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Fit to be eaten as food
What does 'edible' mean?
100
What does the Greek word 'Paleo' mean?
It means 'old'
100
A man made waterway built to allow boats to pass through
What is a 'Canal'?
100
Answers may vary What is the name of one ancient civilization?
Answers may vary
100
Why did ancient civilizations start around water?
Water was need to farm, grow and clean things.
200
The city or town that is the seat of government
What does 'capital' mean?
200
Why is the 'Stone Age' called the 'Stone Age'?
Because they used stones for their tools.
200
Made or done very carefully
What is 'elaborate'?
200
Northern Africa Where is Kush located?
Northern Africa
200
Why was it not a good life to be poor?
You could not make any money from the little wheat you picked up.
300
Location or position of a town or building
What does 'site' mean?
300
Metal tools, Wheels, Houses, Cloth, Towns or Cities Name at least one thing the Stone Age people had to live without.
Metal tools, Wheels, Houses, Cloth, Towns or Cities
300
An object made by humans in the past.
What is an 'Artifact?
300
How many seasons did the Nile River have?
3 Seasons
300
Why were the Phoenicians a famous ancient civilization?
They built the first ships with 'keels' and having strong ships.
400
To bear witness, or to declare to be correct or true
What does 'attest' mean?
400
To follow the animals they hunted. Why did the Stone Age people migrate? (move around)
To follow the animals they hunted.
400
Doing things that are dishonest and illegal.
What is 'corrupt'?
400
What are the names of the three seasons of the Nile?
Ahket, Peret, Shem
400
What is the name of the people who study artifacts from the past?
Archaeologists
500
A long strip of igneous rock or mineral that fills a crevice in another rock.
What does vein' mean?
500
Animal skins, Bones needles, stone tools, materials for drawing Name two things the Stone Age people had.
Animal skins, Bones needles, stone tools, materials for drawing
500
The act or process of supplying land or soil with water.
What is 'irrigation'?
500
What was the most important part of the ancient Egyptian diet?
Fish
500
What does the word 'lithe' mean in Greek?
Stone