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Where I'm From
Continents & Oceans
MAPS
Archaeology
Mesopotamia
100
What town do you live in?
Austin
100
How many Continents are there?
seven (7)
100
What are maps used for?
Maps show you where things are.
100
Vocabulary: locating and studying remains from the past
ARCHAEOLOGY
100
"The Land Between Two Rivers" is what ancient civilization?
Mesopotamia
200
What state do you live in?
Texas
200
How many Oceans are there?
four (4)
200
Name one type of map.
possible answers: street map subway map floor map weather map political maps
200
Vocabulary: the remains or imprints of a human, animal, plant, or insect
FOSSIL
200
Who wrote the first set of laws and what are they called?
Hammurabi: Hammurabi's Code
300
What country do you live in?
United States of America
300
Name the Continents that begin with the letter "A".
Asia, Africa, Australia, Antarctica
300
What symbol shows direction on a map?
Compass Rose
300
Vocabulary: a human made object of archaeological or historical importance
ARTIFACT
300
The Mesopotamians created wedge-shaped symbols used for writing. What are they called?
Cuneiforms
400
What continent do you live on?
North America
400
What is the largest and smallest Continent?
largest: Asia smallest: Australia
400
Name the Cardinal and Intercardinal directions.
north, south, east, west, northeast, northwest, southeast, southwest
400
Vocabulary: the process of digging up remains from the past
EXCAVATION
400
A self-governing unit made up of a city and its surrounding area is called what?
City-State
500
What is the Capitol of the United States
Washington D.C
500
What is the largest Ocean? Name one (1) Continent that it touches.
Pacific Ocean: North America, South America, Asia, Australia, Antarctica
500
What part of the map tells you what different symbols on a map mean?
map key
500
Vocabulary: the stories, myths, or legends passed on by word of mouth from generation to generation
ORAL TRADITION
500
Mesopotamia is located between what two (2) rivers?
the Tigris and Euphrates rivers