Geogpraphy
vocab
vocab
What is a physical map.
A map that shows the physical features of earth’s surface such as rivers,
mountains, and oceans
What is Citadel
A fortress built to protect a city
Where is Mojoardo located
The Mohejodaro is on the banks of the Indus river in pakistan
What is region
Region - A part or section of a nation, country, or place
What is cultural Diffusion and is it something that people spread to another
the spread of beliefs, practices, and ideas from one culture to another
What is a Thematic map.
A map that shows specific data across an area.
What is the Indus valley civilazation
An early civilazation with an advanced culture, located in the Indus River valley on the
Indian Subcontinent.q
What type of city was Mohenjodaro.
It was a large city and carefully planned
What is an orcal bone
A piece of bone heated and crack by holy men to seek advice from a kings ancestors
What is slik road and is it an actual road
a network of trade routes that stretched more than 4,000 miles across Asia
What is primeridian.
An imaginary line that divides the earth into the eastern and western hemispheres and is the starting point for longitude.
What is Granary
A place to store grain.
What is the theory of why the the Mohenjarado dissapered
Some Scientist belive that hostiles invaders were to blame
while other scientists think that the natural events may have caused the decline.
What is dynasty
One family ruling over a place for a long time
What is Qin Dynasty
Qin dynasty is the first unified empire in China, ending the warring states period and establishing
a centralized, bureaucratic goverment.
What is compass rose?
A part of the map that shows the directions.
What is a trade route
Paths on land or water for traders to travel
Was Mohenjodaro one of the first major settlements.
Mohenjodoro was on of the first major settlements in ancient India that became a center of the
Indus River valley civilization.
what is Confucianism
A Chinese philosophy that focuses on proper behavior to create a peaceful society
What is the Han dynasty
The second great imperial dynasty of China.
what is Lines of latitude.
Imaginary lines that run verticlly around the planet, showing distanse from the prime meridian
What is standerdize
To make something the same (languages, laws, etc)
Did people live in the lower part of the city or higher part.
It was way more common for people to live in the lower part of the city.
what is Shang Dynasty
One of the first Chinese dynasties, which ruled from 1750 to 1040
BCE
What is Qing dynasty
A manch-led imperial dynasty of China and an early modern empire in East Asia.