Map skills/Geography
What are the cardinal directions?
North, South, East, West
What is the meaning of a nomad
a person that goes place to place to find/hunt for food
what was the area between the Tigris and Euphrates river called
The fertile cresant
Name one Sumerian evention
cuneiform, wheel, sail boat, plow, brownse
what continant is Egypt located on
africa
what are all of the intermediate directions
Northeast, Southwest, Northwest, Southeast
What does the term surplus mean
when u have more food than u need and can store it
how did all of the flooding from the rivers help people out
it provided better soil which made better plants
what does the word polytheistic mean
the beliefs in many gods
how did the Nile River affect life in ancient egypt
it madefertile soil for farming, water for food and cleaning yourself, transportation, and some portection
what are the lines of latitude
lines on a map that run west and east
Describe how the New Stone Age poeple got food
they learned how to hunt and gather plants
where is the Delta located at
north at the top of the Nile River
how were they different from mesopotamia and other people
they were monolithic
what Geography feature portected the east and west of egypt
the hot and sandy dessert
what are lines of longitude
lines on a map that run North and South
Decribe how the Old stone age people got food
They hunted and gathered
what contaiant was mesopotamia on
Asia
who was responsable for the written law code, what were the punishments like
whatever bad thing u have done to someone else u have to get done to yourself
why did people of ancient Egypt study the stars
to help perdict when the Nile River would flood
what is the most famous line of longitude
the Prime Meridian
what is domestication
To tame or train animals or plants for humans
when would the river usually flood
every august
what does G.R.A.P.E.S stand for
Geography, Religan, Achivements, Politics, establishments, Social strucher
explain the role religion played in ancient Egyptian life
it was the most important thing ever