Geography
What two things do all geographers study?
The Earth and its people
Hunter-gatherers often moved around in search of what three things?
food, water and shelter
The region where the Tigris and Euphrates rivers flow is called
Mesopotamia
The practice of forcing people to move from their homeland to another place far away is known as
exile
The paper like material ________ was used by ancient Egyptians to make scrolls for writing
papyrus
A large landmass similar to a continent but smaller is called this
Sub-continent
Treating parents with respect, is one of the most important teachings of this Chinese Philosopher.
Confucius
An area of land surrounded on three side by water
peninsula
What do the continents lie on?
Tectonic plates
What is it called when humans moved to new and distant lands?
a Migration
Flooding rivers enrich the areas around them by depositing this on the land.
Silt
Hammurabi's Code was mainly intended to bring __________ to people living in the Babylonian Empire.
Justice
What process was supposed to help people use their bodies after death?
embalming
India's climate is shaped by seasonal winds called______________________
Typhoons
The belief that a universal force guides all things is central to what Chinese philosophy?
Daoism
A lake used to store water for community use
reservoir
What does longitude measure?
distances East and West on the globe
What is the caring for and/or training of certain types of plants or animals for human use is called?
domestication
Because they worshiped many gods, the Sumerians are said to have practiced this.
polytheism
The region of land that curves between the Persian Gulf and the Mediterranean Sea was given this name.
Fertile Crescent
What did Egyptians think would happen to the pictures they put into tombs?
They would become real in the after life
the Hindu belief that one's deeds in life determine their next life is called _____________
karma
According to this philosophy, people need harsh punishments to make them afraid to do wrong.
Legalism
A large , thick river of slowly moving ice.
Glacier
What imaginary lines measure north and south on the globe?
Latitude
Having this in a society allowed it to settle and grow in one area.
Surplus
Priests collected payments and conducted religious services at this place.
Ziggurat
The world's first __________ was established by King Sargon of Akkad about 2350 B.C.
Empire
Egyptians wore clothing made of a fabric called_________
Linen
What is the term for the Hindu belief that each person has many lives?
reincarnation
Why did early Chinese civilization develop free of many outside influences?
it had many natural borders
An Archipelago is
a group of islands
What imaginary line of Latitude separates the northern and southern hemispheres?
The Equator
People with similar customs, backgrounds, trainings, or incomes create this in societies.
social classes
A city and its surrounding farmlands and villages is called this.
City-State
This artificial mountain covered with plants and trees became known as this.
Hanging Gardens of Babylon
This is the longest river in the world.
the Nile
The Four Noble Truths and the Eightfold Path are basic beliefs found in what?
Buddhism
What did it mean when a Chinese emperor held the Mandate of Heaven?
He had favor with or was chosen by the gods
A green area in the desert due to an underground water source
oasis
Which of the five geography themes deals with how places are similar or different?
Region
The recession of these natural barriers is believed to have been one of the leading causes early man began to migrate to new areas.
Glaciers
Civilization
The money that a conquered people is forced to pay to their conquerors in return for protection is called
Tribute
She was the first woman to rule as pharaoh.
Hatshepsut
What are the collected teachings of the Buddha called?
dharma
What major trade route helped create cultural diffusion in China by bringing new ideas and ways of living from India, Europe and Africa?
the Silk Road