Introduction to History Study and River Civilisation : Ancient Egypt

Question 1

what is history? (3)

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• the past and true events of humans
• a written records of the past
• a study of historical records

Question 2

what is the timeline of prehistoric times (史前時代)? A) about 4000BC - AD476, B) AD476 - 1492, C) AD1492 - present D) before 4000BC

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D) before 4000BC

Question 3

( ) and ( ) are two important concepts in history

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Change and continuity are two important concepts in history

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( ) describes a phenomenon that has continued for a long time

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continuity

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( ) means there is a break with the past

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Change

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different types of history including….

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personal history, local history and world history

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a period of ten years

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decade

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a period of 100 years

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century

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BC

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Before Christ (BC)

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AD

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Anno Domini (AD) (拉丁文)

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the period before people invented writing

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prehistoric times (史前時代)

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the period after invention of writing

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historic times

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“3500BC - AD476” is called?

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ancient times

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“AD476 - 1453” is called?

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medieval times / Middle ages

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“AD1453 - Present” is called?

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modern times

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Historic times was further divided into:

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Ancient times (about 4000BC - AD476)
Middle Ages / Medieval times (AD476-1492)
Modern times (AD1492-present)

Question 17

( ) is generally defined as an advanced state of human society containing highly developed forms of government, culture, industry, and common society norms.

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civilisation

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“Gift” from the river including…

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Water (farming, drinking, washing, fishing.)
travel, routes, for trading

Question 19

Pharaoh means ( ), Egyptian believed their king was the ( ) of god

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Pharaoh means ( Great House), Egyptian believed their king was the ( representative ) of god

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A long, narrow region of low land between ranges of mountains, hills, or other high areas, often having a river or stream running along the bottom.

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river valleys

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Civilisation containing highly developed forms of “government, culture, industry and common ( ).

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social norms

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The valley where Egyptians living in

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The Nile Valley

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Generally the land on the ( ) was fertile. It was good for farming.

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river bank (河岸)

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The River Nile’s soil has been so ( ) that ancient Egyptians farmed for two to three harvest a year.

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fertile

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The early Egyptians lived on both sides of the river which is called the ( ).

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Nile Valley

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The valley where Sumerians living in

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Fertile Crescent

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The valley where Indians living in

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Indus Valley

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The valley where Chinese living in

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Huanghe Valley

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( ) arose in a valley between two rivers. These rivers were Tigris and Euphrates. In fact, the word in Greek means, 'the land between rivers'.

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Mesopotamia

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( ) is in the north-east of Africa. Over 90% of it is covered by the Sahara Desert.

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Egypt

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It is the largest desert in the world.

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Sahara Desert

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River Nile is also called

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Nile's Gift

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The River Nile flows north to the ( ) sea .

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Mediterranean Sea

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The River Nile's soil has been so fertile that ancient Egyptians farmed for two to three ( ) a year.

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harvest

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( ) was the legendary first king of unified Egypt, who, according to tradition, joined Upper and Lower Egypt in a single centralized monarchy and established ancient Egypt's 1st dynasty.

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King Menes

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An Egyptian king was called the ( )

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Pharaoh

Question 37

the year 1914 belongs to ( ) decades of the ( ) century

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the year 1914 belongs to ( second ) decades of the ( 20th ) century

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AD 618 = ( )century

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AD 618 = 7th century

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AD700 = ( ) century

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AD700 = 7th century

Question 40

ice-cream mooncake can explain which concepts?

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Change and continuity

Question 41

How ice-cream mooncake explain the concepts of change and continuity?

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the chinese people kept the tradition of eating mooncakes to celebrate the Mid-Autumn Festival but there was a change of ingredients in making mooncakes

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The ( ) and ( ) is to help us avoid over-generalisation about people in the past, to recognise and analyse the diversity of past experience.

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Similarities and differences

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What is similarities between the ancient civilisations of Egypt and Greece?

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- existence of a government - importance of trade

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What is differences between the ancient civilisations of Egypt and Greece?

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- forms of government - importance of trade was due to different reasons

Question 45

Why do we study history?

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- Studying culture in our society can promote the sense of belongings - History can tell us about the development of our community and our country. We can understand how things changed or continued. - By study history, we can learn from past mistakes.

Question 46

The ( ) ( ) is the most common method counting years.

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The ( Christian ) ( calendar ) is the most common method counting years.

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In B.C. time, the greater the number, the ( ) the time is.

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In B.C. time, the greater the number, the (earlier) the time is.

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In A.D. time, the greater the number, the ( ) the time is.

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In A.D. time, the greater the number, the (later) the time is.

Question 49

Pls arrange below in chronological order: Medieval times Ancient times Modern times Prehistoric times

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From oldest to Newest: prehistoric times (before 3500BC) Ancient times (about 3500BC - AD476) Middle Ages / Medieval times (AD476-1453) Modern times (AD1453-present)

Question 50

The features (6) of civilisation are:

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1) Writing system 2) Use of metal tools 3) Trade and boats 4) Towns and villages 5) Government 6) Religion

Question 51

Between 4000BC - 3000BC, people began to settle in ( ) and develop their own ( ).

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Between 4000BC - 3000BC, people began to settle in ( river valleys ) and develop their own ( civilisation ).

Question 52

Besides food supply, pls quote other advantages of living in river valleys.

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1) People can hunt and fish a the river 2) The land in the river banks was fertile. it was good for farming.

Question 53

Four Ancient Civilisations (Name of the river valley)

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The Nile Valley, The Fertile Crescent, The Indus Valley, The Huanghe Valley

Question 54

Four Ancient Civilisations (Name of the river valley). The Nile Valley, The Fertile Crescent, The Indus Valley, The Huanghe Valley. Who living in there?

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The Nile Valley (Egyptions) , The Fertile Crescent (Sumerians) , The Indus Valley (Indian), The Huanghe Valley (Chinese).

Question 55

The largest river in the world

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The River Nile

Question 56

The 4th millennium BC spanned the years ( BC) to ( BC)

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4000 BC to 3001 BC