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What is a primary source?

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Primary sources are the raw materials of history — original documents and objects that were created at the time under study.

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What is a secondary source?

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a secondary source is created later by someone who did not experience first-hand or participate in the events or conditions you’re researching. EG. An article

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What is chronology?

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the science of arranging events in their order of occurrence in time.

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What does BCE and CE stand for? How would events be placed differently on a time line?

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1.BCE stands for- Before Common Era
CE- stands for- Common Era
2.Before the Common Era (BCE) is the era before CE.

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5
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How many years are in a century?

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100 years

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Classify the following years into century: 1882,2018,905,1788

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1882- 19th century
905- 10th century
2018- 21th century
1788- 18th century

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social hierarchy structure?

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  1. Pharaohs
  2. Vizier
  3. Nobel, Priestesses, Chief Priest
  4. Scribes, Soliders
  5. Merchants, Craftsmen
  6. Farmers, Slaves
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Describe the roles of each of the social hierarchy:

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Pharaoh- The pharaoh made laws, waged war, collected taxes, and oversaw all the land in Egypt

Vizier- administrative head of the government who implemented the king’s policies

Chief Priests- to care for the needs of the god/goddess. They also led mass.

Nobles- responsible for making local laws and keeping order in their region.

Priestesses- She officiated at sacred rituals, presided over and lead rituals of worship, and performed ritual sacrifice.

Soldiers- either defend the country or be prepared to make pre-emptive strikes against their enemies.

Scribes- recorded in writing the everyday life and extraordinary happenings in ancient Egypt. writing letters for fellow villagers who couldn’t write.

Merchants- carried products such as gold, papyrus made into writing paper or twisted into rope, linen cloth, and jewelry to other countries.

Craftsmen- they made grave goods for pharaohs and kings that were needed for the afterlife.

Farmers-they grew food for their communities.

Slaves- big part of the labour force, Many slaves were house servants, gardeners, farm labour, musicians and dancers of excellent talent, scribes

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Why were pyramids built in Ancient Egypt?

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built for religious purposes. They believed there was an afterlife, Most of the pyramids were built as tombs - the final resting places for Egypt’s royalty who took all their worldly possessions with them.

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what are some Natural features that surrounded Egyptian civilisation?

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-Red Sea
-Nile River
-White Dessert
see map on desktop

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Explain the 8 steps of mummification and why they were important:

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1.Purify the body. Before the embalming process can 
  begin, the body is washed in water from the Nile and 
  palm wine.
2.Remove the internal organs.
3.Discard the brain.
4.Leave to dry.
5.Stuff the body.
6.Wrap in linen.
7.Add amulets.
8.Say a prayer.

important because: The purpose of mummification was to keep the body intact so it could be transported to a spiritual afterlife.

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What are the seven concepts of geography (SPICESS)

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  1. Space
  2. Place
  3. Interconnection
  4. Change
  5. Environment
  6. scale
  7. Sustainability
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What are the seven continents and the five seas of the world?

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CONTINENTS

  1. North America
  2. South America
  3. Australia
  4. Asia
  5. Antarctica
  6. Africa
  7. Europe

OCEANS

  1. Pacific Ocean
  2. Antlanic Ocean
  3. Indian Ocean
  4. Southern Ocean
  5. Arctic Ocean
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What are the seven continents and the five seas of the world?

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CONTINENTS

  1. North America
  2. South America
  3. Australia
  4. Asia
  5. Antarctica
  6. Africa
  7. Europe

OCEANS

  1. Pacific Ocean
  2. Antlanic Ocean
  3. Indian Ocean
  4. Southern Ocean
  5. Arctic Ocean
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15
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What is the water cycle?

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What is a Renewable resource? What is a Non-renewable resource and 3 example of each.

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Renewable resources are an energy source that cannot be depleted and are able to supply a continuous source of clean energy.
- hydropower
-geothermal power
-wind energy
Non-Renewable resources This means that resources are limited in supply and cannot be used sustainably.
-oil
-coal
-nuclear energy
17
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What is the concept of liveability?

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Liveability describes the frame conditions of a decent life for all inhabitants of cities, regions and communities including their physical and mental wellbeing.

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What factors affect the liveability of places?

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quality of life, such as access to fresh water, food, housing, transport, health care, education and a safe and stable environment.

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What is the difference between subjective and objective factors?

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Subjective factors are things that are personal, emotional and spiritual, and that cannot be easily measured or expressed as numbers.

things that can be measured and expressed as numbers, such as the cost of housing, the climate, the number of hospitals and schools, the availability of public transport, and the level of crime.

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What does BOLTSS stand for?

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Border, Orientation, Legend, Title, Scale and Source

21
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How is water used?

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for agriculture, industry, and electricity.

22
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What is water scarcity?

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Water scarcity is the lack of fresh water resources to meet the standard water demand.

23
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How can water scarcity be overcome?

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Developing water filtration systems.
Promoting water stewardship.
Protecting wetlands.
Improving irrigation efficiency.
Increasing water storage in reservoirs.
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What are the types of water management systems?

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  • dams
  • desalination
  • groundwater reserves
  • recycling
  • Treating waste water
25
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What does world sustainability mean?

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refers to the interactions among humans, societies, and the biosphere on global scale that co-exist and function in harmony to enable productive growth, stability and resilience for current and future generations

26
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Is Perth’s water management system sustainable?

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Yes and no, While desalination is a great alternative it is also harmful to our atmosphere it addmites green house gasses and uses massive amounts of electricity. A good thing about it though is that it is a renewable source meaning that the water from the ocean will last for ever.

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Are Perth’s water management systems sustainable?

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27
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what it is, how it works, why we need it

desalination

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