1st 9 Weeks Flashcards

(33 cards)

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What is the purpose of the scale on maps?

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To show distance

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0 degrees latitude is known as?

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Equator

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2
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0 degrees longitude is known as

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Prime meridian

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3
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What is the purpose of the compass rose on maps?

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To show direction(NE,NW,SE,SW)

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4
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180 degrees west is known as

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International dateline

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5
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What happens at the international date line?

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Time changes

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6
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What European country does the prime meridian run thorough?

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England

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7
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Which content was the only country in which people weren’t living in by 9000 BC?

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Antarctica

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8
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Define agriculture

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The growing of crops of food,domestication for plants

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9
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Define land bridge

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A strip of land connecting two contents

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10
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Land bridges were used for…

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Stone Age people to migrate around the world

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11
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Define domestication

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Using plants and animals for human benefit

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12
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Define distribute

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To divide among a group of people

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13
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This animal bone was used to build early houses

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Mammoth

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14
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Define polytheism

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The worship of many gods

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15
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Define social hierarchy

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The division of society by rank or class

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The army of ______ defeated all city-states of Sumer and northern Mesopotomia

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The Sumerians used sharp _____ to make symbols on clay tablets

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After the death of Sargon,this city-state rose to power

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Define irrigation

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Providing water for plants

20
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Define epics

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Long poems that tell stories of heroes

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What is an imaginary creature with the body of a lion and the head of another animal called?a

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First pharaoh of Egypt was

23
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____ attacked Egypt in the 700’s BC

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He leader of Aksumite army who invaded in AD 350 was
King Ezana
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Define Rosetta Stone
A stone slab inscribed with hieroglyphics
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Define papyrus
A long lasting paper like material made from reeds
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Define obelisk
A tall,four-sided pillar that is pointed on top
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Define Sphinx
Imaginary creatures with the bodies of lions and the heads of other animals or humans
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Why did Egyptians feel it was important to preserve a body after death
* Egyptians believed the body had to be prepared for afterlife before buried * if body decayed its spirt could not recognize it * body would be unable to get food & drink to have good afterlife
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The king who became a legendary figure in Sumerian literature
Gilgamesh
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Pharaoh best known for monuments built to him was...
Khufu
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What does building of pyramids tell us about Egyptian society
* The pyramids shape pointing to the skies symbolized the Pharisees journey to the afterlife * teams of workers dragged the stones on wooden sleds to the pyramid * the pyramids were built when people of the upper class died