“With today’s emissions levels, our remaining CO2 budget will be gone in less than 8.5 years. You say you ‘hear’ us and that you understand our urgency. But not matter how sad and angry I am, I don’t want to believe that. Because if you fully understand the situation and still kept on failing to act, then you would be evil. And I refuse to believe that.”
Speaker: Greta Thunberg
Source: Speech to UN Climate Action Network
The Mali Empire used gold coins for currency.
False - salt or glass beads
Early tools found in Australia demonstrate to us that early humans made hunting and gathering tools from WHAT materials?
Shellfish shells or stones
Use the word PROVISION correctly in a sentence
Definition: Items needed for survival
Ex: We made sure to stock up on provisions before we went out camping for three nights in the woods
What is the name of the river that travels through Egypt?
The Nile River
“Where misery existed, joy manifests itself; all beasts rejoice. The children of Sobek, the sons of Neith, the cycle of the gods dwells in him, are prosperous. No more reservoirs for watering the fields! He makes mankind valiant, enriching some, bestowing his love on others.”
Speaker: Unknown Ancient Egyptians
Source: Hymn to the Nile
Perfume was one of the items traded out of Europe along the Silk Road.
False - Perfume was made in EGYPT
What ITEMS were sent from Europe to China along the Silk Road Trade Route?
Furs and Iron tools
Use the term ABRIDGE correctly in a sentence
Definition: To shorten or lesson
Ex: I decided to read the abridged version of the story before watching the movie.
How many days did it take to make a mummy?
70 Days!
“A traveler in this country carries no provisions, whether plain food or seasonings, and neither gold nor silver. He takes nothing but pieces of salt and glass ornaments, which the people call beads, and some aromatic goods.”
Speaker: Ibn Battuta
Source: Travels in Africa and Asia
Neolithic stone tools helped the to make the world population decrease.
False - population INCREASED after the use of agricultural tools and long-term seasonal planning began
What THREE CONTINENTS were connected by the transatlantic slave trade?
Europe, Africa, and the AMERICAS (North, South, and Central)
Use the term PROCEEDS correctly in a sentence
Definition: The profit made from the sale of items
Ex: The proceeds from the bake sale went to the Black Student Joy Club's upcoming field trip
What four organs were placed in canopic jars?
Intestines
Liver
Lungs
Stomach
“Let those humane individuals, who are in favor or slavery, only allow themselves to take the slave’s position in the noisome hold of a slave ship, just for one trip from Africa to America, and without going into the horrors of slavery further than this, if they do not come out thorough-going abolitionists, then I have no more to say in favor of abolition.”
Speaker: Mohammah G. Baquaqua and Samuel Moore
Source: Biography of Mohammah G. Baquaqua
Ancient Egyptians sang hymns to the Sahara Desert to ensure yearly flooding.
False - They prayed and sang to the NILE RIVER to ensure yearly flooding.
List two of the EFFECTS of climate change
Melting glaciers/Rising sea levels/Displacement
Increased average global temperature
Extreme weather events
Extinction of species
Use the term NOISOME correctly in a sentence
Definition: Unpleasant or foul odor
Ex: The boys locker room is always quite noisome after soccer practice
Which organ remained in the mummy AND WHY?
Heart; Needed to be measured by Osiris
"He makes coverlets to which he attaches his seal; his courtiers sell them in the market and the great ones of the land purchase them, and the proceeds thereof provide his sustenance."
Speaker: Benjamin of Tudela
Source: Itinerary of Benjamin of Tudela
Cultural Diffusion refers to the exchange of germs and diseases along trade routes
False - Exchange of ideas, knowledge, or belief systems
Why did the Ancient Egyptians pray to the Nile River and its associated gods?
For the Nile River to have it's annual flood, thus allowing them to gather water reservoirs for survival and agricultural work in the desert.
Use the term ABHOR (abhorrence) correctly in a sentence
Definition: To feel deep hatred toward
Ex: I abhor anyone who smokes on the subway
Draw and label AMMIT.