Geography
Is the Empire State building a physical feature?
No, it's not natural.
What was a Hominin?
An early ancestor of humans.
What are heiroglyphics?
An ancient Egyptian form of writing.
What is a Dynasty?
One family that rules over an area for a long time.
What does it mean to standardize?
To make the same.
The Prime Meridian divides the earth into...
Eastern and Western hemispheres.
Prehistory was a time before...
History.
What did a Heart Scarab do?
Helped someone make small lies to the 42 Judges.
What was the Zhou Dynasty?
The longest lasting Dynasty to rule over China.
What is a region?
A part or section of a place.
Lines of Latitude show distance from the...
Equator
What was the Paleolithic Era?
A time of hunter gatherers between 2 million years ago to about 8000 B.C.E
Who was Hatshepsut?
One of the first female pharaohs.
What is Feudalism?
A social structure based on ownership and birthright.
What is an Empire?
A large area where many people are ruled by one person/government.
What does a thematic map show?
Data across an area.
The Land Bridge Theory is a theory that...
People migrated across a bridge of land that was exposed in the Ice Age.
What the Book of the Dead?
A book that contained spells and advice that would help someone through the afterlife.
What is the Mandate of Heaven?
A political belief in ancient China that a ruler's power and authority came from Heaven.
What is a Tribute?
Wealth sent from one place or ruler to another as a sign that the other is superior.
What does a geographer do?
Studies and creates maps.
The Kelp Highway Hypothesis is a hypothesis that...
Early humans traveled to the America's by boat, following the coastline using kelp to navigate and feed them.
What does it mean to be polytheistic?
To worship more than one god.
What was an oracle bone and how was it used?
A piece of bone heated and cracked by holy men to seek advice from their ancestors.
What is siege warfare?
A war tactic where an army camps out near a city and repeatedly attacks the city until they surrender.