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| How many continents are there on Earth? |
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| A line representing important dates and events. |
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| Which term describes an advanced culture with cities and a system of writing? |
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| What change led to the Agricultural Revolution? |
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| People started to grow food by planting seeds. |
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| The kingdoms of Upper Egypt and Lower Egypt developed along what geographic feature? |
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| What is the term for a form of government in which authority over the people is held by religious leaders who represent divine power and retain authority through religious beliefs? |
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| What term means the division of society by rank or class? |
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| Which is an example of "popular sovereignty" in action? |
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| all children must go to school |
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| In addition to massive monuments, what else are ancient Egyptians best known for building? |
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| Both began as picture writing that was used to keep track of trade. |
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| What discovery gave historians the key they needed to read Egyptian hieroglyphics? |
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| Which provides evidence that the Egyptians believed in a life after death? |
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| What is the name of the strip of land that became the site of the Sumerian and Babylonian civilizations? |
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| Where did the world's earliest civilizations arise? |
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| What is associated with the ancient Egyptian god Anubis? |
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Man in a state of nature has a lot of freedom but life is unpredictable with little order.
Man gives up some individual freedom in exchange for protection, mutual benefits, and other benefits.
What political theory is represented by the information above? |
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| In what city was King Hammurabi, the leader who tried to maintain order? |
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| Many punishments in the Hammurabi code were cruel, but the code was an important step in the development of what element of civilization? |
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| When King Hammurabi posted his code, or rules for everyone to see, it was carved into a stone called a stele and included this statement: “….may the king who happens to be in the land observe the words of justice inscribed on my stele.” Why would Hammurabi include that statement? |
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| He wanted future kings to use his rules. |
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Title: ?
-Clay tablets were too heavy to carry around
-Plant material was abundant along the Nile River
-Messengers could carry accurate information
What would be a good title for the table above? |
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| Why Egyptians Used Papyrus for Writing |
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| Which female pharaoh wore a fake beard and carried a scepter to symbolize authority? |
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| At what level of the social pyramid in Egyptian society would scribes be found? |
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| Close to the top because of their education and abilities. |
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| What do lines of latitude and longitude help geographers identify? |
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| What does a map user need in order to understand the information displayed on a map? |
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| What actions represent the concept of “Common Good?” |
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| actions that are helpful to all people |
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| Which feature would most often be shown on a political map? |
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| Which feature would most likely appear on a physical map? |
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| Which development MOST enabled early peoples to form permanent settlements? |
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| advances in agricultural production |
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| What else can you determine about a location if you are only given its latitude? |
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| What was one reason for the development of an early civilization in the Tigris-Euphrates river valleys? |
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| Periodic flooding left rich soil, which was ideal for farming. |
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| Of the seven continents on earth, which two are located entirely within the southern hemisphere? |
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| Which document is an example of a primary source? |
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| a diary of a Holocaust survivor |
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| What is the main purpose of a timeline? |
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| to show chronological relationship between events |
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| Which was built as a demonstration of the ruler's power as a deity on earth? |
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| Egyptian pharaoh and his pyramid |
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| In what element of civilization are the development of cuneiform and hieroglyphics important accomplishments? |
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| Some ancient Egyptian statues portray pharaohs as sphinxes, beings with a human head and lion body. What does this fact imply about ancient Egyptian culture? |
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| Ancient Egyptians used animal imagery to express traits such as strength. |
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| What would most likely be included in a description of an area’s physical geography? |
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| landforms of continents and currents of oceans |
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| The belief in ancient Eqypt that a pharaoh was a god or descended from gods is an example of what political concept? |
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| What is an additional benefit when entering into civil society? |
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| What geographic feature had the greatest influence on the development of ancient civilizations? |
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| How did the Code of Hammurabi contribute to the development of civilization? |
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| publicly recording laws for all to see |
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| For which role in ancient Egyptian civilization did the responsibilities include measuring the rise of the river, forecasting the size of the harvest, and supervising trade? |
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