Ancient Egypt and Kush
This river was the lifeline of ancient Egypt, providing water, food and transportation.
What is the Nile River?
This is what the period when European countries took control of African lands is called.
What is colobization?
This disease, spread by mosquitoes, remains a major health challenge in many African countries.
What is malaria?
This philosophy started by Confucius focuses on respect, order, and proper behavior.
What is Confucionism?
This country is the world’s largest communist nation and plays a major role in East Asian politics.
What is China?
These large stone tombs were built as burial places for Pharaohs.
What are the pyramids?
This meeting is 1884-1885 divided Africa among European powers without Africa's input.
What is the Berlin conference?
This problem occurs when there isn’t enough rain, causing crops to fail.
What is drought?
This belief system teaches that nature has a balance, often described as yin and yang.
What is Daoism/Taoism?
Japan is led by a prime minister and this symbolic leader, who no longer has real political power.
What is the emperor?
This rich, dark soil left by floods made farming possible along the nile
What is silt?
Many African nations gained this after World War II, allowing them to govern themselves.
What is independence?
Rapid growth of people living in cities has led to overcrowding and this shortage of places to live.
What is housing shortage?
This philosophy encourages people to follow the Way and live simply, without fighting nature.
What is Daosim/Taoism?
This peninsula contains both North Korea and South Korea.
What is the Korean peninsula?
This kingdom, located south of Egypt, was known for its iron working and trade.
What is Kush?
This term refers to the unfair practice of controlling a colony's economy for the benefit of the colonizer.
What is economic exploitation?
This environmental problem happens when fertile land turns into desert.
What is desertification?
This religion, originally from India, spread to China and teaches followers to end suffering by ending desire.
What is Buddhism?
China uses this type of government system, where one political party holds most power.
What is a one-party system?
These waterfalls and rapids along the Nile made travel difficult and acted as natural barriers.
What are cararacts?
This country was the first in sub-Saharan Africa to gain independence, led by Kwame Nkrumah.
What is Ghana?
Many African countries struggle with this issue, where people leave their home nation to seek safety or better opportunities elsewhere.
What is migration?
Confucius believed that society worked best when people fulfilled these, such as being a good parent, ruler, or child.
What are roles/duties?
This huge desert in northern China and Mongolia is known for its harsh winds and sandstorms.
What is the Gobi desert?