Egypt
what continent is Egypt located on?
Africa.
what does polytheistic mean?
many beliefs in gods or goddesses
what is another name for Old Stone Age?
The Paleolithic age.
what are cardinal directions.
North, south, east, and west.
what kept India isolated from others?
India was on a subcontinent surrounded by large mountains.
How did the Nile river effect life in Egypt??
It provided fertile soil and food sources.
what continent is Mesopotamia located on?
Asia
whats another name for New Stone Age.
Neolithic Stone Age.
what are lines of latitude?
lines that go east to west.
what are monsoons?
sesasonal winds
Describe the ancient Egyptian social class pyramid.
The pharaoh was at the very top, then the artisans and merchants, and finally the unskilled people/slaves.
Name some Sumerian inventions.
The wheel, a sailboat, irrigation, and cuneiform.
whats a nomad? why were Paleolithic people nomads?
A nomad is someone who hunts from place to place, they were nomads because they had to go where they could find food.
what are lines on longitude.
lines that run from the north pole to the south pole.
share details about Buddha and his teachings.
Buddha followed some Hindu ideas and changed others.
why did the people of ancient Egypt study the stars?
To determine the timing of religious rituals, and mark the seasons.
how did the flooding of the Tigris and Euphrates Rivers help the people of Mesopotamia?
The flooding helped grow crops.
whats a surplus? How did surplus affect the lives of the Neolithic?????
Surplus is an extra or overflow of something. It affected the lives of the Neolithic because with less work on farming, they had more time to do other things.
when reading a timeline and computing the number of years between two events in the SAME time period u must______.
subtract
share details about Hinduisim and the belief or reincarnation.
Hinduisim was the third largest religion. They believe that reincarnation will pass through many other lives.
define theocracy. What power did Pharaohs possess and why were they so powerful and respected by all.
Theocracy is government, officials. Pharaohs possesed all land, military, and legal matters, so that's why there so powerful.
Who was responsible for the first written law code? And describe what the laws and their punishments were like?
Hammurabi was responsible for the first written law code. The laws and punishments were "an eye for an eye" and more harsh punishments.
what is systematic agriculture?
It was planting and growing crops for food and raising animals to eat.
when computing the number of years between two events in the DIFFRENT time periods you must _______.
add
describe the carefully planned city of Mohenjo-Daro.
Had more than 35,000 residents and the cities were all very alikee. Streets paved with tan-bricks, and had a brick platform souuronded by thick walls.