Geography/Elements of a Map
Continents and Oceans
Beginnings of Human Society
Ancient Egypt
Ancient India/Greece
100
What is Latitude and Longitude?
100
What is a Continent?
A Continent is a large amount of land.
100
What are the definitions of History and Pre-history?
History is the written and other recorded events of people.
Pre-History is the time before history.
100
Define these key terms:
Cataract: Rock filled rapids
Delta: A plain at the mouth of a river
Silt: Fine soil found on river bottoms.
Polytheism: The belief in many gods.
Afterlife: A belief in a life after death.
100
Why did a civilization start near a river? How does a river create a civilization?
The river provided many benefits for the people living nearby it such as silt to grow crops, a source of food and water, a way to travel, and path for trade.
200
What/Where is the Equator?
What/Where is the Prime Meridian?
200
What is the ocean that people in California swim in?
The Pacific Ocean
200
Who are archaeologists and why are they important?
Archaeologists are scientists who examine objects to learn about past peoples and cultures.
They are important because they teach us about the time before written history.
200
What direction does the Nile flow and why?
Why is the Nile important?
What was the impact of cataracts?
The Nile flows north from its sources in East Africa to the Mediterranean sea.
The Nile flows downhill because of high elevation.
They were waterfalls that prevented people from travelling on them. They had to travel on land.
200
How did geography affect the lives of the people in Greece?
Greece is a peninsula which is land that is surrounded by water on three sides. They can use this water to fish, travel, and trade.
Greece also has a ton of mountains which made it difficult for travel and communication. This lead to the development of city-states.
300
What are the names of the Oceans?
Atlantic, Pacific, Arctic, Southern, and Indian Oceans
300
What are the Oceans that surround Asia? What is the ocean that is next to it? What is the ocean that is below it?
Pacific Ocean on one side.
Indian Ocean is below it.
300
What happened in these Stone Age Periods?
Old
Middle
New
How did the people live? What did they "discover" during each period?
Old: Ancestors used stone tools. People were hunters and gathers. They had to be nomads.
Middle: Discovery of fire. They used fire for cooking, light, and protection
New: Learned how to keep farms and domesticate plants and animals.
300
What were the Egyptians beliefs and practices?
They believed in an afterlife.
They were polytheistic
The created mummies so that the spirit can come back to the body after they had went on to the afterlife.
300
What was the government like in Greece?
What did the Greeks contribute to the arts?
The Greek government went through three phases: They were ruled by the Aristocracy (the rich families made the decisions), then they were ruled by Tyrants, and finally Greece became a democracy (the people made the decisions).
Greeks contributed to theater (Comedies and tragedies)
They also contributed to Architecture by creating buildings with columns and pillars.
400
What are the names of all of the Continents?
North America, South America, Africa, Australia, Antarctica, and Asia.
400
What continent is Spain, France, Italy, and the UK located on?
They are located on the European continent.
400
What caused populations to grow and what were the effects of this growth?
Populations grew because there was a surplus of food. This meant that more family members could be born and survive.
Population growth meant that people could be artisans (specialized jobs), and this created the need for laws and government.
400
What are Pyramids?
Why were they important?
Why would workers risk their lives to build them?
Pyramids were huge structures with four sloping triangle shaped sides. They were important because they were used as tombs to bury their dead (pharaohs).
400
What were the beliefs and practices of the Hindu religion?
It was developed over 3,500 years
Hinduism is a blending of many religions.
Polytheistic: They believed in many gods.
Brahman: Spiritual power in everything
Dharma: Religious and moral duties
Avatar: Hindu god or goddesses in human form.
Upanishads: Religious texts
Reincarnation: Rebirth of the soul
Ahimsa: Non violence
500
What ocean surrounds Antarctica?
The Southern Ocean.
500
What continent is Brazil, Peru, Chile, Argentina, and Venezuela on?
They are located in South America.
500
What is Hammurabi's Code? Why was it important? How did it impact society?
Hammurabi's Code was the first set of written laws. These laws were written on tablets so the people knew what was expected of them. If they did not follow a law, they would be punished in the way that they committed the crime.
Example: If you stole, your hand would be cut off.
"An eye for an eye."
500
What did the Egyptians contribute to science and medicine?
Keeping track of time: Astronomers predicted when rivers would flow
Math: Found solutions to their problems. Measured stones to build pyramids. They figured out how many days are in the year by following the sirius star.
Medicine: They knew a lot about the body because of surgery and herbal-ism.
500
What are the beliefs and practices of Buddhism?
Siddhartha Gautama created Buddhism.
They followed the eight fold path which is also called "the middle way".
If they followed the eight fold path, and were a good person during their life, they would achieve Nirvana which is a lasting peace.
Missionaries: Spread their religion to others.
They shared similar beliefs of the Hindus.