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World History Pg.7
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| What age was the stone age followed by? | The Bronze Age. |
| Bronze is made by combining these two metals. | Copper and Tin. |
| This metal is harder than copper and holds an edge much longer. | Copper. |
| The Bronze Age was an age of great invention. These seven thing were invented in that age. | The wheel,plow,writing,money,cities,armies and chariots |
| When writing began in the Bronze Age this marked the end of this age and the beginning of this other age. | End of Prehistoric times and the beginning of Ancient times. |
| In Mesopotamia lasted from roughly 4000 BC to the beginning of the Iron Age around this year. | 1000 BC |
| The worlds first civilization arose in between these two rivers in Mesopotamia. | Tigris and Euphrates. |
| Not long after the first civilization arose civilization then spread west to this river valley in Egypt. | The Nile River Valley. |
| Egyptians probably learned about irrigation, the plow,writing,and other technologies from this area. | Mesopotamia. |
| This place is said to be the "Gift of The Nile" because the river provided irrigation water, fertile soil due to floods, and easy transportation by boat. | Egypt. |
| The land of the living is on the ----- bank where the sun rises. | East. |
| The land of the dead is on the ---- bank where the sun sets. | West. |
| Egypts two main geographical features are the... | The Nile River and The Sahara Desert. |
| The desert provided natural barriers to enemies allowing the ancient Egyptian civilization to last for this many years. The longest in history. | 3000 |
| Ancient Egyptians had a ---------- religion meaning worshiping more than one god. | Polytheistic. |
| Ra was the god of the sun and the creator of ------. | Life. |
| Osiris was the god of --------. | Rebirth |
| The struggle between Osiris and his evil brother Set represented the constant struggle between these two forces. | Good and Evil. |
| ------ is Egypts modern day capital city. | Cairo. |
| The ancient Egyptians developed a ----- day calendar based on the solar year. | 365 |
| The ancient Egyptians calendar was adopted by the ---------- Empire and became the calendar we use today. | Roman |
| ---------- were kings of ancient Egypt who were worshiped as gods. | Pharaohs |
| Pharaohs wealth came from the bountiful agriculture made possible by the -------. | Nile. |
| Ramses 11 or Ramses the great was a warrior as well as a -------- of great temples and statues. | Builder. |
| Queen Hatshepsut was the ------ important woman ruler in history. | First. |
| --------- was the last queen of the thirty one dynasties of Egypt, | Cleopatra. |
| The best known Pharaoh is ---------------- who died at age 18. | Tutankhamen. |
| King Tuts unplundered tomb in the -------, the only tomb of a pharaoh found intact. | 1920s |
| King Tuts tomb contained fantastic riches, over ------- objects in 4 rooms | 5000 |
| As societies grew larger ------------ became necessary to provide an orderly way to make decisions. | Government |
| -------------- is a government based on rule by a royal family or dynasty. | Monarchy |
| -------------- is a government based on rule by the people. | Democracy |
| --------------- is a government in which one person takes control of a nation usually with help from the military. | Dictatorship |