Geography
What are cardinal Directions?
north South East, West
what are Intermediate directions?
Northeast Southeast, Northwest, and Southwest.
What is a nomad?
Nomads are a member of a people have no permanent place, and who travels from place to place to find food.
What does Polytheistic mean?
Polytheistic means the belief in many gods and goddesses.
Describe how the Nile River affected life in ancient Egypt.
The Nile provided food and resources, land for agriculture,traveling, and was a critical in the transportation of materials for building projects.
What is a map scale used for?
To describe the relation ship between the maps.
How many years are in a century?
100 years
What is a surplus? How did surplus affect the lives of the Neolithic people?
A surplus is an amount that is more than is need to survive. It affects the lives of the Neolithic people ny population growth, also allowed them more free time.
What continent is Mesopotamia located on?
ASIA
Describe the ancient Egyptians social class pyramid?
They were 6 different classes.1. The pharaoh, 2.government officials, 3.nobles and priests, 4.scribes and soldiers,5. artisans and merchants, and 6. slaves and unskilled workers.
What is a primary source?
A first hand or contemporary account of an event or topic.
what is a Map key used for?
Explains what the symbols on the map mean.
Describe how New Stone Age people got food?
They got their food by there people being hunter-gathers and systematic agriculture.
How were the Israelites different from the Mesopotamians and other people from ancient civilization?
The Israelites held a steadfast belief in one god.
what continent is Egypt located on?
AFRICA
How many years are in a millennium?
1000 years
what is the most famous line of longitude?
The Prime Meridian.
What is domestication?How did it help the Neolithic people survive.
Domestication is when people tame, animals for human use. It helped the Neolithic people survive by giving them meat,milk,and wool. Also helped transport goods,made there work more easier.
What does G.R.A.P.E.S mean?
It stands for geography,religion, achievements, politics, economics, and social structure.
What geographical feature protected Egypt from invasions in the north?
The Nile Delta
If two events are in the same time period you must______________
SUBTRACT
What are some examples of a secondary source?
Biographies & textbooks.
What is another name for the New Stone Age?
The Neolithic Age.
How did the flooding of the Tigris and Euphrates Rivers help the people of Mesopotamia?
It helped the people of Mesopotamia by giving them fertile soil and silt for crops and provided food for early settlements.
Who was on the top of the Egyptian social pyramid? Who was on the bottom of the Egyptian social pyramid?
The pharaoh was on the top.Slaves and unskilled workers were on the bottom of the Egyptian social pyramid.