Geography
Early Civilizations
Religion
Government
Misc.
Misc. 2
100
Which Continent is this?
North America
100
What did India, China, Egypt, and Mesopotamia all have in common?
River Valleys
100
Which religion worships in a church?
Christianity
100
What is a formal agreement between two nations?
Treaty
100
What was the result of crop surpluses?
Specialization of labor developed
100
Which ancient civilization was greatly influenced by the religious ideas of India?
China
200
What continent is this?
Europe
200
Why was Ancient China considered isolated. Provide evidence to back up your answer.
China was surrounded by natural boarders, such as the Gobi Desert, Himalayan Mountains, and the Pacific Ocean.
200
Where do Jewish people worship?
Synagogue
200
What type of government rules through force and fear?
Dictatorship
200
What were rivers used for? Name 2
Transportation, agriculture, irrigation
200
What do war, trade, writing systems, and transportation have in common?
Spread goods and ideas from place to place
300
On which continent would you find the Nile River?
Africa
300
Name the rivers that Mesopotamia, Egypt, and China founded around.
Mesopotamia = Tigris and Euphrates Rivers
Egypt = Nile River
China = Yellow/Yangze/Huang He
300
Which religion worships in a mosque?
Islam
300
What are the two types of democracy and explain the difference between the two?
Representative and Direct
Representative = elect leaders to make decisions
Direct = People vote on every issue and law.
Representative = elect leaders to make decisions
Direct = People vote on every issue and law.
300
What do we call the spread of people or ideas?
Diffusion
300
How does studying other cultures help us understand our own?
It helps us understand our own because we are a mixture of many cultures. We all have common elements and elements that make us unique.
400
Come up with a funny/easy way to remember that Africa looks like this.
Answers Vary
400
What helped early civilizations keep track of crops, keep track of governmental affairs, and keep track of seasons?
Writing System
400
Name the holy books for Islam, Judaism, and Christianity.
Islam = Qur'an
Judaism = Torah
Christianity = Bible
Judaism = Torah
Christianity = Bible
400
Describe a monarchy. How do leaders get their power and provide a real world example.
Monarchies involve kings and queens. They get their power from "god" originally or claim to be sent to rule by the gods. This power continues throughout the monarchs bloodlines. An example of a monarch would be Great Britain.
400
Name 2 early products of China.
FALSE
Silk, Gun Powder, and Spices were all early products of China400
Name the 5 oceans.
Indian, Atlantic, Pacific, Arctic, Southern
500
Name All 7 continents and a country in each of them.
Antarctica does not have a country.
Time Extension
Antarctica does not have a country.
Time Extension
Antarctica = None, Australia = Australia, Africa = Guana, Asia = China, Europe = France, South America = Brazil, and North America = USA.
500
What is the name of the writing systems that was developed by Mesopotamia and Egypt?
Cuneiform and Hieratic Script/Hieroglyphics
500
Describe the Islam religion in as much detail as possible.
Monotheistic, their god's name is Allah, worship in Mosques, Uphold the 5 pillars.
500
Describe what a representative democracy is, provide a real world example, and at least two benefits to living within one.
In representative democracy people elect representatives to vote for them on issues within the government. The United States is a democracy, in the United states we can circulate petitions, participate in public protests, and write to elected leaders.
500
Name 2 polytheistic religions and the 3 monotheistic religions.
Polytheistic = Buddhism & Hinduism
Monotheistic = Islam, Buddhism, Judaism
500
Which hemispheres do we live in?
Northern and Western