9 Weeks Test

Question 0

0° latitude is known as the _______?

Answer 0

Equator

Question 1

Why did Egyptians feel it was important to preserve a body after death?

Answer 1

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.

Question 2

What is the purpose of a scale on a map?

Answer 2

To tell distance.

Question 3

0° longitude is known as the _______?

Answer 3

Prime meridian.

Question 4

What is the purpose of the compass Rose on a map?

Answer 4

To tell direction.

Question 5

180° west is known as the __________?

Answer 5

International date line.

Question 6

What European country does the prime meridian run through?

Answer 6

England, France, and Spain.

Question 7

Which continent was the only Continent which people weren’t living in by 9000 BC?

Answer 7

South America.

Question 8

Define agriculture.

Answer 8

Farming

Question 9

Define land bridge.

Answer 9

A strip of land connecting to continents.

Question 10

Land bridges were used for _________?

Answer 10

Migrating

Question 11

Define domestication.

Answer 11

The process of changing plants or animals to make them more useful.

Question 12

This animal bone was used to build early houses.

Answer 12

Mammoth bones.

Question 13

Define polytheism.

Answer 13

The worship of many gods.

Question 14

Define social hierarchy.

Answer 14

The division of society by rank or class.

Question 15

They army of______ defeated all city-states of Sumer and northern Mesopotamia.

Answer 15

Sargon.

Question 16

The Sumerians use sharp __________

to make symbols on clay tablets.

Answer 16

Styluses.

Question 17

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

Answer 17

Babylon.

Question 18

The king who became a legendary figure in Samarian literature.

Answer 18

Gilgamesh.

Question 19

Define irrigation.

Answer 19

A way of supplying water to an area of land.

Question 20

Define epics.

Answer 20

Long poems that tell the stories of heroes.

Question 21

Define Rosetta stone.

Answer 21

A stone slab inscribed with hieroglyphics.

Question 22

The first pharaoh of Egypt was _______?

Answer 22

Menes

Question 23

________ attacked Egypt in 700’s BC and ruled for about 200 years.

Answer 23

Hyksos.

Question 24

Define papyrus.

Answer 24

A long lasting, paperlike material made of reeds.

Question 25

Define obelisk.

Answer 25

A tall, four sided pillar that is pointed on the top.

Question 26

Define Sphynx.

Answer 26

Imaginary creatures with bodies of lions and heads of other animals or humans.

Question 27

What happens at the international date line?

Answer 27

The time or date changes

Question 28

Define distribute.

Answer 28

To give shares of something.

Question 29

Pharaoh known for monuments built to him was ___________.

Answer 29

Ramses the Great and Khufu.

Question 30

What did the Chaldeans invent.

Answer 30

They invented astronomy and had major effects on mathematics. They invented the Sundial and 7 day weeks.

Question 31

What do the pyramids tell us about the Egyptian society?

Answer 31

Burial in Pyramids demonstrated a pharaohs importance. The size was a symbol of the pharaohs greatness. This affected their afterlife.