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Australopithecus were here this many years ago AND they were the first to do this.
4 million to 1.9 million years ago. They were the first to walk upright
Man is thought to have started in this continent.
Africa
Two reasons why Teotihuacan was the most important Ancient Mesoamerican city are _______ & _________.
Teo was the earliest & the largest & it was the most extensively planned with a vast trade network
What was the major "earth" change between the Paleolithic and Neolithic Age?
The warmer climate. (Made things melt/get wetter)
Name 5 ways fire was used by early hominids.
Cooking, Warmth, Light, Defense, to Preserve food.
Name the river that flows through Egypt and drains into the Mediterranean sea. Which direction does it flow?
The Nile River, flows north.
Name the 3 Sub-Saharan trade networks we covered in class!
The Trans-Saharan, the Red Sea, & the Swahili Coast trade networks.
This is the place that life was centered around in Ancient Egypt.
Nile River Valley
Explain what happens to the Nile river every year. What were the Egyptians able to create because of this?
Predictable flood. A calendar.
What does the word Mesopotamia mean?
It means "the land between the rivers"
The Old Kingdom was called this Age. What was main reason they were constructed?
The Pyramid Age. They were tombs for pharaohs and their queens.
What the Americas gave Europe in exchange for the slaves.
Plantation goods that would not spoil.
What were the 2 most powerful states in Ancient Phoenicia? 2 most religious states?
Tyre and Sidon.... Baalbek and Byblos (Gebal)
What was the main way that farmers controlled the flooding of the rivers?
They built dams and dug channels (irrigation).
What is the main body of water the Phoenicians used for trade?
Mediterranean Sea
A drought is 1 of the 4 natural challenges in Africa...name the other 3. 15X
Volcanoes, Earthquakes, & Floods.
What did the Sumerians invent? What year was the first evidence of this found?
The wheel. 3500 BCE
What do the Mesoamericans call the sacred tree that represents the 3 realms?
The Ceiba Tree.
What was Hammurabi's Code? What was the motto?
Oldest complete code of laws discovered. "An eye for an eye"
How did the Twins (Hunahpu & Xbalanque) avenge their father in the under world?
Defeated the Lords of Death in the Ball Game!
What were Ancient Kings of Egypt called?
Pharaohs.
What did the twins (Hunahpu & Xbalanque) become?
The Sun and the Moon!
What do Mesoamericans call the underworld?
Xibalba
What does Biodiverse mean?
Large variety of plants and animals
What were the Phoenicians most famous for trading? How was it made?