Chapter 1
An example of a secondary source would be
scholarly or popular books and journal articles, histories, criticisms, reviews, commentaries, encyclopedias, and textbooks.
What is the longitude of the Prime Meridian?
0°
longitude
True or False: A nomad is a person who moves from place to place to survive.
True
A Sumerian temple to honor their chief god was called a
ziggurat.
True or False: A line of rulers that passes power from father to son is a dynasty.
True
Historians divide the past into larger blocks of time known as
eras.
What imaginary horizontal line circles the middle of the Earth like a belt?
the Equator
Skilled workers who made metal products, cloth, or pottery are called
artisans
The first Sumerian kings were probably
war heroes.
The king who drove the Hyksos out of Egypt was
Ahmose
A group of ten years is known as a __.
decade
How can geographers pinpoint absolute location?
by finding the intersection of latitude and longitude
Where do many scientists believe the first human-like beings lived?
Eastern Africa
In 612 B.C. the Chaldeans defeated whom?
Assyrian
The Nubian people came from the African savannas south of the
Sahara.
The main job of a historian is to
examine the causes or reasons that something happened in the past.
What is the name of the type of map that uses color to show population density?
choropleth
What is a shrine?
a holy place decorated with images of gods and goddesses
Which group rebelled against the Assyrians?
Chaldeans
Why was Napata a favorable location for trade?
Trade caravans crossed the upper Nile there.
The Julian calendar started counting years from the
founding of Rome.
What happens when people barter?
Goods and services are traded for other goods and services.
The land bridge that existed between Asia and North America is now
the Bering Strait.
Who wrote a legal code that covered most areas of daily life?
Hammurabi
Which is a reason that the Nile has been called “the lifeblood” of Egypt?
Its valley and delta provide fertile soil for farming.