Map Skills/Geography
what are the cardinal directions?
north, south, east, west
What is another word for the Old Stone Age and what did people do during that time for food?
Paleolithic Age
People hunted and gathered for food
What is another word for Mesopotamia?
another word is," The Land Between the two Rivers" which is in Greek
What are some achievements that they did?
system of writing( cuneiform ), arts and technology skills, and social classes
how did the Nile River help them farm?
it provided flooding and which made the soil fresh for farming crops
what are the intermediate directions?
northwest, northeast, southwest, southeast
What is another word for the New Stone Age and what did people do to get food during that time?
Neolithic Age
They did systematic agriculture to farm
What continent is Mesopotamia located on?
Asia
how did their population grow?
had a surplus of food
what did they do to dead Egyptians?
they embalmed them into mummies
what are the names of all the 7 continents?
North America, South America, Europe, Asia, Australia, Africa, Antarctica
what's a surplus?
A overload or too much of food or of a supply
What are 3 Sumerian inventions?
Cuniform, bronze, and the wheel
how did their government work?
organized large scale projects, and created laws and collected taxes for the military
what is a theocracy?
a system of government
what is a primary source?
the first source of an object or person
What is domestication?
Taming animals or plants: provided people food
What does polytheism mean?
a believe in more than one god (many gods)
what type of religion did they believe in?
they believed in one god ( monotheism )
what type of religion did they believe in?
polytheism (many gods)
what is a secondary source?
the second source of an object of person
What is Specialization?
when people have time for doing things like trading, making crafts and even play games
What does the phrase G.R.A.P.E.S mean?
Geography, Religion, Achievements, Politics, Economics, and Social Structure
what did they do with the social classes?
they organized it through the upper class the middle class and the lower class!!!!!!!!
why did they study the stars?
to keep track of the Nile's flooding and to keep track of the time and day