Mixed bag
See picture
Something related to dancing/ dancers
This is what social scientists study.
Human society
The study of prehistory is difficult because...
No written records of this time period
Sumerians constructed moats and walls in order to
protect themselves from attack
This is the name of the Babylonian leader best known for his code of laws
Hammurabi
123 Sesame Street is an example of what 5 theme of geography
Absolute location
This is the name of an object made or used in the past
An artifact
This is the way people in the Paleolithic Era got their food.
Hunting and Gathering
What was the best solution for Mesopotamians facing food shortages?
Increase the number of times each year that farmers plant their crops.
Move down to the river plains and try to grow crops there.
Attack neighboring villages and steal their food.
Abandon farming and return to hunting and gathering
Move down to the river plains and try to grow crops there.
The name of the leader of the Akkadian empire (The first empire we discussed)
Sargon
This is a term for where an area is on a map
Place
What is one reason the earliest cave paintings were created?
Honor gods, imbue powers of animals, use in religious ceremonies
Why were communities small during Paleolithic times?
They had to move around for food/ this could not support large groups.
What is evidence that a society has a stable food supply
Lots of food available, do not need to hunt/ gather
Steles were created to do what?
Commemorate achievements
The type of calendar we use today is called
Secular
A geographer is a social scientist who studies
Maps/ physical features
What trait enabled Upright man to walk on two feet?
Strong/ long leg bones
Silt was a problem for Mesopotamians because
it clogged the irrigation canals
What was a problem shared by all 4 empires we discussed?
They could not control all the land they held
Name one of the 5 themes of geography, and give me an example of that theme at Eastern High school.
Answers may vary, could be location, place, HEI, movement, region
A paleoanthropologist would study what?
Development of the earliest humans
Name one hominin group and a capability that helped that group survive.
Habilis- making tools
Upright man- leg bones/ travelling
Neanderthalis- communities/ better tool making
Sapiens- best tools
What is one characteristic of civlization and how might we see that characteristic today
Answers may vary
Correctly use the word "siege" in a sentence
repeatedly attacking an enemy by surrounding a city with your army