Trade
The 2 continents the Silk Road connected
Someone who makes maps
Cartographers
A group of nations or people who are all united by one powerful government system and shared culture
Polytheistic
A religion that worships many gods
Cuneiforms
The continent the Trans Saharan Route was located in
Africa
A map that shows information about the land and features of the earth
Physical Map
The first empire in history
The Akkadian Empire
Civilization
A complex human society with certain characteristics of cultural and technological development
The 8 components of civilization
Cities, Public Works, Arts and Architecture, Religion, Government, Job Specialization, Writing, Social Classes
Silk, cotton, wool, glass, gunpowder, olive oil, perfumes, bronze, spices, lapis lazuli, Buddhism, Islam, paper making techniques.
Road Map
The empire Alexander the Great ruled
The Macedonian Empire
Technology
Using knowledge to make life easier and create new products
A law from Hammurabi's Code
Ex. If a child strikes his father, his hands shall be hewn (cut) off.
The animal that helped transport traders far distances in the desert.
Camels
A map that shows the borders of a place
Political Map
3 Key Characteristics of empires
Unification of States, Cultural Exchange, Central Leadership
Globalization
The process of interaction and integration between people, governments, and companies of different nations
A time period when many communities made the transition from foraging to farming around 10,000 BCE
The geography of the land impacts how and where trade routes can go. For example, trade routes rarely go over large mountains and instead are built around. Mountainous regions have less trade and are slower to become globalized.
A map that shows information about PEOPLE in a place.
Demographic Map
The first King of the Akkadian Empire
Geography
The study of diverse environments, places, and paces of earth and how they INTERACT
Who were the 2 main gods in the Egyptian Creation story
Ra and Isis