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Geography
Prehistory
Characteristics of Civilization
Mesopotamia & Egypt
Indus and China River Valleys
100
North or South of the equator
What is Latitude
100
Time before the invention of writing, roughly around 5,000 years ago
What is Prehistory
100
A form of culture characterized by cities, complex instituitions, record keeping, and advanced technology
What is Civilization
100
Egyptian god-kings
What is Pharoahs
100
A series of rulers from a single family
What is a Dynasty
200
Point of latitude and longitude
What is Absolute Location
200
People's unique way of life
What is Culture
200
Long-lasting pattern of organization in a community
What is Institution
200
A pyramid shaped monument used as city temple, also called the "mountain of god"
What is a Ziggurat
200
Fortified area which contained major buildings of the city
What is the Citadel
300
Any area that has common characteristics
What is Region
300
Invention of tools, mastery over fire, and development of language
What is Old Stone Age
300
Skilled worker who makes goods by hand
What is Artisan
300
The first uniform code of laws meant to unify a diverse empire
What is Hammurabi's Code
300
Divine approval from heaven thought to be the basis of royal authority
What is the Mandate of Heaven
400
Describes where it is in terms of other areas
What is Relative Location
400
Taming animals to be used as a constant food source
What is Domestication
400
Development of skills in a specific kind of work
What is Specialization
400
The longest river in the world.
What is the Nile River
400
The two biggest environmental challenges of India
What are monsoons and unpredictable flooding
500
The STORY of transfer of people, goods, and ideas from one place to another
What is History
500
Transition from hunting and gathering societies (nomads) to one of agriculture and settlement
What is Neolithic Revolution
500
First system of writing, meaning "wedge-shaped"
What is Cuneiform
500
Arc of farmland in SW Asia, between Persian Gulf and Mediterranean Sea
What is Fertile Crescent
500
Historical pattern of the rise, decline and replacement of dynasties
What is the Dynastic Cycle