Mesopotamia
what continent is Mesopotamia located on
Asia
how many years are in a decade,century and millennium
10,100,1000
shared the achievements of Narmer/menes
he united upper and lower Egypt
what is a nomad
people who moved from place to place and never stayed at one spot
if two events on the time line are the same time period
you would subtract
what is specialization
the act of training for a particular job
how many continents are there
7
Explain the role of religion
very important to them as they were polythiestic and belifed in only one god
what is an another name for old stone age
paleolithic age
if two events on a time line are different
you must add
Name two Sumerian inventions
cuneiform and the wheel
whats a map title
describes the purpose or information of a map
Define Theocracy
A goverment where the same person is both the political and religious leader
describe how the new stone age got food
they learned how to produce food by growing it
what is a primary source
something that is authentic and real
how were the Israelites different from Mesopotamians and other people
Israelites were monotheistic (believed in one god)the other civilization were polythiestic
what are lines of longitude
imaginary lines that run north to south
why did Egyptians study stars
To help them predict when the Nile river will flood
describe how the old stone age people got food
hunting and gathering
what is a secondary source
something that is second hand or not authentic
how did flooding the Tigris and Euphrates river help people of mesopotamia
the flooding provided silt creating fertile soil for farming
what are intermediate directions
Northeast,Southeast,southwest and northwest
who was on top and on the bottom of the Egyptian soical pyramid
pharaohs and the bottom is poor /prisoners
what is systematic agriculture
the organization growing of food on a a regular basis
what are examples of a primary and secondary source
Secondary:textbooks or model of the may flower
Primary: the actual declaration of independence or and interview with Ambraham Lincoln