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History grade 5

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  • Who were on the top and at the bottom of society in Egypt?
    top: pharaoh, bottom: slaves
  • What do we call a 10 years period?
    A decade
  • What weather system brought either drought (not enough rain) or floods to India, depending on the season and direction?
    monsoons
  • What is reincarnation?
    rebirth of the soul
  • What is the name of the ancient Egyptian writing?
    hireoglyphics
  • What does the word Mesopotamia mean?
    Land between rivers
  • List at least three uses for fire in Paleolithic times
    Heat, light, frightened animals, cooking, story telling
  • What do we call a 100 years?
    A century
  • Say at least 2 periods of history.
    Prehistory/Ancient Times/Middle Ages/Modern Times/The Present
  • Which Mesopotamian king built the Hanging Gardens
    Nebechadnezzar