Africa
What did the Ancient Egyptians call their spiritual afterlife?
Ka
Absolute or Relative Location:
Mrs. Jone's class is north of Ms. Smith's classroom.
Relative
hieroglyphics
What type of government did the ancient civilizations have?
Monarchy
The imaginary lines that run horizontally across the globe are called lines of _____.
Latitude
The flooding of the Nile River carried what mineral that helped the irrigation systems
silt
What city of Mesopotamia was also home to the fabled Hanging Gardens, one of the Seven Wonders of the Ancient World.
Babylon
Why was the location of Egypt safe and protected from others?
Cataracts stopped ships from entering, the desert on both sides blocked travelers, and the wet delta kept boats from docking
What is physical geography?
It involves the study of Earth’s natural features, like water, landforms, vegetation, and climate.
How was society structured for the Ancient societies?
List the different levels
slaves, peasants or farmers, priests and military, king or pharaoh families
Lines of latitude run _____ /_____.
Lines of longitude run _____ / _____.
east/west
south/north
What is the Fertile Crescent?
Describes the relationship between Egypt and Kush
Started out as a civil relationship, trading and sharing cultural beliefs. Then they were consistently at war to overthrow each other for one overall ruler.
Transmission of ideas, customs, beliefs, and other cultural elements.
cultural diffusion
The Equator's latitude is ___ degree's.
zero