9 Weeks Test Flashcards
(32 cards)
0° latitude is known as the _______?
Equator
Why did Egyptians feel it was important to preserve a body after death?
They believed the soul would return and be united with the body. They needed a way for the soul to be able to recognize their body in order to live forever. This process is called mummification.
What is the purpose of a scale on a map?
To tell distance.
0° longitude is known as the _______?
Prime meridian.
What is the purpose of the compass Rose on a map?
To tell direction.
180° west is known as the __________?
International date line.
What European country does the prime meridian run through?
England, France, and Spain.
Which continent was the only Continent which people weren’t living in by 9000 BC?
South America.
Define agriculture.
Farming
Define land bridge.
A strip of land connecting to continents.
Land bridges were used for _________?
Migrating
Define domestication.
The process of changing plants or animals to make them more useful.
This animal bone was used to build early houses.
Mammoth bones.
Define polytheism.
The worship of many gods.
Define social hierarchy.
The division of society by rank or class.
They army of______ defeated all city-states of Sumer and northern Mesopotamia.
Sargon.
The Sumerians use sharp __________
to make symbols on clay tablets.
Styluses.
After the death of Sargon, this city state rose to power.
Babylon.
The king who became a legendary figure in Samarian literature.
Gilgamesh.
Define irrigation.
A way of supplying water to an area of land.
Define epics.
Long poems that tell the stories of heroes.
Define Rosetta stone.
A stone slab inscribed with hieroglyphics.
The first pharaoh of Egypt was _______?
Menes
________ attacked Egypt in 700’s BC and ruled for about 200 years.
Hyksos.
