Geography
How many continents are there.
Seven continents
What is a decade
A period of ten years
Surplus
An amount that has been left over after a need has been met.
Polytheistic
Belief in many gods
The directions north, south, east, and west
cardinal directions
What is a century
A period of 100 years
Another name for the Old Stone Age
Paleolithic
G.R.A.P.E.S.
Geography, Religion, Achievements, Politics, Economics, Social Structure
The directions north east, north west, south east, south west
Intermediate directions
What is an millennium
A period of 1000 years
Nomad
A person who travels place to place to hunt for food and does not live in a permanent home
What is the Fertile Crescent
The area between the Tigris and Euphrates River with very fertile soil and shaped like a crescent.
Systematic Agriculture
The organized growing of food on a regular schedule. Farming.
Primary Source
Firsthand evidence of an account in history
(example) Auto-biography, Diaries
Domestication
Adapting an animal to live with humans for the advantage of humans. (example) Attaching plows to cows/bulls, they used wolfs and dogs to help with hunting
Israelites believe in
One god, monotheistic, one all powerful god
What is a map scale
Unit of measurement used to represent a distance between two places.
Secondary Source
A document or written work created after an event
(example) Textbook, Biography, newspaper, models, replicas
Specialization
People develop different jobs and don't just focus are farming as everyone's job.
Sumerian inventions
Wheel, cuneiform, plow, writing, chariot, axle, bronze, and the first system of writing