Vocabulary
Geography
Stone Age
Ancient Egypt
Other
100
belief in many gods
What is polytheism?
100
the shaded are on your map shows
What is the Fertile Crescent?
100
14. Scientist learned more about the Iceman's life by studying
What are his clothes, tools, and body?
100
the major river that is responsible for the development of Ancient Egyptian culture
What is the Nile River?
100
15. first written set of laws
What is Hammurabi's Code?
200
The term used to describe an Egyptian king
What is a pharaoh?
200
17. Danger in living near a river
What are floods?
200
9. People of the Old Stone Age got their food by
What is hunting animals and gathering plants?
200
mummies were buried in this structure
What are pyramids?
300
written and recorded events of a people
What is history?
300
8. Civilization developed in the Fertile Cresent because
What is the rivers created very rich farmland?
300
11. ___________________ is what a faming settlement needed in order to develop into a city.
What is a dependable water source?
300
5. The lives of peasants were greatly influenced by
What is the planting seasons?
300
10. Farming changed the way people lived because
What is the people stayed in one place?
400
a traditional story; somtimes tells a legend that explains people's beliefs
What is a myth?
400
Surplus food was a factor that led to
What is rapid population growth?
400
the major difference between the Old and New Stone Ages?
What is the development of farming?
400
The manner in which Ancient Egyptians showed their belief in the afterlife
What is they preserved the bodies of the dead?
400
a source that was created during the time being discussed
What is a primary source?
500
time before writing was invented
What is prehistory?
500
20. The physical geography of Ancient Egypt helped shape the development of the civilization because
What is the Nile River flooded and provided rich soil for planting. The Nile River also provided fish, mud for building and reeds for making boats. The Nile was also an excellent water source for cooking and cleaning.
500
16. Egyptian rulers governed with
What is absolute power?
500
The gold and blue burial mask that is pictured on the poster on the board belonged to
Who is King Tutankhamen?
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