Geography to Egypt Review

How did the discovery of fire improve life in the Old Stone Age?

The main tool used in the Old Stone Age was

What type of government did Mesopotamia have?

Scientists believe the first people came from

People were able to farm in this region because....

Pyramids were built during the ________kingdom.

Because people could specialize they were able to

The people of Mesopotamia wrote on clay tablets because this was...

The people of Mesopotamia were...

What was the greatest invention during the New Stone Age

Which type of climate has hot temperatures and a lot of rain?

What were animals used for in the Old Stone Age?

Technologies are...

What did the people of Mesopotamia use to write on?

What term refers to what is happening outside right now?

These cannot renew or replace themselves....

Sargon was an important person in Mesopotamia because he...

Who was the first person to develop the first written code of law?

A _____________ is pictured below and was used for irrigation

The process of preserving the body for the Next World is called ____

The Egyptians liked the floodwaters because they deposited _______ which______the farmland.

Mesopotamia's economy would be based on...

Which part of a map is used to determine geographic direction?

The A.D. in 500A.D. stands for

The name of the place ancient Egyptians go after they die is called

These are what people believe are most important in their lives...

What is another name for the New Stone Age?

Which part of a map explains the symbols used on it?

The belief in more than one god or goddess:

What was the writing in Mesopotamia called?

Egypt and Mesopotamia’s religions both had many gods, this belief is known as _________.

Which type of climate would best describe Antarctica?

What are ice ages?

Which term is used to describe what a map is going to show you?

What do historians call the general early period of human history?

Which term is used to describe when people share common beliefs, language, holidays, etc.?

If the OSA started in 40,000 B.C. & ended in 12,000 BC how many years was the OSA?

One of the most important technologies used by the Paleolithic people was

Many nomads moved into areas with a milder climate and fertile land which led them to be

Which of these people would be at the top of the social pyramid?

The textbook is an example of a

Salt, oil, gold, diamonds, silver are all examples of....

The people in the Old Stone Age were known as

A nomad is a person that farms the land and trades their excess for other goods

Egyptians used _________________and Mesopotamia used cuneiform both are _____________________.

The most important feature of geography in this region was the...

The weighing of the heart ceremony was where people were _______ after death for their behavior

The first pharaoh to unite upper and lower Egypt was ______ .

What is this a picture of?

Which type of map shows cities, states, capitals?

Taming an animal for use by humans is called

In Çatal Hüyük, what evidence showed that religion was becoming an important part of daily life

What does c. mean?

Which part of a map is used to determine distance?

The B.C. in 200 B.C. stands for

Which type of map is used when a person wants to locate the type of resources found in an area?

What did people of Mesopotamia develop to help them farm?

One problem the people of Mesopotamia faced was...

Which term is used to describe what is happening outside, but over an extended period of time?

This type of climate, has four seasons...

The __________ are considered Egypt’s greatest architectural achievement.

What does latitude and longitude help to determine?

These can renew or replace themselves given enough time...

Wind, water, trees, plants and animals are all examples of....

What is a turning point in history?

An idea, invention or discovery passed down to a future generations is it's

Hammurabi's code of law was the first...

____________________ was the first female pharaoh

The pharaoh was considered a______________ and ruled with absolute power.

The New Kingdom began when Ahmose drove the ______________out of Egypt.

Which set of lines runs from north to south on a map and measures the distance east to west?

Which line of latitude is located at 0 degrees?

Driving the Hyksos out of Egypt signaled the start of which kingdom?

Which type of map shows an area's geographic characteristics, like mountains and rivers?

Another name for Mesopotamia is the...

What runs from east to west on a map and measures the distance North and South of the equator?

Egyptians built the pyramids to serve as tombs where the _________ could live eternally.

Because New Stone Age people could settle in one place they could now

______Egypt was an area in the south close to the beginning or source of the Nile River.

The region where the Nile River meets the Mediterranean Sea is known as the Nile _____________.

Which terms describe land forms?

The greatest discovery during the Old Stone Age was

Hammurabi's Code of Law would be considered a ___________ source.

Cave art would be considered a ___________ source.

The Egyptians developed a calendar with 365 days that was used to track the annual ________.

True or False, the Dinosaurs were extinct when the Old Stone Age people were alive?

The Book of the Dead exists because the Egyptians invented _________ and ______________.

The study of the earth and how people live on it and use it?

Archaeologists discovery of King Tut’s tomb helped by ______.