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Ancient Contributions
Geography
Vocabulary
River Valley Characteristics
Ancient Civilizations
100
Thin piece of paper made from a reed
What is Papyrus
100
Land surrounded by water on three sides
What is peninsula
100
An amount that is more than the amount that is needed, or extra
What is a surplus
100
Land between rivers
What is Mesopotmaia
100
First civilization in Mesopotamia
What is Sumer
200
Ancient Egyptians gave the modern world the art or science of designing and creating buildings
What is architecture
200
Desserts, Mountains, and Plains are key components of what type of map
What is a physical map
200
Personal letter, Diary, Autobiography, Drivers License are al examples of this
What is a primary source
200
Domestication of animals and cultivation of crops led to settled communities in this era of history
What is the Neolithic Revolution
200
Urban planning was an important aspect of this early civilization
What is Indus River Valley
300
The Sumerians invented a hard, round object that turns and causes machinery or a mechanical device to move
What is the wheel
300
Daily Double The biggest mountain range in the world, that was north of the Indus River Valley
What is the Himalayan Mountains
300
The state of Hawaii is a good example of this geographic feature
What is Archipelago
300
factor which led to the development of civilizations in ancient Mesopotamia
What is favorable geogrpahy
300
Natural boundaries of desert, mountains, and the sea Yearly flooding to enrich farmlands Production of papyrus plant
What is Egypt—Gift of the Nile
400
.“If a man has knocked out the teeth of a man of the same rank, his own teeth shall be knocked out. If he has knocked out the teeth of a plebeian (commoner), he shall pay one third of a mina of silver.”.
What is the Code of Hammurabi
400
Egypt and Mesopotamia both developed because of this geographical feature?
What is a river/ river valley
400
People who move from place to place and have no permanent home
What is a nomad
400
The development of early civilizations depended on this main factor that was a result of rivers flooding.
What is what is fertile land
400
the place where Hammurabi was ruler
What is Babylon
500
Man-made systems for transporting or distributing water for use in agriculture
What is irrigation
500
These lines, used for navigation, run from east to west
What is latitude
500
to breed or train (an animal) to need and accept the care of human beings : to tame (an animal)
What is domestication
500
1.Centralized government 2. Organized religion(s) 3. Social classes 4. Specialization of labor (different jobs) 5. Art and architecture 6. Cities 7. Public Works (e.g. roads, bridges, temples) 8. System(s) of writing
What are characteristics of a civilization
500
a river that earned it's nickname because of the sediment and minerals that would blow into the water
What is the Yellow River