Geography
In Moana, Maui has a magical ____________ __________ that helps him turn into animals (2 words)
Which invention helped farmers and merchants carry heavy objects?
The wheel
What do they build to protect city-states from outside invaders?
walls
In Finding Nemo, what city (or country) does Marlin go to to find Nemo?
Sydney, Australia
What does surplus mean?
More than someone needs
Name the two rivers located in the Fertile Crescent.
Euphrates and Tigris River
Who invented the lunar calendar?
Sumerians
In Coco, what holiday is being celebrated?
El Dia de Muerto or day of the dead
Who creates the strict Code of Law in Babylon?
Hammurabi
What did the Sumerians have a surplus of?
Crops
Why is the area in the Middle East called the Fertile Crescent?
it is shaped like a moon crescent and has good soil for farming.
How does irrigation help the people of Mesopotamia?
It helps bring the water directly to the farm fields
What is the only important thing that is outside the walls of a city-state?
The farm fields
What does "eye for an eye" mean?
Whatever wrong you do to someone willl happen to you in return as a punishment.
When everyone in a civilization works different jobs, so everyboddy is contributing.
Mesopotamia translates to what?
"Land between two rivers"
What was the first writing system called? What was it mostly used for?
Cuneiform; keeping records
What is the name of the pyramid shaped temple built in the middle of Sumerian city-states?
ziggurat
Explain how Hammurabi's laws and our laws are different.
Hammurabi is harsher, more "eye for an eye" laws
In The Incredibles, what is Violet's power?
She can turn invisible/ can create "force fields"
-rich soil for farming
-rivers for water
-mudbricks for buildings
-etc.
In Frozen, what is the name of the Kristoph's pet reindeer?
Sven
kings/ priests
farmers, merchants
slaves
Explain how Hammurabi's laws and our laws today are similar.
death penalty, same purpose, innocent until proven guilty, etc.
What is a complex and organized society?
a civilization