Mid Terms Review Flashcards
What is an oligarchy?
A government in which a small group that has control
What is a Democracy?
A government by the people
What were the Sumerians way of writing?
Picture writing, or cuneiform
What did the Egyptians use to write on?
Papyrus
What did Egyptians use as a form of writing?
Hieroglyphics
Most civilizations believed in _______. The Israelites believed in _______.
Polytheism, monotheism
What does a physical map show?
It shows land & water features
What is parallel to the equator?
Latitude or longitude?
Latitude!!
What changed In the Neolithic Age? A. They started to move to different places. B. They started to farm. C. They used iron. D. They used fire.
B. They started to farm.
What was Queen Hatshepsut known for?????????
Queen Hatshepsut
- acted like a King
- promoted trade,not war
What were the 2 rivers that Mesopotamia was in between?
The Tigris & the Euphrates
What did the Sumerians invent?
The wheel
What did Narmer do with the two parts of Egypt?
Narmer connected the two parts of Egypt.
Who was Hammurabi? What was his code?
Hammurabi was a Babylonian king. His code was a set of laws that was very strict
What is history?
History is the study of the people and events from the past
What are people who study history called
Historians
What is an era
A large division of time
What is a calendar
A system for arranging days in order
How do historians measure time?
Decade, millenniums,centuries
What does a timeline do?
It Tracks the passage of time
What is archaeology?
The study of objects to learn about the past human life
What is an artifact?
An object made by people in the past
What is paleontology
The study of fossils
What is a fossil?
Plant or animal remains after they have been preserved from and earlier time