Geography
The study of the Earth, its people, and the relationship between them.
What is geography?
Scientists believe humans first appeared on this continent.
What is Africa?
This river was the source of life for Ancient Egypt.
What is the Nile River?
The Sumerian writing system was called this.
What is Cuneiform?
The Greek city-state known for democracy.
What is Athens?
This direction is up on a compass rose
What is north?
The movement of people from one place to another is called this.
What is a nomad?
This is an important building project in Egypt
What are pyramids?
Scribes used this tool to write on clay tablets.
What is a stylus?
The Greek city-state known for military training.
What is Sparta?
This direction is to the right on a compass rose
What is east?
This term means taming animals for human use.
What is domestication?
An innovation that has a long pole with a bucket on one end, and heavy weight on the other is called the
What is a shaduf?
This Babylonian king created one of the first written law codes.
Who was Hammurabi?
This leader expanded Roman territory before being assassinated.
Who is Julius Caesar?
Rivers, mountains, and deserts are examples of this.
What are geographic features?
This major change occurred when humans began farming instead of hunting and gathering.
What is the Neolithic Revolution?
The ruler of Ancient Egypt was called this.
What is a pharaoh?
An "eye for an eye" is an example of
What is Hammurabi's code?
Rome controlled land on these three continents.
What are Europe, Asia, and Africa?
People often settled near these because they provided water, food, and transportation.
What are rivers?
Before the Neolithic Revolution, people would hunt and gather for food. This was the
What is the Paleolithic Era?
The Nile river helped Egyptians by
What is transportation, trading, or farming?
The Mesopotamians invented ways to help water get to their land. This is called
What is irrigation?
Alexander the great spread his Greek culture to Asia. This is called
What is cultural diffusion?