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History Midterms
Question | Answer |
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Lascaux caves were the homes to which famous hunters and gathers artwork ? | Cave paintings |
Who were the nomads | People who move from place to place with the seasons |
What were the nomads technology achievement? | Fire |
Describe early humans, hunter-gathers daily lives ? | lived in groups, and hunted small animals |
Which civilization created the first alphabet | Phoenicians |
What is the Hammurabi code ? | Set of laws that governed life in the Babylonian empire |
Which Babylon king created the âhanging gardensâ | Nebuchadnezzar |
What is a ziggurat | Brick pyramids |
What were eygypts achievements | Hieroglyphics, pyramids , science and engineering , and agriculture |
What is a monsoon? | Seasonal winds that can bring rain to an area |
What is a monsoon? | Seasonal winds that can bring rain to an area |
Which two major rivers were located in Mesopotamia ? | The Tigris and the Eupharates |
How did the Nike river effect the ancient Egyptians | Provided water/ fertile soil |
What is surplus | Extra supplies |
What group of people were Pyramids built for? | Pharaohs / rulers |
What is a hieroglyph | A drawing or symbol Read percents a word or sound |
What continent is Egypt on | Africa |
What meso American tribe was famous for having a 365 day solar calendar that became the basis for modern day calendars | Mayans |
What is the cast system | Hey social system which a person is born into |
Who was kautilya | Guptas and Ashokas advisory |
What empire began with the defeat of magadha by Chandra Gupta | The mauryan empire |
What is the science that deals with extracting metal from ore and using it to create useful objects | Metallurgy |