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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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| voting for a community leader |
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| In addition to massive monuments, what else are ancient Egyptians best known for building? |
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| What do cuneiform and hieroglyphics have in common? |
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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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| 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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Man in a state of nature has a lot of individual freedom but life is unpredictable with little order.
Man gives up SOME freedom in exchange for protection, mutual benefits, and other benefits.
What political theory is represented by the arrow in the diagram? |
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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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| Jillian found this U.S. map on an educational website. She needs to make a political map for her social studies class. What would she need to add to this map to best meet this requirement? |
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| the boundaries of all 50 states and locations of the major cities |
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-How does society distribute their resources?
-What did they sell or trade?
-What did they need to get from outside their civilization?
-Do they trade or use money?
What aspect of the GRAPES acronym for describing a civilization can be the title of the table of questions? |
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| In the time Before the Common Era, what event happened the earliest? |
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| Sumerian city-state established in 2900 BC |
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