Map skills/Geography
what are cardinal directions?
North, South, East, West
how did people get food in the OLD stone age?
they hunted.
where is mesopotamia located on?
Europe
what does monotheism mean?
a belief in only one god.
were is Egypt located?
Africa.
what Is a map scale?
Measuring line that shows distance on directions
whats another word for old stone age?
paleolithic age
what is the land between the Tigris and Euphrates Rivers called?
the Fertile Cresent.
describe the laws and punishments for the code of Hammurabi.
they demanded the removal of someones, tongue, hands, eye(s), or ear(s).
how did the Nile river affect the life in ancient Egypt?
It provided food, resources, a means of travel, water, baths, ability to trade, protection from the north and south, and fertile soil for farming.
two events in the SAME time period you must
subtract
what is a nomad?
people who move from place to place; didn't settle in one place.
what does polytheistic mean?
a belief in more than one god.
name all 5 sumerian invertions.
irrigation, cuneiform, sailboats, the wheel, and the plow
share the achievements of Narmer (also known as Menes).
he united lower and upper Egypt.
what is surplus?
how were the Israelites different from the mesopotamians and other people from ancient civilization?
they believed in one god while other civilians were polytheistic.
how did the flooding of the Tigris and Euphrates Rivers help the people of mesopotamina?
Egyptians thought that there was a god for everything and the gods controlled everything. and if the gods were happy they would bless the Egyptians.
what are the intermediate directions?
Northeast, Southeast, Northwest, Southwest.
what is a primary source?
the original or the first.
Geography, Religion, Achievements, Politics, Economics, and Social Structure.
what is speciailzation?
They believed that eternal life lived in the tomb as a soul. and if the heart and the feather balance the dead person was judged to be good.