND why each migration happened. 

Mesopotamia --> Canaan

(God told Abraham to move there) 

Canaan --> Egypt 

(Famine) 

Egypt --> Canaan 

(To escape Egyptian slavery/persecution) 

Parts of Speech

100

Person, place or thing

Noun

200

Part of speech that describes a noun

Adjective

300

The part of speech that replaces a Propper Noun

Pronoun

400

Shows action

Verb

500

a, an, the are what parts of speech? 

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