South Asia
The body of water that is sacred to the Hindu fait
What is the Ganges river?
This manmade waterway connects the Mediterranean and Red Seas and helps with trade in the region
What is the Suez Canal?
landforms found in East Africa that were created over millions of years as the continental plates pulled apart
What are rift valleys?
East and South Asian countries with strong economies- high manufacturing, exports, cheap labor
What is an economic tiger?
China's sorrow- river that floods A Lot
What is the Huang He/Yellow river?
Seasonal winds that can bring either dry or moist air to South Asia are called
What are monsoons?
A conflict in which the US suspected Iraqi President Saddam Hussein of possessing weapons of mass destruction
What is the war in Iraq?
The ancient Egyptians built pyramids and elaborate tombs, and engaged in mummification for this reason
To prepare for the afterlife
Fought from 1950-1953- resulted in Korea's division along the DMZ- no treaty was ever signed
What is the Korean War?
The cradle of humanity
What is East Africa?
group of islands
archipelago
This ancient civilization was known for its organized bureaucracy, religious tolerance, and road system which helped with trade.
What is Persia
He opened the Congo to trade but treated his colonial subjects horribly
Who was King Leopold II?
Leader of the Nationalist Party (Guamindong) in China during the civil war
Who is Chang Kai-Shek?
Africa's largest economic sector
What is agriculture?
What is moksha?
Began when Iraq invaded Kuwait to take control of oil fields
What is the Persian Gulf War?
Major trading city in East Africa
What is Kilwa? or Axum
The period of transformation and westernization in Japan
What is the Meiji Restoration?
West Africa's empires traded a lot of this
What is gold and salt?
These two cultures merged and formed Hinduism
What are Dravidian and Aryan
Civil war that has been occurring since 2011, which now involves many countries in the middle East as well as the US, the Kurds, and the Russians
Syrian Civil War; war in Syria
Which of these has become heavily polluted as a result of oil spills and illegal oil refineries
The Niger River
How China was imperialized
What is the use of spheres of influence?
Which civilization in the Indus River valley showed sophisticated urban planning
What is Monhenjo Daro or Harrapa