Hamilton
Who killed Alexander Hamilton?
Aaron Burr
What does agriculture mean?
Growing food on a specific section of land (planting crops and raising animals)
What ran through the Indus valley?
A river
What material (after water) was most important to Mesopotamia?
Mud
What river runs through Egypt?
The Nile
Give 2 reasons why Angelica didn't try to date Hamilton?
-he was poor and it was her job as the oldest to marry a rich man
-he was poor and she thought he only wanted her for her money
-she wanted her sister to be happy
What were people doing to feed themselves before farming?
Hunting, gathering, and fishing
What happened to the Indus civilization?
Noone knows
What round thing did mesopotamians invent to help move things?
The wheel!
What were the Egyptian leaders called?
Pharaohs
How did Hamilton get the money to go to New York?
His community saw how smart he was and raised money for him.
Where was the start of the agricultural revolution
It started independently all over the world
What was built in the centre of the community?
A bath/pool
What is cuneiform?
The first written language in Mesopotamia
What do we call ancient Egyptian writing?
Hieroglyphics
What position did hamilton have in George Washington's cabinet?
Treasury secretary
Name 4 markers of most civilizations
Government, culture, specialization (different jobs), written language, agriculture.
What was one way that the Indus valley civilization was more advanced than Europeans thousands of years later?
Plumbing (toilets!)
Name 3 things the Mesopotamians used writing for,
To record laws, to record trade deals, to write down history, and to pass on stories and poems.
How long ago were the two kingdoms of Egypt founded?
5,000 years
How did Haliton know that their plan to win the war would work?
Hercules Mulligan (the tailor) was spying when he was making clothing for the British
What was the name of the ancient area that includes Egypt and Mesopotamia?
The fertile crescent
How do we know they traded with Mesopotamia?
They found Indus Valley Seals (labels) on items in Mesopotamia
What two rivers run through Mesopotamia?
Tigris ans Euphrates
What does embalming do?
Preserve a body (mummies)