This is one of the five themes of geography - it is used to find where something in the world is.
Location
100
This part of a map tells you the subject of the map.
The title.
100
In order for there to be job specialization, there had to be what first?
A food surplus.
100
Pharaohs were buried in these for a place to live in the afterlife.
Pyramids, or tombs.
100
Which of the following is a philosophy? - Judaism, Hinduism, or Confucianism?
Confucianism
200
We call the states of Connecticut, Rhode Island, Massachusetts and Maine all a part of "New England". This is an example of which theme of the five themes of geography?
Region
200
This part of a map tells you what the symbols of a map mean.
The Key, or Legend.
200
In order to be considered a civilization, there has to be advanced cities, job specialization, technology, and what two other things?
Record keeping and government.
200
This word, when translated from Greek, means "The Land between the rivers."
Mesopotamia
200
What was the reason why Greek city-states became traders, but also rivals with each other?
Their (physical) geography - such as mountains, seas, islands, etc.
300
Physical and Human (Cultural) Characteristics are the two categories of which of the five themes of geography?
Place
300
Which type of map shows you the borders between countries or states?
A political map.
300
What is one reason why rivers were the location of first civilizations?
Rivers were great for creating fertile soil, farming, trade, and fishing.
300
This time period was when people began farming and settling in one place.
The Neolithic Revolution (or New Stone Age)
300
The Iceman was important to archeologists because
a) He was the first perfectly preserved human body they have
b) He knew how to farm
c) He may have been the leader of a tribe
a) He was the first perfectly preserved human body they have
400
Which theme of geography describes how people, goods, and ideas travel from one place to another?
Movement
400
Which type of map shows the natural features of land, like elevation, landforms, and bodies of water?
A physical map.
400
The earliest set of laws were created by who?
Hammurabi
400
Because of its famous river, what was the nickname given to the Ancient Egyptians?
The Gift of the Nile
400
An eye for an eye and a tooth for a tooth described which ancient code of laws?
The Code of Hammurabi (the laws of Mesopotamia)
500
A person building irrigation canals is an example of which of the five themes of geography?
Human-Environment Interaction
500
Which type of map shows information about a specific topic, like climate or population?
A thematic map.
500
Looking at the map, "The Timeline of Benjamin Franklin", what is the interval and time span?
Interval: 10 years
Time Span: 100 years
500
The permission to rule China was called the Mandate of what?
Heaven
500
Name two of the factors that you required to be able to participate in Athenian democracy.
1) Be a man
2) Be free
3) Be born in Athens to Athenian parents
4) Own land in Athens