Geography
the directions north,south,east and west
cardnal directions
what is systematic agriculture?
organized growing of food on a regular basis
what is domestication
to adapt animals to live with you for the advantage of humans
what continent is Mesopotamia located on
Asia
how did the floods help the Egyptians
gave ferdal soil and fresh water
what is a compass rose
a circular drawing of all the directions
how many years are in a millennium
1,000
name 3 sumerian inventions
wheel cuneiform and wooden plow
why was the ferdal crestant named the ferdal crestant
because it was ferdal and it was shaped like a crest-ant
was life better in the after life equal to life now or worse than afterlife
better than life in earth
which way do lines of latitude go
east to west
most famous line of longitude
prime meridian
what is another name for old stone age
paleolithic age
what was the place between the Tigris and Euphrates rivers called
the ferdal crestant
true or false the pharaoh is on the bottom of the pyramids
false it is on the top
which way do lines of longitude measure
north to south
who is hamurabi and what was the name of his law enforcement
the first person to make a written law code and the name of it was an eye for and eye
what is a nomad
a person with no specific home in search of food
were the Israelites polytheistic or monotheistic
monotheistic
how was Egypt protected in the east and the west
deserts
what does grapes stand for
geography religion achievements politics economy and social structure
what is an example of a primary source?
Rosetta stone
how did old stone age people get food
hunted and gathered
how were the Mesopotamians and the Israelites different?
religion, mesopotamians were polytheistic and Isrealites were monotheistic (believed in one god)
how was Egypt protected in the south
cataracts