Geography
The directions north, south, east, and west
Cardinal directions
map key
explain the meanings of colors, symbols, or lines
how did old stone age people get food
hunting and gathering
what is the area between the Tigris and Euphrates rivers. why called this?
the fertile crescent because when rivers flooded it give them fertile soil
what continent is Egypt on
africa
what is a map scale
To show the actual distance between two locations
lines of longitude
imaginary lines that run north and south measuring the distance from prime meridian
what is another name for old stone age
paleolithic age
what continent is Mesopotamia on?
Asia
how did Egypt have natural protection
In the north: the delta. In the south: cataracts In the east and west: desserts
how many years in a decade, century, and millennium
10,100,1000
secondary source
a source not directly from the event/person
how new stone age people get food
farming and domestication
name some Sumerian inventions
cuneiform, Epic of Gilgamesh, wheel, sailboat
describe Egypt's social class pyramid
the power increases when there are fewer people. power decreases when more people
lines of latitude
imaginary lines that run East and West measuring the distance from equator
intermediate directions
directions northeast, southeast, southwest, northwest
what is another name for new stone age
neolithic age
how were the Israelites different from other civilizations
they were monotheistic
why did the people of Egypt study the stars
to determine when the Nile would flood
primary source
a source directly from the event/person
when numbers on the timeline are the SAME you have to
Subtract
what is domestication
the taming of animals used to help humans. it mad farming easier
who wrote the first written law code? what were the laws like
Hammurabi. The laws were made for every area of life. The punishments were harsh."An eye for an eye."
what are the achievements of Narmer
unified Egypt and founder of the First Dynasty