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History Mid Term

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1. Define absolute location
2. Describe who Hammurabi was and what he was known for
3. What is the Sumerian writing form, made up of wedge-shaped marks,known as?
4.Relative location of a place on the Earth's surface is known as what?
5.Who was Gilgamesh?
6. All Sumerian city-states had this structure in the middle of their city. This is where they performed their religious beliefs. This structure had many levels.
7. What is the period of time called before people began writing things down?
8. This river is the longest river in the world and it flows through the continent of Africa
9. Define specialization and the importance of it during early man's civilization
10. These are items that were made by people and were found long after they were gone. What are they?
11. At the center of a Sumerian city-state can be found what?
12. List some of the major contributions that happened during the Neolithic Time Period
13. Which pharaohs tomb was discovered intact and considered a MAJOR find in the 20th century?
14.These tombs housed the Pharaohs after they died.
15. Which group of people did the Sumerian middle class include?
16. Egyptian rulers were first known as Kings and then later referred to as?
17. What was the MOST important use of papyrus during the Egyptian civilization?
18. Describe what Hammurabi is best remembered for.
19. Pyramids served the purpose of being a good tourist location. True or False? If this is false, what was their main purpose?
20.Ancient Mesopotamia is known as what country today?
21. Who were the first people to bury their dead?
22. How did the Sumerians change their physical environment?
23. The Paleolithic people lack the ability to do what?
24. In what year did the Sumerians settle in Mesopotamia?
25. Where did early man usually build their villages
26. Describe what a city state is made up of. A city with farmland surrounding it.
27. People were able to settle in one place and develop villages because of what development?
28. What were the two kingdoms in Egypt known as?
29. A ziggurate could be found where in a Sumerian city-state?
30. Who were the first people known on earth?
31. What was Sargon I known for?
32. What is the MOST important difference between the Paleolithic and Neolithic ages?
33. The oldest written records known come from which culture?
34. List some inventions made created during the Mesopotamian period.
35. Egyptians mostly lived near where?
36. Early people were able to work together and share ideas because of which development?
37. What instrument did the ancient Egyptians use to irrigate their land?
38. The Sumerian city state was made up of?
39. What is the difference between a polytheistic civilization and monotheistic civilization?
40. The name "Mesopotamia" means?
41. What two rivers flowed between the land of Mesopotamia?
42. Once becoming an Egyptian pharaoh, what did they prepare themselves for?
43. List two benefits the Nile River provided for an Egyptian people.
44. The Old Kingdom is know as the "Age of?
45. One of the early tombs built by the ancient Egyptians was called a?
46. Which pyramid was the tallest structure in the world until the Eiffel Tower was built?
47. What are the most common types of pyramids found in Egypt?
48. Which female pharaoh served as a male and all knowledge of her was wiped away by her jealous relative?
49. What items might a pharaoh put in their tomb for the afterlife?
50. Which pharaoh broke with tradition and worshipped only one god?
51. The last ruler Pharaoh of ancient Egypt was known as?
52. A counter balance sweep used for raising water during Ancient Egyptian times was called a?
53. Silt refers to?
54. The ruling families of Ancient Egypt were considered a ? because it was an order of rulers in a family.
54. The mouth/end of a river where it opens up into a bigger body of water is known as a?
51. The last ruler Pharaoh of ancient Egypt was known as? Cleopatra
52. a counter balance sweep used for raising water during Ancient Egyptian times was called a? Shadoof
53. Silt refers to?
54. The ruling families of Ancient Egypt were considered a ? because it was an order of rulers in a family. Dynasty
54. The mouth/end of a river where it opens up and dumps into a bigger body of water is known as a?
55. The Ancient Egyptian river that flows from south to north is?
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