Terms
What does A.D. mean?
Anno Domini; in the year of our Lord
Ur
What is the study of the earth's surface, climate, countries, people, and cultures?
Geography
What is the written record of what man has done with the time God has given him?
History
What is an excavation site called?
Dig
What is a system of authority to govern people and punish evil?
Government
What is an object from the past with historical interest?
Artifact
What are people who study the surface of the earth called?
Geographers
What is the study of ancient people by means of recovering, preserving, and evaluating remains from the past?
Archaeology
What is a tall, Sumerian temple called?
Ziggurat
What kind of government is ruled by a chief?
Tribal Government
Who were the people who connected the Middle East through trade and travel, often by ship?
Phoenicians
What is an area of land completely surrounded by water called?
Island
What is a belief based on fear and ignorance rather than truth?
Superstition
What is 0 degrees latitude?
Equator
What is a government run by representatives of the people?
Republic
Who were the Arab nomads who wandered from place to place with their herds?
Bedouins
Altitude
The four main directions on a map are known as the __________ directions.
Cardinal
What are the imaginary lines that run north and south across the globe?
Longitude
What is a government whose leaders are born into offie and rule until death?
Absolute Monarchy
What is the southern part of Sumer called?
Chaldea
What is a raised area of the earth's surface that rises somewhat abruptly and is larger than a hill?
Mountain
What is 0 degrees longitude?
Prime Meridian
What plant was used for making a paper-like material?
Papyrus
What is a government with a king or queen, along side a more powerful prime minister or parliament?
Constitutional Monarchy
Who was the first known civilization to develop and use writing?
Sumerians
What is a high, steep wall of rock?
Cliff
Imaginary lines that run east and west around the world are called lines of ______________.
Latitude
Croesus
What is a large group of people who think of themselves as one and are united under the same general laws?
Nation
Who were some of the earliest known inhabitants of Asia Minor? Not Lydians.
Hittites
What kind of map show the geographical features of an area?
Physical Map
What is a box that explains what symbols, lines, and colors on a map represent?
Map Key
Which two Phoenician cities were famous for purple dye and blown glass?
Tyre and Sidon