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What does prehistory mean?
The time before written records.
What was the main change in the Neolithic Revolution?
The shift from hunting and gathering to farming and taming animals.
What does the word Mesopotamia mean?
Land between the rivers.
Where does the Nile River empty?
The Nile empties into the Mediterranean Sea
What dating method is used for objects up to 50,000 years old?
Radiocarbon dating
Why did people stop living a nomadic lifestyle?
Because farming provided a regular food supply.
How did people adapt to unpredictable flooding?
By building irrigation and drainage systems.
Mention 2 natural barriers protected ancient Egypt from invasion.
The Western Desert, the Red Sea, cataracts on the Nile, and the Mediterranean Sea
How do scientists study prehistory?
Through artifacts and fossils
Africa grew bananas. T/F
True
What is polytheism?
The belief in many gods.
What is “the Nile delta”?
a triangular area between the 2 major branches of the Nile.
What is the main focus of archaeology?
The study of past societies through artifacts.
People in Asia grew wheat. T/F
True
What was the name of Sumerian writing?
Cuneiform
Who united Upper and Lower Egypt?
King Menes