Map skills/geografy
What are the cardinal directions?
North, South, East, and West
What were the ages?
Paleolithic, Neolithic, old stone age
what was Mesopotamia also called?
The land between two rivers
what does the word polytheistic mean?
Belief in many gods
What is the first step in mummification?
To remove internal organs and Liquids
what line goes north and south?
Longitude
How did they get food in the paleolithic and neolithic times?
by hunting animals and trading
What were the two rivers called?
Euphrates and Tigris Rivers
what does the word Monotheistic mean?
Belief in one god
Name all the pharaohs
Hapi, Re, Osiris, Isis, Horus, Anubis, Thoth,
what are the intermediate direction?
Northwest, Southeast, Northeast, Southwest
what is surplus?
to have resources left over that you don't need
what are two Sumerian inventions?
The wheel and cuneiform
how were the Mesopotamians different that the Israelites?
Isrealies only believed in one God while the Mesopotamians believed in many.
What does embalming mean?
To preserve a body/corpse to prevent it from decaying.
What is a map scale and map legend?
ratio of a distance on the map to the corresponding distance on the ground and a map legend is something that defines features or locations with a symbol.
What things could you trade in neolithic times?
Ideas, Food, Clothes, and more items
What was the timing for Mesopotamia floods?
they were unexpected
where did the Israelites live?
Canaan
what is a pyramid?
a big triangle like statue to hold the soul of a pharaoh
On what Hemisphere of the 7 Continents map is Europe?
Northern Eastern Hemisphere
What thing did you need to be able to trade?
SURPLUS!
What did floods bring?
Rich soil, destroyed crops, mud
what does GRAPES stand for
Geography,religion,achievements,politics,and economics.
Name one thing the Nile River was used for.
Drinking water/ Water for bathing