Physical features of Ancient Egypt and Kush & Colonization and independence in Africa
Every year, What did the Nile River Deposit?
Silt
What is a Nomad?
People who travel
In North Africa, what did overgrazing do to the environment?
Desertification
What is the Korean Peninsula?
Rich Farmland
Which is a reason why many people in Southeast Asia live in coastal regions?
Access to seas and other waterways enables transportation and trade.
Who led Egyptian society and controlled the country?
pharaohs
Africans had recourse that the Europeans wanted
How would better education and health care help many Africans?
Workers would be able to produce more.
What problem has China tried to solve by building hydropower dams?
production of greenhouse gases
what economic activity has largely driven development of modern Southeast Asian cities?
trade routes
Did Egypt or Kush establish the first ironworking center in Africa?
Kush
What is Apartheid exactly?
Segregation or Discrimination in Africa
what is the Dao?
the natural way of the universe
Which major threat does North Korea pose for the region?
North Korea's nuclear weapons program undermines peace and security.
Which country in Southeast Asia has the world's largest Muslim population?
Indonesia
What Made Swahili culture develop largely?
Trade between east Africa and Southwest Asia
Who helped stop Apartheid?
Nelson Mandela
Which spirits were most important to the ancient Chinese?
spirits of one's ancestors
Which is a source of political conflict between China, Japan, and South Korea
and claims in the South China Sea
Which countries in Southeast Asia are ruled by Communist governments?
Laos & Vietnam
what is similar between Ghana and Mali?
They both grew powerful trade
What year did Apartheid end?
Early 1990's
What is Confucianism?
behavior originating in ancient China.
East Asian nations have imposed tariffs and other trade barriers to protect their industries, but did these barriers slow economic growth?
Yes
Which Southeast Asian country has a government that is now democratic but was once authoritarian?
Indonesia