Chapter 1: The First People
Chapter 2: Ancient Egyptians
Chapter 3: Mesopotamia
Chapter 6: Africa After the New Kingdom
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What are the five oceans?

Pacific, Indian, Atlantic, Arctic, Southern

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Who joined Upper Egypt and Lower Egypt?

King Menes

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What is the Fertile Crescent?

An area that extends from the Mediterranean Sea to the Persian Gulf.

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What are Caravans?

Groups of people traveling through the desert to trade.

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What are the difficulties that the early people faced while moving around?

Climate, glaciers, mountains, and bodies of water


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What are some achievements of the Old Kingdom?

Mummification, pyramids, hieroglyphics. 

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What are some Sumerian achievements?

Stylus, cuneiform, sails, and connecting wheels to a cart.


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Who taught Kushites to make iron weapons?

Assyrians

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What are the three basic human needs?

Food, clothing, and shelter

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How did the Hyksos invade Egypt?

They used chariots


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What was the name of the capital that King Sargon built?

Akkad

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What is the famous trading center located in the Kingdom of Kush?

Meroe

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What is the name of people with no permanent homes?

Nomads

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What did the Middle Kingdom focus on? (Achievements)

Art and Writing

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How many laws were there in the Code of Hammurabi?

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What are the modern names/locations of the following civilizations:

-Kush

-Axum

-Nok

-Sudan

-Ethiopia

-Nigeria

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Why did early humans form clans?

Humans form clans for safer hunting and gathering


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When did early Egyptians settle around the Nile River?

5000 BC


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What are the Phoenicians' achievements?

The built boats, sailed as traders, able to sail at night because they studied the stars, they developed a simple alphabet of 22 letters, and built colonies.

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What are the similarities between Kushites and Egyptians?

Similarities: 

-Culture (Had the sam gods)

-Called their rulers Pharaos.

Differences:

-Kushite women were much more involved in the government. 

-Kush was centered further South. 

-Kush got stronger while Egypt got weaker.

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