Ancient Egypt & Kush
This river was the lifeblood of both ancient Egypt and Kush, providing fertile land for farming.
What is the Nile River?
This is the term for the movement where European powers divided and took control of African territories.
What is colonization or the Scramble for Africa?
This type of government, with a single ruler who holds all the power, is a form of government found in some African nations.
What is an autocracy or a dictatorship?
This philosophy, founded by Kong Fuzi, emphasizes respect for family, elders, and social harmony.
What is Confucianism?
Many islands, including the Philippines and Indonesia, are a key physical feature of this region.
What is Southeast Asia?
The ancient kingdom of Kush was located to the south of this geographic feature in ancient Egypt.
What is the First Cataract of the Nile River?
This was the system of racial segregation and discrimination enforced in South Africa.
What is Apartheid?
Widespread disease is a major challenge, with this virus being a significant health crisis in many African countries.
What is HIV/AIDS
This is the primary religion in Japan, which involves worshiping ancestral and natural spirits.
What is Shinto?
This is a major environmental challenge in East Asia, caused by rapid industrialization.
What is air or water pollution?
This feature is a rocky, shallow part of a river where the water flows faster, and it protected Kush from Egyptian invasion.
What is a cataract?
This term refers to the period in the mid-20th century when many African nations gained their independence from European colonial rule.
What is decolonization or the independence movement
What is a common challenge for many African governments regarding natural resources?
What is the unequal distribution of wealth from resources?
This is the system of government found in China, where a single political party holds power and controls the state.
What is a communist government?
A chain of volcanic islands, known as this, is a primary feature of Japan's physical terrain.
What is an archipelago?
What are two physical features, other than the Nile, that protected ancient Egypt from invasion
What are the Sahara Desert, the Eastern Desert, and the Red Sea?
What is decolonization or the independence movement
Who is Nelson Mandela
This political challenge, which often leads to conflict, arises from rivalries between different groups of people within a country.
What is ethnic strife or tribal conflict?
This East Asian country is a constitutional monarchy with a parliamentary government.
What is Japan?
This is a major natural hazard faced by countries in Southeast Asia, including the Philippines, due to their location along the Pacific Ring of Fire.
What are typhoons, earthquakes, or volcanic eruptions?
The city of Meroë became the capital of Kush after its kings moved south to gain better access to iron ore and this natural resource.
What is timber/wood?
These two African nations were the only ones to remain independent during the period of European colonization.
What are Ethiopia and Liberia?
This type of government, where citizens elect representatives to make decisions, has been adopted by many African countries but is often unstable.
What is a democracy?
This Chinese philosophy teaches that people should live in harmony with the forces of nature, called the "Dao."
What is Daoism or Taoism?
What is a significant demographic challenge currently facing countries like Japan and China
What is a declining or aging population?