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World History Pg 7-8
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| What was the bronze age named after? | people learning to make bronze tools, weapons, and ornaments |
| Name three things that were invented during the bronze age: | Any 3 (wheel, plow, writing, money, cities, armies, and chariots) |
| The bronze age marks what period in time? | the end of prehistoric times and the beginning of ancient times |
| What years did the bronze age exist? | from about 4000 BC to about 1000 BC |
| What civilization did the Egyptians probably learn from? | Mesopotamia |
| Egypt is nicknamed ______ because the river provided irrigation water, fertile soils due to annual flooding, and easy transportation by boat? | Gift of the Nile |
| Why did the Egyptians consider the river sacred? | Because it separated the land of the living and the land of the dead |
| Egypt's two main geographic features: | Sahara and the Nile |
| What kind of religion did the Egyptians have? | polytheistic |
| How long did the ancient Egyptian religion last? | roughly 3000 years |
| What celestial body is the Eygptian calendar based on? | sun |
| Name two of Egypt's rulers: | (Ramses II, Queen Hatshepsut, Cleopatra, or King Tut |
| What was King Tut famous for? | his unplundered tomb |
| Why is government necessary? | to provide an orderly way to make decisions to maintain public order through police and courts, and to supply services |
| Who are monarchies ruled by? | kings and queens |
| Who are democracies ruled by? | the people |
| Who are dictatorships ruled by? | usually one leader and military |
| Ancient Egyptians were preoccupied with what? | religion and afterlife |
| To enter into the next life, the body had to be preserved through what? | mummification |
| Where are the most famous burial tombs located? | Giza near Cairo |
| Who are believed to have built the pyramids? | valued members of society |
| What did the Egyptians write on? | papyrus |
| What is papyrus made out of? | it is made from a reed plant that has been pressed and dried like paper |
| What helped modern people understand hieroglyphics? | the Rosetta Stone |
| Name three of Africa's major geographic features: | (Sahara Desert, Kalahari Desert, and the tropical rainforests, Great Rift Valley, Nile River, Mt. Kilimanjaro) |
| What is a wide triangle-shaped area of flat land called? | A delta |
| What are Egypt's two largest cities? | Cairo and Alexandria |
| The Sahara Desert is about the size of what? | The United States of America |
| Why has Sub-Saharan Africa been nicknamed "black Africa?" | Because its people have darker skin than North African people |
| Where was the Rosetta Stone discovered and by whom? | In Egypt by Napoleon's army in the late 1700's |
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