Time in History
BC stands for...
Before Christ
_____ moved from place to place
Nomads
Symbols that represent sound instead of words make up the _____
alphabet
Ancient Egypt civilization developed along what river?
The Nile River
AD stands for...
Anno Domini or after the birth of Christ
Those that are _____ worship multiple gods
Polytheistic
_____ is exchanging one good or service for another
Bartering
_____ is the Egyptian form of writing using symbols
Hieroglyphics
A. A decade is _____ years
B. A century is _____ years
C. A millennium is _____ years
A. 10
B. 100
C. 1000
_____ are people trained to read and write
Scribes
What two rivers make up the Fertile Crescent?
The Tigris and Euphrates
_____ was an early form of paper
Papyrus
A. Dates labeled BC are the same as _____
B. Dates labeled AD are the same as _____
B. CE
_____ is a hard rock that can be broken into sharp pieces
Flint
A. What was Hammurabi’s Code
B. Why was it important?
A. It was a collection of laws
B. It was important because the law were written down.
What was the purpose of the Pyramids?
Pyramids were built to be the tombs of kings and queens.
True or False:
There is no year 0.
True
What was used to create the cave paintings we quickly associate with the Stone age?
Crushed up rock
The _____ _____ connected different cultures and helped with the exchange of goods, customs and ideas.
Royal Road
Why is King Tut well known?
His tomb was sealed upon discovery. It contained four rooms of treasure that was more than 3,000 years old. King Tut was a perfectly preserved mummy.