Another name for a line of latitude
What is parallel
An area of land almost entirely surrounded by water
What is a peninsula
The early river systems of India and China that supported early civilizations (Daily Double)
What is the Indus and Huang He
These two things allowed primitive man to settle and create villages
What is domestication and agriculture
A narrow strip of land that connects two larger bodies of land
What is a isthmus
The division of Indian society based on wealth, rank and occupation.
What is the Caste system
What is the system of bringing water to farmland to grow crops
What is irrigation
Major Egyptian building that doubled as a grave for a Pharaoh King
What is a Pyramid
Religion based on the spiritual teachings of Siddartha Guatama, that started in India and spread to Asia
What is Buddhism
A type of distribution map that shows how natural resources are distributed throughout an area
What is a resource map
Two significant rulers of Egypt that united the empire and expanded trade (Daily Double)
What is Queen Hatsheput and Ramses the Great
A large, almost landlocked arm of the Atlantic ocean, touching Europe, Asia, and Africa.
What is the Mediterranean Sea
First civilization from Mesopotamia to develop a writing system
Who are the Sumerians
What group of people withing Egypt switched from polytheism to Monotheism?
Who are the ancient Hebrews
Major trade route in China that spread throughout the Asian continent
What is the Silk Road