Geograhy
The directions North, south, east, west
cardinal directions
how many years are in a millennium
1,000
describe how old stone age get food
hunting and gathering
what continent is mesopotaimia located on
Asia
what continent is Egypt located on
Africa
What is a compass rose
circular drawing showing the cardinal directions and sometimes intermediate directions
what is a primary source
first handed piece of evidence written or created by the people who saw or experienced the event
what is a nomad
people who move from place to place in a group who search for food
what does the word polytheistic mean
belief in many gods
why did people of ancient Egypt study the stars
to help them predict the flooding of the Nile river
what is a map key
list of symbols that explains what symbols or shading represent on a map
what do you do when on a timeline there are two events on the same side of the timeline
Subtract
what is another name for new stone age
neolithic age
how did the flooding help people of mesopotiamia
it gave them silt and fertile soil
share the achievements of Narmer
he united upper and lower Egypt
what is a map title
describes purpose of the map and imformation
how many years are in a decade
10 years
what is domestication
to tame or train wild animals for human use
who was first responsible for creating the law code
hammurabi
define theocracy
a government where the same person is both political and religious leader
what is a map scale
unit of measurement used to represent the distance between two points on a map
how many years are in a century
100 years
what is a surplus
more of a resource than is needed to survive
what is the area between Tigris and Euphrates
the fertile crescent
who was at the top of the pyramid
pharaoh and family members