Map Skills and Government
What is tool on the map that tells us what direction we are headed in?
A compass rose
Longest river in the world used for transportation
What is the Nile
DAILY DOUBLE: NEED BOTH
Name a major river from Ancient India and China that supported early civilizations
India: Indus AND
China: Yellow or Huang He (Yangtze)
What is a deity?
Another name for a holy figure or god, goddess
Daily Double:
Answer the riddle:
"What has a foot but no leg?"
A ruler
Two Parts:
Latitude coordinates go from 0 - ____ degrees
Longitude coordinates go from 0 - _____ degrees
90 Degrees
180 Degrees
Egyptian form of writing using symbols to represent things and ideas
What are Hieroglyphics?
Daily Double:
Name the holy books of Christianity, Islam, and Hinduism
Bible, Qur 'an, and Vedas
Name three Disney princesses AND three of the Avengers
Answers will vary
What is democracy?
Which form (direct or representative) does the United States practice?
A system of government in which leaders are elected and most of the power is held by the citizens.
Representative
Name one of the gods of Hinduism
Shiva, Brahma, Vishnu, etc.
Peter Piper picked a pack of...
pickled peppers and put them on a peter plate
Name the three systems of economics we have discussed.
(Think Turkeys...gobble gobble)
Capitalism, Socialism, and Communism
Code of laws from Mesopotamia that many other civilizations used as an example of their own laws
The Code of Hammurabi
Modern humans enjoy toilets and running water.
Ancient India created the first _______________ which helped to bring fresh water into society and waste water away.
Sewage system
Daily Triple:
Name the three monotheistic religions
Christianity, Islam, and Judasim
Daily Double:
Whole Team has to walk around like a dinosaur
Dear sweet lord.....
Daily Double:
Name all of the cardinal directions
Name all of the intermediate directions.
N E S W
NE NW SE SW
Name three jobs (social structure) that a person may have had in Egypt or Mesopotamia.
Artisians, kings, pharoahs, priests, farmers, craftspeople, etc.
Daily Double:
1. Major trade route in China that spread throughout the Asian continent
2. Name three civilizations that traded on this famous trade route.
SILK ROAD
India, China, Egypt, Mesopotamia, Greece, Rome
Name three founders from the major religions we have discussed...
Jesus, Mohammad, Abraham, etc
How many feet are there in a mile?
5,280 feet