Scales of Time
A CENTURY is a time period of _________ years.
100
Paleoliths made their tools from:
Bone, Stone, and Wood
A PRIMARY SOURCE is:
An artifact created at the time of an event by someone who was there
A SCRIBE is:
A person who is paid to read or write
A PHARAOH is:
A person who ruled ancient Egypt
CE stands for:
Common Era
3 characteristics of Neolithic settlements?
People lived in larger communities
People lived in settled homes
People began to farm
A SECONDARY SOURCE is:
An artifact created after an event by someone who was not there
A CIVILIZATION is:
A society marked by developed arts, sciences, government, and social structure
The first written language of Egypt is called:
Hieroglyphs
BCE stands for:
Before Common Era
Paleoliths spent their time:
Hunting and gathering
The written language of ancient Mesopotamia is called
Cuneiform
Egypt was located along the _________________ River(s).
Nile
BC stands for
Before Christ
Characteristics of the homes of early neoliths:
Smal, attached, dwellings with one or two rooms
Which of the following is a PRIMARY SOURCE about 9/11:
A. An interview with a first responder who worked in NYC 1996 - 2012
B. A documentary film
C. The official 9/11 report published by the US government
D. An interview with a first responder who worked in NYC 2012 - now
A. An interview with a first responder who worked in NYC 1996 - 2012
Mesopotamia was located along the _______________________ River(s)
Tigris and Euphrates
The first female pharaoh was:
Hatshepsut
True or False:
The following dates are in correct chronological order
200 BCE, 200 CE, 1 CE, 1 BCE
False
Correct order: 200 BCE, 1 BCE, 1 CE, 200 CE
Why was Hammurabi’s code significant?:
It is the first known set of written laws
Which of the following is a SECONDARY SOURCE about 9/11:
A. An interview with a first responder who worked in NYC 1996 - 2012
B. A piece of metal from the North Tower
C. The site of the crash of Flight 93
D. A documentary on the 20th Anniversary of 9/11
D. A documentary on the 20th Anniversary of 9/11
The ancient Sumerians created a stable food supply by using:
Irrigation and tools
Egyptian History is divided into Old, Middle, and New ____________________
Kingdom