Geography
The study of the physical features of the earth and its atmosphere
What were the two rivers in Mesopotamia?
Tigris, Euphrates
What is a monsoon?
Strong winds that blow across a region at certain times of year.
What is a city-state?
A city that is an independent nation
What were the architectural advancements in Rome?
Using arches, they were able to build large structures. The greatest building was the Colosseum, a giant arena that held 50,000 people.
What are the 7 continents?
North America, South America, Europe, Asia, Africa, Antarctica, Australia
Who invented the wheel?
The Mesopotamian
What was unique about Mohenjo-Daro?
It was built on a high mound of dirt because the Indus River often flooded.
Who were the Persians?
large empire that tried to conquer Greece but was defeated
Who was Julius Caesar?
The Roman general who became dictator for life in 44 B.C.
What is the equator?
An imaginary line drawn around the earth equally distant from both polls dividing the earth into northern and southern hemispheres.
Why did early civilizations settle around water?
They settled around water because the water was a source of transportation, food, and clay for building house and reeds for building boats.
Why is the Huang He River called the Yellow River?
It is called the yellow river because of the loess, or yellow brown soil that its water carries along.
What were the Greek contributions to math and science?
Archimedes discovered that people can use pulleys and levers
Math and science flourished at Alexandria. Euclid developed geometry
Who were Romulus and Remus?
The main characters in the story, they were the children of a princess and Mars, the Roman god of war.The twins grew up, killed the king and went off to build their own city. They founded the city of Rome.
What is the prime meridian?
The earth's zero of longitude
What four things are necessary for a group of people to become a civilization?
water, shelter, food/animals, jobs, location ...
Who was Confucius? What system of testing did he inspire?
The most famous and important of the early Chinese thinkers. They called him "Master Kong"
His goal was order in society. "Do not do to others what you would not done to yourself"
The Greeks became sailors and traders because mountains are the major land form in Greece. There is very little land for farming.
What three groups of people founded Ancient Rome?
Latins, Greeks, Etruscans
What is latitude and longitude?
Latitude- distance north to south
Longitude- distance east to west
Imaginary lines drawn on a map to easily locate places
What does Mesopotamia mean?
A country between two rivers
What was the silk road?
A series of trade routes connecting China to the Mediterranean Sea.
How were Athens and Sparta different?
Why did the Roman Empire begin to decline?
Rome stopped conquering new lands, no new source of wealth were available. Taxes grew heavier and resources of the empire were being drained. After Constantine died invaders swept across Rome and overwhelmed the Empire.