Land bridge
A natural bridge that was revealed after water froze and it connected asia and North America to each other. People crossed it and after the ice melted it covered the bridge.
Nomads
People/communities that are constantly moving and traveling around hunting animals. They never settle in one place.
Primary Source
a first-hand or contemporary account of an event or topic.
what is farming’s impact in the Stone Age
People no longer had to hunt for their food as much and they don't have to migrate. Since they can get food without hunting, they decided to settle and live of their crops
Why are Pyramids were so tall
Pyramids were so tall because since they were buried in the structure they thought that they would be closer to their gods in the after life.
Nile River
A river that egyptian society completely relied on for food, water, building resources, and much more.
Moses
A prophet who led the Isrealites out of slavery and recived the 10 commandments.
Migration
Ex: Nomads migrated a lot because they were hunters and gathers that followed where there food traveled.
Definition: Moving from one place to another.
how did Mesopotamia got its Name (which two land features)
In between Tigris and Euphrates river
Mummification
After death Egyptians covered themselves in oils, filled there bodies with sand, then wraped themselves in cloth, then were put in a coffin and burried in a tomb.
Ice Age
Periods in time where the whole earth was covered in ice because of the temperture dropping. Snow built up and compacted into ice and the proccess repeating until the whole world was covered.
Tools
Early humans use tools to hunt, farm, create art,write ect.
Embalming
preserving human remains
Purpose of Canals in Mesopotamia
The purpose of canals were to move goods more quickly than any other method.
Pictograph (heiroglyphs)
Ancient writing system that used pictures to describe their history and culture
Silt
A sediment made of dirt and rocks that is primarily used for farming.
what would people would look for to decide where to settle
People would look for a water source to start farming so they could have a stable source of food
Jainism
path to enlightenment is through nonviolence and reducing harm to living things
Hammurabis code
The first known written set of laws.
Polytheism
The belief of more than one god
Subcontinent
A country that has similer size and population to a continent.
Division of labor
Giving people different jobs and tasks to complete in order to keep society running.
Yahweh
name for the God of the Israelites
Ten Commandments
a moral and ethical code for the Israelites to follow, shaping their religious and social practices
Why were burial chambers in Ancient Egypt filled with tools, jewels, art, food, etc.
burial chambers in Ancient Egypt were filled with these because they belived that after death those possesions would come back to them for them to own