Geography
the directions north south east and west
cardinal directions
what is a primary and secondary source?
secondary source: when you were not there for an event, you did not experience the real thing.
primary source: is when u were there for the real thing and experienced the real event that happened.
another name for the old stone age is called
peolithic age
what is the land called between the Euphrates river and the Tigris river
fertile crecent
how long did it take for scribe to learns cuneiform?
5 years
intermediate directions are...
northeast, north west, southwest,southeast
lines of longitude are called...
meridians
what is a surplus?
when you have a resorce that is more than needed, or u have extra things u need to survive with.
what continent is Mesopotamia located on
asia
what continent is Egypt on?
africa
how long is a decade
10 years
what is the most important line of lattitude
equator
what is demestication?
when someone tranes an animal to do tasks the people need help with
what did grapes stand for??
Geography,religion,agriculture,politics,Economy,social structure
in ancient Egypt what did they believe would happen in the after life
they thought that it was better in the after life and it was a better place
how long is a millenium
what is the most important line of longitude
prime meridian
what is another name for New stone age?
Neolithic age
achievements of Narmer
he united upper and lower Egypt and Megan the dynastic rule
why did the embalmers not remove a heart from a body in ancient egypt?
they did not get rid of the heart because they thought that is was basically the home of the person and they needed that in the after life.
what is a centry
100 years
which way does longitude and latitude run?
Latitude= east-west
longitude= north-south
what was a pyramid used for?
to protect a mummy. Used for a tomb.
how did the Nile river help the people who live here??
it helped them by giving them all water. They also got transportation form the Nile. They could transport goods and people almost anything.
who was stored inside the great pyramid?
king Khufu.