Location
Where something is
Latitude
Lines that run East-West
B.C.
Before Christ
This was used as tombs for the pharaohs
Pyramids
This river gave water, transportation, and good soil
Nile River
What somewhere is like (mountains, buildings, language)
Longitude
Lines that run North-South
A.D.
Anno Domini
This is a written set of laws
This was the name for powerful rulers
Pharaoh
Human-Environment Interaction
How people change or adapt to the environment
The latitude of the equator is
0 degrees
B.C.E.
Before Common Era
This is the language used to write
Hieroglyphics
These are the three Sub-Saharan major kingdoms
Ghana, Mali, and Songhai
Movement
The longitude of the Prime Meridian is
0 degrees
C.E.
Common Era
This is the name for believing in many gods
Polytheism
This was a center for learning and trades
Timbuktu
Region
An area with something in common (climate, culture, etc.)
This item helps you remember latitude
Ladder
A century is this many years long
100
Mesopotamia is located between these two rivers
Tigris and Euphrates
This writing was invented in Mesopotamia (middle east)
Cuneiform