Geography
These are the imaginary lines that crisscross the globe which geographers use to find an Absolute Location.
Latitude and Longitude
This is a firsthand account or a description of a person or event by someone who was present at the time under study.
Primary Source
A person who moves from place to place in search of food.
A curving strip of good farmland stretching from the Mediterranean Sea to the Persian Gulf.
The Fertile Crescent.
Bronze.
Zero degrees Latitutde
The Equator
This is a secondhand account or a description of a person or event by someone who was NOT present at the time under study.
Secondary Source
This is the way that paleolithic people obtained food.
Hunt and Gather
The "land between the rivers"
Mesopotamia
This was the world's first code of laws designed to promote peace and stability in the Babylonian Empire
This is the southernmost continent
Antarctica
This is the way of life for a particular group of people. It includes dress, food, language, religion, and many other facets of everyday life.
Culture
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Another word for New Stone Age
Paleolithic Age (Old stone age)
Neolithic Age (New stone age)
These are the two rivers surrounding Mesopotamia
Tigris and Euphrates
The belief in many gods.
Polytheism
What does A.D. stand for?
Anno Domini
(In the year of our Lord)
Describe the difference between an archaeologist and an anthropologist.
An archaeologist studies artifacts.
An anthropologist studies the culture of the people who made the artifacts.
What is this called?
The Agricultural Revolution.
A temple built to worship the city-states main god.
Ziggurat.
Describe the flood cycle of the Tigris and Euphrates Rivers.
They were unpredictable and violent.
Widespread flooding and seasonal drought.
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3,000 BC 2,019 AD
5,019 years
Why would paleontologist not be interested in a 15,000 year old Caveman skeleton?
Paleontologists study fossils from animals and plants, not people.
Archaeologists and Anthropologists study anciet humans and culture.
Describe Job Specialization
When humans had enough farm labor to grow a surplus of food, they didn't need anymore farmers. People were given an opportunity to specialize in different jobs other than farming.
The world's first emperor.
Sargon
What are the benefits and disadvantages of living near a river?
Food, fresh water, cleaning, bathing, protection, travel, trade.
floods, drought.