Geography
What is the purpose of the compass rose?
To show the cardinal directions on a map
What is a person that moved from place to place for food or resources called?
Nomad
What TWO rivers did early Mesopotamian civilization begin Near?
Tigris and Euphrates Rivers
What river did ancient Egypt flourish near?
Nile River
What river did early civilization in India begin around?
Indus River
What degrees are both the prime meridian and equator?
What is the knowledge beliefs and customs of a group of people called?
Culture
Most early civilizations began around which geographic feature?
Rivers or River valleys
What was an Egyptian leader called?
Pharoah
What are the main two religions that began in India?
Hinduism and Buddhism
Map key or legend
What did early humans use cave paintings for?
To tell about events in their daily lives
What was ancient Mesopotamian writing called?
Cuneiform
What is ancient Egyptian writing using pictures called?
Hieroglyphics
What are wet winds that bring dry and cold seasons to India called?
Monsoons
Name THREE continents in the EASTERN HEMISPHERE.
Africa, Asia, Europe, Australia
What is another name for the Neolithic Age?
New Stone Age
Why did people settle here? 2 reasons
Access to water and the fertile (good for growing) silt/soil
Explain what the Rosetta Stone was used for.
To translate Egyptian lamguage
What is the social structure or hierarchy in India called? (Had the untouchables)
Caste System
What hemispheres do we live in?
North and East
What TWO new things did people do during the Neolithic Age?
Farm their food and live in one place.
What is fine soil for farming found near rivers?
Silt
What did Egyptians do that showed they believe in an afterlife?
Mummify their dead
The written language brought to India by the Aryans.
Sansrit