Neolithic Revolution
Mesopotamia
Egypt
India/China
Maps & Vocabulary
100
Before the neolithic revolution people hunted and gathered for food this was known as being
What is nomadic
100
The two river systems in Mesopotamia
What are the Tigris and Euphrates
100
Writing system of Ancient Egypt
What is Hieroglyphics
100
River valley in India
What is the Indus River Valley
100
When beliefs and goods spread from one culture to another
What is cultural diffusion
200
Control of plants and animals
What is domestication
200
Sumerian writing system
What is cuneiform
200
River system in Egypt
What is the Nile
200
River systems in China
What is Huang He & Yangtze
200
type of map that shows land forms such as mountains, deserts, oceans
What is a physical map
300
4 reasons civilization began in river valleys
What is TTIC (trade, transportation, irrigation, communication)
300
Nickname for the area where Mesopotamia is located
What is the fertile crescent
300
Tombs of Ancient Egypt
What are the pyramids
300
Seasonal Winds that affect the growing season in India
What are the monsoons
300
Type of map that shows elevation and climate
What is a topographical map
400
Fertile soil left behind after flooding
What is silt
400
Name of the king who took over Mesopotamia and wrote a law code
Who is Hammurabi
400
Name of the resting place of many Egyptian Pharoahs
What is the 'Valley of the Kings'
400
Name of the first dynasty in China
What is the Shang
400
Type of map that shows national boundaries and capital cities
What is a political map
500
List 3/5 aspects of a civilization (list all 5 for double the points)
What is advanced cities, advanced technologies, specialized workers, complex institutions, record keeping
500
Temple to the Gods
What is a Ziggurat
500
Form of government in Egpyt
What is a theocracy
500
The Chinese were geographically isolated, name 3 of the major geographic systems that caused this isolation
What are the himalayan mountains, gobi desert, taklimakan desert, mongolian plateau, tibetan plateau, pacific ocean
500
When one country's economy depends on another
What is global interdependence
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