geography
what are the cardinal directions
north, south, east, west
what is a map title
tells what the map is about
how did old stone age people get food
they hunted for food
what does they word polytheistic mean
it means many beliefs in gods and goddesses
what continent is Egypt located on
Africa
what are the intermediate directions
north east, south east, north west, south west.
what is a map key
what is a nomad
someone who hunts from place to place.
what are some sumerian inventions
the wheel, a sailboat, irrigation, and cuneifrom
what did the ancient Egyptians believe happened in the afterlife?
they believed that the afterlife would be better than the present life.
what is the most famous line of longitude
the prime meridian.
what are lines of longitude
lines that are running from the north pole to the south pole
what is system agriculture
it was planting and growing crops for food and raising animals to eat
how were the Israelites different from the Mesopotamians and other people from ancient civilizations.
they were different because the Israelites belived in one god.
what was the ancient Egyptian social class pyramid like?
The pharoh was at the very top and is the kost powerful, then artisans and merchants, and finally the unskilled people/slaves
what is a map scale
a relationship between a distance on the map and the corresponding distance on earth.
when reading a timeline and computing the number of years between two events in the same time period you must _____ the two numbers.
what is surplus
is an extra amount of something or an overflow.
what was the area between the Tigris and Euphrates river called
the fertile crescent
why did they people of ancient Egypt study the stars?
to determine the timing of religious rituals, and mark the seasons
how many years are in a millennium
1,000
when computing the number of years between two events in the different time periods you must _____ the two numbers
you must add
what is specialization
it means concentrating in a specific area or skill, like tool making, weaving, trading, art, and more
what does the acronym G.R.A.P.E.S. stand for???
Geograpghy,Religion,Achievements,Politics,Economy, And social structure.
what geographical feature protected Egypt from invasions in the east and west?
the vast dessert landscape