Geography
The directions north, south, east, and west.
Cardinal Directions
What is another name for Old Stone Age?
Paleolithic
How many years are in a decade, century and millennium?
A decade means ten years, a century means a hundred, and millennium means a thousand.
What continent is Mesopotamia located on?
Asia
What is a pharaoh?
What is an ancient ruler of Egypt.
How many continents are there and can you name all of them?
7 continents from largest to smallest Asia, Africa, North America, South America, Antarctica, Europe, Australia.
What is domestication?
To tame or train an animal to do a certain task or skill.
What are primary and secondary sources?
Primary sources gives direct access to the subject of the research, while secondary sources provide second-hand information and commentary from other researchers.
What are some important Sumerian inventions?
The wheel, the plow, mathematics, cuneiform, sailboat, and writing.
What continent is Egypt located on?
What is Africa?
The directions northeast, southeast, southwest, and northwest.
Intermidiant directions.
What is a surplus?
Surplus is the amount of resources, particularly food, that exceeds what is necessary for immediate consumption.
What are some examples of a primary and secondary source?
Primary Sources Secondary Sources· autobiography · biography
painting or object of art · article reviewing the art
personal diary or letters · book about the person or event·
What is the area between the Tigris and Euphrates River called?
Mesopotamia
What did the Egyptians believe about the after life?
What is eternal life lived in the tomb as a ka (soul), and an afterlife lived in the Field of Reeds, the kingdom of the god Osiris.
What are lines of latitude and what is the most famous line of latitude?
Lines of latitude, also called parallels, are imaginary lines that divide the Earth. They run east to west, but measure your distance north or south. The equator is the most well known parallel.
What is a nomad? Why were Paleolithic people nomads?
Paleolithic people were nomadic because they had to go where they could find food.
When reading a timeline and computing the numbers of years between two events in the SAME time period you must...
You must subtract the two numbers in order to find the date of the event.
The belief and worship of many gods/deities
Describe the ancient Egypt social pyramid?
There were six classes of society: (1) the pharaoh, or king, (2) government officials, (3) nobles and priests, (4) scribes and soldiers, (5) artisans and merchants, and (6) peasants and slaves
What are the following map tools used for:
Map Key - Map Title - Map Scale - Compass Rose
Map Key: Gives you the information needed for the map to make sense.
Map Title: The purpose of the map.
Map Scale: A map scale is the relationship between a distance on a map and the corresponding distance on the earth
Compass Rose: Shows the cardinal directions.
What is systematic agriculture?
Systematic agriculture is the deliberate planting and growing of crops and raising of animals for the purpose of consumption.
When reading a timeline and computing the numbers of years between two events in the DIFFERENT time period you must...
You must add the two numbers in order to find the date of the event.
How were the Israelites different from the Mesopotamians and other people from ancient civilizations?
While the Israelites did not believe their god Yahweh was the sole god on Earth, they believed he was the sole god responsible for their lives. By contrast, the Mesopotamians worshipped dozens of gods, from gods of weather to gods of the harvest.
What protected the Egyptians from ALL sides?