Social Studies Trimester 1

Question 1

prehistory:

Answer 1

the time before writing:

Question 2

hominid:

Answer 2

early human ancestor

Question 3

Donald Johanson found ____

Answer 3

Lucy

Question 4

homo habilis=

Answer 4

handy man

Question 5

homo erectus=

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upright man

Question 6

Homo erectus can…

Answer 6

control fire

Question 7

Homo sapiens=

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wise men

Question 8

Paleolithic Era:

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Old stone when stone tools were used

Question 9

society:

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a community of people who share a common culture

Question 10

hunter-gatherers:

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people who hunt animals and gather plants, seeds, etc

Question 11

ice age:

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freezing time

Question 12

land bridge:

Answer 12

strip of land connecting 2 continents

Question 13

Mesolithic Era:

Answer 13

Middle Stone Age

Question 14

Neolithic Era:

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New Stone Age

Question 15

Latitude:

Answer 15

how N and S equator places

Question 16

cartographer:

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map maker/studier

Question 17

the equator is…

Answer 17

0 degrees latitude

Question 18

Inset Map:

Answer 18

where in the world an area is located

Question 19

Longtitude:

Answer 19

E and W

Question 20

Prime Meridian:

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0 degrees latitude

Question 21

srait:

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narrrow body of water connecting other bodies

Question 22

delta:

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where rivers deposit silt

Question 23

archaeology;

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study of the past

Question 24

primary resource:

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event with someone who took part in/witnessed an event

Question 25

secondary resource:

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someone who gathered info on an event

Question 26

Before the common era abreviation:

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BC

Question 27

AD=

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Common era

Question 28

anno domini means

Answer 28

In the Year of the Lord

Question 29

countryside areas:

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rural

Question 30

a city, it's center, and rest:

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city-state

Question 31

city areas:

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urban

Question 32

the foundation of sumerian society:

Answer 32

Religion

Question 33

Some Sumerian women can be important leaders T or F

Answer 33

True

Question 34

The army of ___ ____ ______ defended all city-states of Sumer and conq N Mes

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Sargon the Great

Question 35

____ was a legendaryn figure

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Gilgamesh

Question 36

Hammurabi and Nebuchadnezzar both...

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used chariots

Question 37

The.... gave Mesopatania its name

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Tigris+Euphrates River

Question 38

N meso was:

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mountanious

Question 39

S meso was:

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a plain

Question 40

The _____ were skilled in ironwork

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Assyrians

Question 41

Old Kingdom time:

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2.7kBC-2200BC

Question 42

Pharoah who ruled in 2.5kBC:

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Khufu

Question 43

people from rich and powerful families:

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nobles

Question 44

royalty or people of wealth and power:

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elites

Question 45

hierogylphics:

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one of the 1st writing systems

Question 46

papyrus:

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a longlasting material for writing

Question 47

only ____ and _____ were allowed in temples

Answer 47

pharoah-priests

Question 48

_____ were the majority of Egypt

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slaves

Question 49

Menes was the ___ Pharoah

Answer 49

1st

Question 50

Mene was responsible for increasing trade in ____

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Egypt

Question 51

Egypt was able to built a lot from ______

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taxes

Question 52

South Egypt=______ ____ | North Egypt=______ ____

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Upper Egypt | Lower Egypt

Question 53

Kush was _____ of Egypt

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south

Question 54

____ and _______ traded together

Answer 54

Kush and Egypt

Question 55

The Rosetta stone was discovered by _____

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British soldiers

Question 56

hieroglyphics used ____ symbols

Answer 56

600+

Question 57

The ______ ______ had a lot of gold

Answer 57

Nubian Desert

Question 58

Papyrus came from...

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the Nile

Question 59

Greece is a __

Answer 59

peninsula

Question 60

the Meditaranean Sea is..

Answer 60

south of Greece

Question 61

The _____ were great shipbuilders

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Minoans

Question 62

The ____ were not considered Greek, since they didn't speak the language

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Minoans

Question 63

polis:

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Greek city-state

Question 64

The Greeks created city states for...

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economic support

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acropolis:

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marketplace

Question 66

City states started in the ______ ____

Answer 66

Classical Age

Question 67

The Fertile Crescent had lots of ____-

Answer 67

silt