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“With today’s emissions levels, our remaining CO2 budget will be gone in less than 8.5 years. You say you ‘hear’ us and that you understand our urgency. But not matter how sad and angry I am, I don’t want to believe that. Because if you fully understand the situation and still kept on failing to act, then you would be evil. And I refuse to believe that.”
Greta Thunberg OR
"UN Climate Action Network Speech"
The Mali Empire used gold coins for currency.
False - salt or glass beads
Early tools found in Australia demonstrate to us that early humans made hunting and gathering tools from WHAT materials?
Stone or shellfish shells
What is the definition of NEOLITHIC?
Draw the god HORUS
“Where misery existed, joy manifests itself; all beasts rejoice. The children of Sobek, the sons of Neith, the cycle of the gods dwells in him, are prosperous. No more reservoirs for watering the fields! He makes mankind valiant, enriching some, bestowing his love on others.”
Ancient Egyptians OR
"Nile River Hymn"
Perfume was one of the items traded out of Europe along the Silk Road.
False - Perfume was from EGYPT
What ITEMS were sent from Europe to China along the Silk Road Trade Route?
Furs and Iron tools
What is the definition of ABHORRENCE?
Extreme hatred towards
Draw the god ISIS
Woman with wings or throne on her head
“A traveler in this country carries no provisions, whether plain food or seasonings, and neither gold nor silver. He takes nothing but pieces of salt and glass ornaments, which the people call beads, and some aromatic goods.”
Ibn Battuta OR
"Travels in Asia or Africa"
Neolithic stone tools helped the to make the world population decrease.
False - lead to population INCREASE
What THREE CONTINENTS were connected by the transatlantic slave trade?
Europe, Africa, and the Americas (North & South)
What is the definition of NOISOME?
Smelly!
Draw the god NUT
Women, arching, blue skin with stars
“Let those humane individuals, who are in favor or slavery, only allow themselves to take the slave’s position in the noisome hold of a slave ship, just for one trip from Africa to America, and without going into the horrors of slavery further than this, if they do not come out thorough-going abolitionists, then I have no more to say in favor of abolition.”
Mohammah G. Baquaqua OR
"Biography of Mohammah G. Baquaqua"
Ancient Egyptians sang hymns to the Sahara Desert to ensure yearly flooding.
List two of the EFFECTS of climate change from our recent resource extraction methods
Melting glaciers
Extreme weather events
Rising sea levels
Species extinction
What is the definition of INUNDATION?
Become overwhelmed with / flooded with
Draw the god SHU
Man with feather on his head
"He makes coverlets to which he attaches his seal; his courtiers sell them in the market and the great ones of the land purchase them, and the proceeds thereof provide his sustenance."
Benjamin of Tudela OR
"Itinerary of Benjamin of Tudela"
Cultural Diffusion refers to the exchange of germs and diseases along trade routes
False - exchange of ideas, knowledge, or belief systems
Why did the Ancient Egyptians pray to the Nile River and its associated gods?
To bring about the yearly flooding event
Use the term "perpetuity" in a sentence.
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Draw the creature AMMITT - what are his three parts?