Map skills/Geography
What are the cardinal directions?
North, South, East, West
How did the Neolithic people get food?
Hunting and gathering
What does the word Mesopotamia stand for?
Land between two rivers
What does monotheism mean?
The belief in only one god
Where is Egypt located?
Africa
What is a map key?
Lists of symbols that explains what symbols or shading represents on a map; also known as a map legend
What is surplus?
When you have more of something than needed (extra)
What rivers were next to Mesopotamia?
Tigris and Euphrates Rivers
What are pyramids?
They are immense tombs for the pharaohs when they die
What are the intermediate directions?
Northeast, Northwest, Southeast, Southwest
Whats a nomad?
A person who doesn't have a home and wanders place to place
What continent was Mesopotamia located on?
Aisa
Who was at the top of the social pyramid?
The pharaoh and the family of the pharaoh
What is the most famous line of latitude?
Equator
What is another name for the Old Stone Age?
Paleolithic Age
What does polytheism mean?
The belief in many gods
what does theocracy mean?
A government where the same person is both the political and religious leader
What is the most famous line of longitude?
Prime Meridian
Whats another name for the New Stone Age?
Neolithic Age
What did flooding provide from the two rivers?
Provided silt creating fertile soil for farming
who is at the bottom of the social pyramid?
Enslaved people and unskilled people