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Neolithic Revolution
Mesopotamia
Egypt
Geography
Geographic Features
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after the Neolithic Revolution, these people were replaced with farmers.
Who are Nomads
100
greek word meaning "the land between rivers"
What is Mesopotamia
100
continent that Egypt is located in
What is Africa
100
name the seven continents
What is Africa, Asia, Australia, Europe, North America, South America, Antarctica
100
This arid or dry land is difficult to farm. People living in this land are nomads, moving from place to place in search of water.
What is a Desert
200
when people have extra amount of crops
What is Agricultural Surplus
200
the two rivers that surrounded Mesopotamia
What is Tigris and Euphrates
200
river that Egypt developed around, longest river in the world.
What is the Nile River
200
Name the 4 main oceans
What is Pacific, Atlantic, Indian, Arctic
200
This area consists of many trees and plants. Its dense vegetation makes it difficult to farm. Some people used slash-and-burn farming to adapt
What is a Tropical Rain Forest
300
only producing enough crops for your family to get by
What is Subsitence Farming
300
Ruler of Babylon
Who is Hammurabi
300
Both Egypt and Mesopotamia developed around
What is rivers
300
definition of geography
What is study of earth and its geographic features
300
These tropical grasslands are found in Africa. Sometimes people farm in these grasslands and sometimes they raise animals and are herders.
What is a Savanna
400
the Neolithic Revolution allowed these complex societies to form
What are Civilizations
400
first system of written language developed by the Sumerians
What is cuneiform
400
evidence that Egyptians believed in the afterlife
What is Mummification
400
The Nile river flows into which body of water?
What is the Mediterranean Sea
400
chain of islands
What is an Archipelago
500
land in the Middle East that had rich soil and allowed some of the first civilizations to develop
What is the Fertile Crescent
500
temple that sumerians worshiped Gods
What is a Ziggurat
500
belief in many gods
What is Polytheism
500
the area where the Nile River flows into a larger body of water is called
What is the Nile Dela
500
narrow passage of water connecting two larger bodies of water
What is a strait