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Midyear review

Chapter 1-4 & Mapping Vocabulary

QuestionAnswer
latitude distances measured in degrees north to south starting with the equator
longitude distances measured in degrees east to west starting with the Prime Meridian
scale feature on a map that relates to actual distances on Earth's surface
legend key
history study of the past
culture knowledge, belief, customs and values of a group of people
society a community of people with a common culture
civilization a complex society that includes surplus, division of labor, social hierarchy, government and highly developed culture
hunter-gatherers people who hunt animals and gather plants
domestication process of changing animals and plants (taming them)
agriculture farming
fossil imprint, bone of once living thing
artifacts objects made/used by humans
archaeology the study of the pasted based on objects left behind by humans
primary source information made by someone who witnessed an event
secondary source gathering information about an event (NOT witnessed)
geography study of earth's physical and cultural (human) features
silt a mixture of tiny rocks & soil
irrigation a way of supplying water to an area of land
canals human made waterways
surplus more than needed/extra
division of labor special jobs
rural countryside
urban city
city-state political unit made up of city & countryside
empire territories under 1 ruler
monarch king/ruler
pharaoh king or ruler of Egypt
polytheisim belief in many gods
priests a person who performs religious ceremonies
scribe writer
social hierarchy/classes division of society by rank or class
cuneiform Sumerian wedged-shape writing (1st writing system)
pictographs picture symbols
hieroglyphics Egyptian writing system
alphabet set of letters that form words
cataracts rapids
delta triangular-shaped marshy wetland
dynasty series of rulers from same family
afterlife life after death
mummy specially treated bodies wrapped in clothe
mummification process of embalming/preserving bodies
pyramids triangle shaped Tombs
papyrus paperlike material made from reeds
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