Map Skills
The line that divides the world between northern and southern Hemispheres
What is the line of latitude
Constantly moving from one place to another to provide your basic needs~ food, shelter,water
Nomad
The civilization of Sumer developed between what two rivers
Tigris & Euphrates
Used as burial chambers in Ancient Egypt
The pyramids
The rebirth of the soul
reincarnation
An imaginary line that runs through the center of the Earth vertically dividing the Eastern and Western hemispheres.
Prime Meridian
Known as the old stone age. Early humans used stone tools and were nomadic.
Paleolithic Era
The first writing system
cuneiform
A process that preserved the bodies of Pharaoh's, other important individuals, and some animals for the afterlife
Mummification
an emotional or spiritual state of perfect peace and happiness in Buddhism
Nirvana
A design on a map that shows directions.
Compass Rose.
Known as the new stone age. Early humans stopped moving and started farming.
Neolithic Era
A temple where priests worshipped their gods
A ziggurat
This river flows south to north
The Nile River
summer monsoons bring ...
rain
A small chart included on a map that gives descriptions of what symbols are used and what they stand for.
Key or Legend
A scientist who studies prehistoric people, artifacts, and monuments from the past.
An Archaeologist
He wrote a legal code that covered most areas of daily life
Hammurabi
The written language of the ancient Egyptians
Hieroglyphics
India is part of what continent
Asia
The in-between compass points of Northeast, Northwest, Southeast, Southwest.
Intermediate Directions
To tame wild animals and plants.
To domesticate
building dams, channels, canals, and ditches to bring water to crops
irrigation
The young pharaoh who many thought was murdered
King Tut
"What comes around goes around", is a belief called...
karma