Physical features of Ancient Egypt and Kush/Physical terrain of Southeast Asia
This large desert separates Egypt from its southern neighbor, Kush.
What is the Sahara Desert?
This European country was the first to establish a colony in Africa, claiming the Cape of Good Hope in 1652.
What is the Netherlands?
This system of racial segregation was enforced in South Africa from 1948 until the early 1990s.
What is Apartheid?
This Chinese festival marks the beginning of the lunar new year and includes offerings to ancestors.
What is the Lunar New Year/Spring Festival?
This country transitioned from a military dictatorship to a democracy in 1987 and has a president as its head of state.
What is South Korea?
This river flows through Egypt and Kush, providing water and transportation.
What is the Nile River?
This country was the first in Sub-Saharan Africa to gain independence in 1960.
What is Nigeria?
In 1994, South Africa held its first democratic elections, ending apartheid. Who became the country's first Black president?
Who is Nelson Mandela?
Who is Nelson Mandela?
The Chinese practice of venerating ancestors and spirits, often involving offerings and rituals, is known as this.
What is ancestor worship?
This East Asian country has a constitutional monarchy with a parliamentary government, and its current emperor is Naruhito.
What is Japan?
These towering waterfalls along the Nile River are called the ? of the Nile, which helped protect Egypt from invasions.
What are the cataracts?
The Berlin Conference of 1884-1885 was held to regulate European colonization of this continent.
What is Africa?
This law, enacted in 1948, officially started the system of racial segregation in South Africa.
What is the Population Registration Act?
The Chinese religious tradition that combines elements of Taoism, Buddhism, and folk beliefs is often called this.
What is Chinese folk religion?
This challenge involves balancing rapid industrialization with environmental sustainability in countries like China and South Korea.
What is environmental degradation or pollution?
This mountain range, the highest in Southeast Asia, runs along the border of Myanmar and China.
What is the Shan Hills?
This type of government is characterized by a single-party system, often seen in many African nations post-independence.
What is a one-party state?
This policy involved dividing South Africans into racial groups and segregating communities, often enforced through pass laws.
What is racial classification or racial segregation?
This philosopher is known as the founder of Taoism and authored the "Tao Te Ching."
Who is Laozi?
The government body in Taiwan that functions as the top legislative authority.
What is the Legislative Yuan?
This vast plain located in Thailand is known for its fertile soil and rice cultivation.
What is the Khorat Plateau?
This is the name of the transitional government in South Africa that helped end apartheid and establish a new political system in the 1990s.
What is the Government of National Unity?
This organization, founded in 1912, became a major political force fighting against apartheid.
What is the African National Congress (ANC)?
This ancient Chinese philosophy emphasizes harmony with nature and is often considered a religion by its followers.
What is Taoism?
This economic challenge refers to the risk of a financial crisis stemming from high levels of debt and rapid economic growth.
What is a financial crisis or economic instability?