Map skills/Geography
What are the Cardinal Directions?
North, South, East, West
how did the Old and New stone age get food?
Old stone age got food by hunting and gathering.
New stone age got food by farming.
what continent is Mesopotamia located on?
Asia
what does polytheistic mean?
the belief in many gods
What continent is Egypt located on?
Africa
What are the continents and how many are their?
There are 7 and they are North America, South America, Africa, Asia, Australia, Antarctica, and Europe.
who's a nomad?
A person who moves place to place.
what are some Sumerian inventions?
Cuneiform, the Wheel, and the sailboat
what does G.R.A.P.E.S. stand for?
Geography, Religion, Achievements, Politics, Economics, Social Structure(society)
how did the Nile River affect life in Ancient Egyptians?
it gave them fertile soil, water for food, drinking, bathing, transportation, protection, and ability to trade
what are lines of latitude and longitude?
Bonus: what are their most famous lines?
Latitude - imaginary lines that run east to west
Longitude - imaginary lines that run north to south
Bonus: latitudes most famous line of latitude is the Equator. Longitudes most famous line of longitude is the Prime Meridian.
What's surplus?
more of a resource than is needed.
how did flooding of the Tigris and Euphrates Rivers help Mesopotamia?
it provided silt and fertile land for farming
whats monotheistic?
belief in one god
what protected Egyptians in the North, South, East and west?
North - the Nile Delta
South - Cataracts
East and West - hot and sandy deserts
How many years are their of decade, Century, and Millennium?
Decade - 10 years
Century - 100 years
Millennium - 1,000years
what's domestication?
to tame or train animals.
Who wrote the first law code?
Hammurabi
whats polytheistic?
belief in many gods
why did ancient Egypt study stars?
to help predict flooding of the Nile river
Whats an example of primary and secondary source?
primary - letters, diaries, government documents, and etc.
Secondary - textbook, biography, and etc.
What's specialization?
a particular job
what's the area between the Tigris and Euphrates Rivers called?
The fertile Crescent
how were the Israelite different from the Mesopotamian and other people from Ancient civilizations?
they were monotheistic(believed in one god) while other civilizations were polytheistic
Whats theocracy?
a government in witch the same person is both the political and religious leader