1st Semester Exam 2017

The first Sumerian kings were probably

What are the names of all the lines on maps and globes that help you find places on the Earth?

The Egyptians traded goods such as wheat, gold, and tools with Phoenicians for much needed wood

During the summer in Mesopotamia,

Where were the biggest and earliest known Neolithic communities located?

Most Indus Valley people lived in

Letters, diaries, and government records are examples of secondary sources

Who wrote a legal code that covered most areas of daily life?

Who developed the current form of Jainism?

A monarchy is a type of government led by a king or queen.

A globe accurately shows the sizes of continents, shapes of landmasses and bodies of water.

What can you infer from the cave painting?

Sargon conquered all of the peoples of Mesopotamia, created world’s first empire

The study of history can help us make decisions about the future because

What type of map is shown

Ten decades grouped together is called a millennium

During the Old Kingdom, the capital city was Memphis.

Taming an animal for use by humans is called

Sumerian artisans, merchants, farmers, and fishers made up this group

Theravada Buddhism teaches that the Buddha is a god

Incense is a material used to make furniture

This ruler united Upper and Lower Egypt.

A shrine is a place where people store extra food

The Egyptians learned how to steer horse-drawn chariots from the Hittites

Times of extreme cold when great sheets of ice covered parts of the earth were the

Ashoka was the first ruler to promote

Pharaohs had a canal built connecting the Nile to the Red Sea opening up trade routes to Arabia

Imhotep was the first great engineer who built the pyramids.

A nomad is a person who moves from place to place to survive.

Savannas are fertile marshes