GEOGRAPHY
How many continents are there?
7
What type of source comes directly from the time being studied?
Primary source
What is another name for the Paleolithic Era?
Old Stone Age
What does job specialization mean?
People perform different kinds of jobs
What region supported the development of early Mesopotamian civilization?
The Fertile Crescent
What imaginary line divides Earth into the Northern and Southern Hemispheres?
The Equator
What type of source is a modern textbook about ancient history?
Secondary source
How did Paleolithic people mainly get their food?
Hunting and gathering
Why did farming allow some people to have jobs besides farming?
Enough food could be produced so not everyone had to farm
What was an independent Sumerian city with its own government and surrounding land called?
A city-state
What imaginary line divides Earth into the Eastern and Western Hemispheres?
The Prime Meridian
What do archaeologists study to learn about people from the past?
Artifacts and remains
What does nomadic mean?
Moving from place to place
Give one example of job specialization.
Toolmaker, farmer, craftsperson, or another specialized job
What was the first known Sumerian writing system?
Cuneiform
Mountains, rivers, and deserts are examples of what type of geography?
Physical geography
What is an object made or used by people in the past called?
Artifact
What major change happened during the Neolithic Revolution?
Humans shifted from hunting and gathering to farming
Name one feature of civilization.
Stable food supply, government, social structure, specialization, or record keeping
What was a Sumerian temple called?
A ziggurat
Cities, borders, and trade routes are examples of what type of geography?
Human geography
What do historians use to show events in the order they happened?
A timeline
What does domestication mean?
Taming plants and animals for human use
Why was specialization important to civilization?
It allowed people to develop different jobs and skills
Name two Sumerian inventions studied in this unit.
The wheel and the plow