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7th - Vocab Final
Vocabulary Final
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| The vertical lines on a map are called meridians or ________ lines. | longitude |
| The ________ divides the Earth into the western and eastern hemispheres. | Prime Meridian |
| The Equator separates the northern and southern ________. | hemispheres |
| The horizontal lines on a map are called parallels or ________ lines. | latitude |
| The ________ is the latitude line at zero degrees. | Equator |
| An arrowhead would be considered a(n) ________ because humans made it. | artifact |
| A human skeleton would be an example of a(n) ________ because it was once alive. | fossil |
| All the years that fall in a particular ________ have some distinctive feature(s) in common. | age, era, epoch |
| With new agricultural techniques, farmers would often have a ________ of crops that they could save or share with others. | surplus |
| Early villages formed near rivers because they needed water for ________. | irrigation |
| Specialization led to the development of groups of people with similar customs, training, and income known as a ________. | social class |
| Once surpluses of food began to be produced, people began to ________ in other kinds of work. | specialize |
| The idea of ________ came about when people realized that grain sprouted from spilled seed which could be planted to raise crops. | agriculture |
| ________ were a form of government that included cities and the land surrounding them. | city-states |
| Sumerians practiced ________ or a belief in many gods or goddesses. | polytheism |
| Fertile soil that is deposited by rivers is called ________. | silt |
| Most historians think that the first advanced form of culture, or ________, first arose in Sumer in 3300 BC. | civilization |
| Sargon of Akkad is credited with creating the first ________. | empire |
| Hammurabi created a ________ in order to help control his empire. | code of law |
| As emperor, Cyrus set up a policy of ________ that allowed people to keep their own customs and beliefs. | toleration |
| The soil along the Nile's banks is very ________ due to the fact that the floods deposited minerals and silt there. | fertile |
| Some ancient Egyptians learned to be ________, or people whose job it was to write and keep records. | scribes |
| Egyptian kings were given the title of ________, which is a word that meant "great house". | pharaoh |
| The ________ people spread across Africa in one of the greatest migrations in human history. | Bantu |
| Seasonal winds called ________ shape India's climate | monsoons |
| Christianity and Judaism are both ________ religions that share the same God. | monotheistic |
| ________ is the modern-day religion that started with Abraham and was practiced by the Hebrew people. | Judaism |
| ________ is the religion that began with the teachings of Jesus. | Christianity |
| India's modern religion, which developed out of Brahmanism, is ________. | Hinduism |
| ________ is the religion that was started by Siddhartha Gautama and is still practiced in many Asian nations today. | Buddhism |
| The Silk Roads were considered ________ because they stretched across Europe and Asia. | trans-Eurasian |
| Because geographic barriers isolated China, the experienced little ________ until the Silk Roads were created. | cultural diffusion |
| ________ stresses the importance of respect and proper relationships in a society. | Confucianism |
| In order to be a ________ of Athens, you had to be a free male, over 18, and the son of Athenian born parents. | citizen |
| The mainland of Greece is a ________ that sticks out into the Mediterranean Sea | peninsula |
| A(n) ________ connects the Peloponnesus to the rest of Greece. | isthmus |
| A ________ is a person who takes power in an illegal way. | tyrant |
| Alexander's many conquests led to a new blending of customs known as ________ culture. | Hellenistic |
| A ________ is a government in which people elect their leaders. | republic |
| The reign of Augustus began a long period of peace and stability in the Roman Empire, known as the ________ | Pax Romana |
| The ________ was a powerful and unifying force in the lands that were once part of the Western Roman Empire | Roman Catholic Church |
| Diocletian was a(n) _______ , who had total power. | absolute ruler |
| A videotape would be considered a ________ because it was created at the time of the event by someone who was there. | primary source |
| A textbook is a ________ because it was created by people who were not present to witness the events that they are writing about. | secondary source |
| A follower of Islam is called a __________. | Muslim |
| __________ is the monotheistic religion that started with the teachings of Muhammad. | Islam |
| __________ is the founder of Christianity. | Jesus |
| __________ is the founder of Judaism. | Abraham |
| The __________ is the holy book of Islam. | Quran |
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