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Egypt
Maps and Timelines
Prehistory
Mesopotamia
Geography
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14. Who are the kings of Egypt called?
pharaohs
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31. How many years ago was A.D. 1200?
812 years ago
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3. In the Old Stone Age, 1.5 million years ago to approximately 8,000 B.C., people obtained food by _______________ and ______________________
hunting and gathering
100
5. Mesopotamia is in between what two rivers?
Tigris and Euphrates
100
2. The study of the earth and how it affects people's lives is known as
geography
200
15.The kings of Egypt inherited their power from within their own family's line of rulers. These families were known as
dynasties
200
32. How many years ago was 400 B.C.?
2412 years ago
200
1. The first writing system isn't invented until about 3000 B.C. in Mesopotamia. The time before writing is known as
Prehistory
200
34. __________________ invaded and conquered territory and therefore united different peoples under one ruling government. Examples include the Babylonians and Assyrians.
Empires
200
19. We have learned that civilizations first arose near rivers. Rivers provided places like Egypt and Mesopotamia the _____________ ___________ needed for successful farming.
fertile soil
300
18. In Ancient Egypt slaves could purchase their _____________ and even earn money.
freedom
300
21. What does A.D. mean in English?
What is in "the year of our Lord", year of or after Jesus' birth.
300
26. Civilization developed after a _____________ of food was created by agriculture.
surplus
300
34. Sumer (a part of Mesopotamia) had a form of government where independent cities would have their own kings and armies that would rule over each individual city. Individual cities would fight each other or work peace treaties with one another. These individual cities were known as
city-states
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17. People adapt to, modify, and impact the environment is something that is true about all humans regardless of time or place. Therefore, this statement is an ________________ ____________________
enduring understanding
400
34. 10. Egyptians believed in many gods including Horus, Anubis, Isis, Thoth, and Osiris. These gods were important to Egyptians because they believed that they controlled the happenings of every day life and nature. This belief in many gods is known as
polytheism
400
24. What kind of map would you use to find the borders, cities, and/or states of a country?
Political map
400
10. The Old Stone Age and New Stone Age are similar in that during each time period people used stone tools and weapons. However, what new development happened in the New Stone Age (approx. 8000 B.C.-3000 B.C.), that changed human life for ever?
Agriculture
400
7. Hammurabi's Code was significant was one of the first ______________ set of laws we as humans have found on Earth
organized
400
37. Mr. Newton tells you that the latitude and longitude of Lexington, Mississippi is 33.1131° N, 90.0531° W. What type of location is this?
absolute location
500
27. Egyptians used hieroglyphics to relay stories and messages to one another and to keep records of financial transactions. This is an example of which of the eight characteristics of civilization?
system of writing
500
23. What kind of map would you use to find the elevation of a place?
Physical map
500
8. With the start of farming people's lives were changed by the surplus of food as cities formed and people began doing various jobs other than farming such as weaving. People doing jobs other than farming is known as _________________________________________
Job specialization
500
25. Hammurabi's Code used an "eye for an eye" system where punishment would be fairly equal to the crime committed (If you take my eye, then I take yours). However, the law also distinguished between ___________ ______________. For example, a peasant would usually greater punishment than a noble for committing the same crime.
social class
500
30. Mesopotamia was open to invasion by many empires, yet it was much more difficult to conquer Egypt because of two different geographic features? What were the two features? (hint: Redlands, Blacklands): _________________ and _______________________
What is Desert and Cataracts