Earth
A locations ______ is the distance North or South of Earth's equator
latitude
The set of beliefs, values, and practices that a group of people has in common
culture
Ancient civilization "between two rivers"
Mesopotamia
A triangle-shaped area of land made from soil deposited by a river
Delta
A series of rulers from the same family line
dynasty
Seasons happen because of ____
Earth's axis
The spread of culture traits from one region to another
cultural diffusion
A reason for the rise of civilizations
agriculture, irrigation, canals, surplus, etc.
The first empire in West Africa
Ghana
This belief system stresses living simply and in harmony with nature
Daoism
When water vapor cools and forms clouds
Condensation
A political system in which the government owns all property and dominates all aspects of life
communism
A set of 282 laws that dealt with almost every part of daily life in Babylon
Hammurabi's Code
What led to the rise of West African empires?
taxes, gold, trade
The two groups fighting in China's civil war
Nationalists and Communist
the spread of desertlike conditions
desertification
The value of all goods and services produced withthin a country in a single year
Gross Domestic Product (GDP)
The first ever city-state located in Mesopotamia
Sumer
Dutch, French, and German settlers and their descendants in South Africa
Afrikaners
This dynasty was the longest-lasting
Zhou
This climate is warm all year; distinct rainy and dry seasons
Tropical Savanna
An example of a renewable resource
water, soil, trees, animals, etc.
A pyramid shaped temple
ziggurat
This was the first major Kingdom in central Africa
Congo Kingdom
Where 100,000 Chinese gathered to protest the communist government
Tianamen Square