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Early Civilizations
Mesopotamia
Egypt
India
100
What is the term for the imaginary horizontal lines that run across the globe?
What is lines of latitude
100
The time before written history is called...
What is pre-history. BUT ITS STILL HISTORY! AND THEREFORE IMPORTANT!
100
Sumerians invented the first form of written language known as....
What is cuneiform
100
The process of mummification was to preserve the body for what reason?
What is to preserve it for the afterlife.
100
What main dish did we eat from India Palace?
What is chana masala
200
What do map makers usually put down in the corner of a map to tell you what certain map symbols mean?
What is Map key or legend
200
The term for a person who moves around from place to place in search of food instead of settling in a permanent place is known as........
What is nomad
200
Sumerians also invented the device that allowed trade goods to be carted to other places.
What is the wheel
200
Early form of paper
What is papyrus
200
Buddhism has how many noble truths?
What is four
300
Mapmakers provide a ________________ to show the cardinal directions and how the map is oriented
What is compass rose
300
Before humans lived in civilizations, they lived in tribes that moved around from place to place. This kind of lifestyle is known as...
What is hunter-gatherer
300
When a society is strucured in a way where some are on top (with the most resources, education, and respect) some are in the middle, and others are on bottom (with no resources, education, and respect) what is this called?
What is social hierarchy or class system
300
Pharaohs in Egypt passed on the kingdom to their children, creating the world's first _____________ or powerful ruling families
What is dynasty
300
Name the castes in ancient India
What is brahmin, kshatriya, vaishya, sudra, chandala
400
Mapmakers put a ______________ on maps to show how far distances are on the map
What is scale
400
Because archaeologists don't have written documents to study like historians--they have to study ___________ in order to learn about their civilizations...
What is artifacts
400
Sargon, King of Akkadia, conquered the Sumerians and became their leader, creating the world's first ______________ or group of states under one ruler.
What is empire
400
The process of brining in goods from other countries is known as
What is importing
500
A large scale map is better for showing a city or a country?
What is city because large scale maps show more detail
500
According to the current fossil record, all humans, regardless of skin color, can trace their ancestry back to what continent?
What is Africa
500
Because food was more plentiful, a bigger population could be supported. With more people, not everyone had to help tend the crops. If you dont have to tend crops you have time for ther things. This led to a "division of labor" meaning some people could be crop tenders while others could be artisans, teachers, merchants, traders, etc... What invention made all this possible?
What is irrigation
500
What makes the Nile River unique from other rivers?
What is it flows from south to north
500
What is the more common name for Siddhartha Gautama?
What is Buddha