Map Skills/Geography
What is the most famous line of latitude?
The equator.
How did the early humans get food?
Hunting.
What was the area between the Tigris and Euphrates Rivers called? Why is it called this?
It was called "The Fertile Cresient" when Rivers flooded, silt washed the lands with rich soil.
Were the Israelites Polytheistic?
Yes.
Describe how the Nile River affected life in ancient Egypt.
Soil,water,food,transpertation, ability to trade,protect.
what are lines of longitude?
Directions from the North Pole to the South Pole.
What is another name for "Stone Age"?
Paleolithic
What continent is Mesopotamia located on?
Asia
What was so special about Israelites?
Describe details about the ancient Egyptian belief in the afterlife.
they believed it would be better than present time.
What is the Map Key?
shows symbols on a map; Map legend
What is a "nomad" ?
A person or group that moved from place to place to find food.
What does "Polytheistic" mean?
The believer in many gods.
name 3 Israelites picked by god.
Abraham, isaac, and jacob
Describe the ancient Egyptian social class pyramid.
Upper class, Pharaohs, nobles, priests, Middle class, Traders, artisans, shopkeepers, and scribes. Lower class, Farmers and herders, slaves, unskilled workers.
What are intermediate directions?
North-west, North-east, South-west, South-east
Describe how New Stone Age got food.
Hunting AND Gathering.
Who was responsible for the first written law code? describe what these laws and their punishments were like?
Hammurabi, { eye for an eye }
Why did god choose the Israelites? why couldn't he pick anyone else?
because he loved the israelites, and he picked them as his people.
Who(m) was on the top of the Egyptian social pyramid? Who(m) was on the bottom of the Egyptian social pyramid?
Top: Pharoahs. Bottom: slaves and unskilled workers.
What is a map title?
The maps purpose.
What is another name for the "New Stone Age"?
Neolithic Age.
Name some Sumerian inventions.
Cuneiform, wheel, sailboat, wooden plow, bronze.
How were the Israelites different from Mesopotamians and other people from ancient civilizations?
The Israelites believed in more than one god.
Explain the role religion played in ancient Egyptian life.
The most important