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What is the study of the past?
What is the study of the past?
- Geography
- Archaeology
- Prehistory
- History (correct)
What is the study of the past based on what people left behind?
What is the study of the past based on what people left behind?
- Archaeology (correct)
- Artifact
- Hominid
- Fossil
What is the pattern of weather over a long period of time?
What is the pattern of weather over a long period of time?
- Climate (correct)
- Landforms
- Environment
- Region
What are materials found in the earth that people need and value?
What are materials found in the earth that people need and value?
What is an area with one or more common features that make it different from surrounding areas?
What is an area with one or more common features that make it different from surrounding areas?
What is any handheld object that has been modified to help a person accomplish a task?
What is any handheld object that has been modified to help a person accomplish a task?
What is the study of the earth's physical and cultural features?
What is the study of the earth's physical and cultural features?
What is an account of an event created by someone who took part in or witnessed the event?
What is an account of an event created by someone who took part in or witnessed the event?
What is the time before there was writing?
What is the time before there was writing?
What includes all the living and nonliving things that affect life in an area?
What includes all the living and nonliving things that affect life in an area?
What is the process of changing plants or animals to make them more useful to humans?
What is the process of changing plants or animals to make them more useful to humans?
What is a city-state?
What is a city-state?
What is a land with different territories and people under a single rule?
What is a land with different territories and people under a single rule?
What is a type of arrangement in which each worker specializes in a particular task or job?
What is a type of arrangement in which each worker specializes in a particular task or job?
What is the term for a community of people who share a common culture?
What is the term for a community of people who share a common culture?
What is the term for a legendary figure in Sumerian literature?
What is the term for a legendary figure in Sumerian literature?
What is the term for a strip of land connecting two continents?
What is the term for a strip of land connecting two continents?
What is a pharaoh?
What is a pharaoh?
What is the Old Kingdom?
What is the Old Kingdom?
What is cuneiform?
What is cuneiform?
What is a ziggurat?
What is a ziggurat?
What is a dynasty?
What is a dynasty?
What are pictographs?
What are pictographs?
What is Hammurabi's Code?
What is Hammurabi's Code?
What is polytheism?
What is polytheism?
What is the term for the application of scientific knowledge for practical purposes?
What is the term for the application of scientific knowledge for practical purposes?
What is the term for a long-lasting, paper-like material made from reeds?
What is the term for a long-lasting, paper-like material made from reeds?
Who was the pharaoh that fought the Hittites for many years?
Who was the pharaoh that fought the Hittites for many years?
What were the huge stone tombs with four triangle-shaped walls that met in a point on top called?
What were the huge stone tombs with four triangle-shaped walls that met in a point on top called?
Who was the Egyptian queen who worked to increase trade with places outside of Egypt?
Who was the Egyptian queen who worked to increase trade with places outside of Egypt?
What is the term for the period of order and stability that lasted until about 1750 BC?
What is the term for the period of order and stability that lasted until about 1750 BC?
What is the term for the Egyptian writing system?
What is the term for the Egyptian writing system?
What is the force generated by one's behavior in a previous life that decides the level at which an individual will be reborn?
What is the force generated by one's behavior in a previous life that decides the level at which an individual will be reborn?
Which religion prescribes a path of non-violence towards all living beings and branched off from Hinduism?
Which religion prescribes a path of non-violence towards all living beings and branched off from Hinduism?
What is the term for items sent out to other regions?
What is the term for items sent out to other regions?
What is the avoidance of violent actions known as?
What is the avoidance of violent actions known as?
What is the term for a system of people in different lands who trade goods?
What is the term for a system of people in different lands who trade goods?
What is the process by which a soul is reborn continuously until it achieves perfect understanding?
What is the process by which a soul is reborn continuously until it achieves perfect understanding?
What is the most important language of ancient India?
What is the most important language of ancient India?
What is the term for a large landmass that is smaller than a continent?
What is the term for a large landmass that is smaller than a continent?
What is the term for the number system we use today, created by Indian scholars during the Gupta dynasty?
What is the term for the number system we use today, created by Indian scholars during the Gupta dynasty?
What is the term for a state of perfect peace in Buddhism?
What is the term for a state of perfect peace in Buddhism?
What is the term for injecting a person with a small dose of a virus to help build up defenses against a disease?
What is the term for injecting a person with a small dose of a virus to help build up defenses against a disease?
What is the study of stars and planets called?
What is the study of stars and planets called?
What is the term for secondary source information gathered by someone who did not take part in or witness the event?
What is the term for secondary source information gathered by someone who did not take part in or witness the event?
What is the term for a mixture of rich soil and tiny rocks?
What is the term for a mixture of rich soil and tiny rocks?
What is the term for a way of supplying water to an area of land?
What is the term for a way of supplying water to an area of land?
What is the term for the division of society by rank or class?
What is the term for the division of society by rank or class?
What is the term for an area outside cities; a countryside area
What is the term for an area outside cities; a countryside area
What is the term for a city area
What is the term for a city area
What are cataracts in the context of a river?
What are cataracts in the context of a river?
What is the Rosetta Stone?
What is the Rosetta Stone?
What are mummies in ancient Egypt?
What are mummies in ancient Egypt?
What is the largest religion in India today?
What is the largest religion in India today?
What are sphinxes?
What are sphinxes?
What is the caste system in India based on?
What is the caste system in India based on?
What is the term for people who work to spread their religious beliefs?
What is the term for people who work to spread their religious beliefs?
What is the science of working with metals called?
What is the science of working with metals called?
What are objects created by and used by humans called?
What are objects created by and used by humans called?
What is a fossil?
What is a fossil?
Flashcards
History
History
The study of the past.
Archaeology
Archaeology
The study of the past based on artifacts.
Climate
Climate
Weather patterns over a long time.
Resources
Resources
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Region
Region
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Tool
Tool
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Geography
Geography
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Primary source
Primary source
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Prehistory
Prehistory
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Environment
Environment
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Domestication
Domestication
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City-state
City-state
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Empire
Empire
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Division of labor
Division of labor
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Society
Society
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Gilgamesh
Gilgamesh
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Land bridge
Land bridge
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Pharaoh
Pharaoh
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Old Kingdom
Old Kingdom
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Cuneiform
Cuneiform
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Ziggurat
Ziggurat
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Dynasty
Dynasty
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Pictographs
Pictographs
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Hammurabi's Code
Hammurabi's Code
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