map skills/ geography
what are the cardinal directions?
North, South, East, West
How did old stone age people get food?
Hunting and gathering.
What continent is Mesopotamia located on?
Mesopotamia was located on Asia
what modern day countries did Canaan fall upon?
Lebanon, Israel, Jordan.
What continent is Egypt located on?
Africa
What are the intermediate directions
Northeast, Southeast, Northwest, Southwest
what is a nomad?
person who moves place to place for food.
What was the land between the Tigris and Euphrates river called?
the fertile crescent
What is polytheism?
Polytheism is the belief or worship of more than one god or many gods.
Why did Egyptians study the stars?
to help them predict the flooding of the Nile river and how to build the pyramids.
what is the map tool map scale used for?
to tell you a distance on the map
what is domestication?
Domestication is when you tame animals to get farm work done or work in general.
Who made the first written law code?
Hammurabi
How were the Israelites different from the Mesopotamians?
The Mesopotamians were polytheistic believing is many gods, while the Israelites were monotheistic, believing in one god.
What is a Theocracy?
Theocracy is where the political leader is also the religious leader (pharoh)
what is a primary source?
what is a secondary source?
someone or something that witnessed the event
secondhand account based off research
What is surplus?
surplus is when there is more than enough needed of a supply, item, or good.
Why did the flooding of the Tigris and Euphrates river help the people of ancient Mesopotamia?
It provided rich land filled with fertile silt.
in ____ BCE Jewish holy writings were organized and collected into the Torah.
4000
What did king Narmer achieve?
He unified upper and lower Egypt as well as starting a dynastic rule.
a millennium is..
1000 years
What is systematic agriculture?
Systematic agriculture is the planting and growing crops.
What does G.R.A.P.E.S stand for?
Geography, Religion, Agriculture,Politics, Economics, and Social structure.
What does the Torah hold?
records of Jewish history and mosaic laws.
What was the role of religion in Egyptians lives?
They felt if they treated their gods well and serviced them, they would be given good things such as good harvest and protection.