Map Skills & Economy
Imaginary lines that run east to west on a map or globe
Latitude
The religion of the Jewish people
Judaism
Large tombs built built for Egyptian pharaohs
Pyramid
The wide, open areas of mostly treeless territory across Africa
Savanna
A skilled mountain guide native to the Himalaya Mountains
Sherpa
The part of a map that explains what the symbols, colors, and lines mean.
Map Key
religion based on the teachings of Jesus
Christianity
Plant used for paper, baskets, and other woven goods
Papyrus
A strict policy of racial segregation and legal separation based on race in South Africa
Apartheid
Extreme amount of rain to Asia
Monsoon
basic systems a society needs, like roads, bridges, power lines, and water pipes
Infrastructure
Science or practice of farming
Agriculture
Plant used for paper, baskets, and woven goods
Cartouche
The specific name given to the horrible travel across the ocean on slave ships
Middle Passage
Social system made up of levels that separated Indian people based on their job
Caste System
Money generated through the sale of goods.
Revenue
Use of a water source to artificially provide water to crops to help them grow.
Irrigation
Type of beetle or insect that symbolized hope and the restoration of life
Scarab
South African anti-apartheid leader who became the country's first black president
Nelson Mandela
Highest level of the Indian caste system
Brahmins
The process of removing the salt from water in order to make it drinkable.
Desalination
Professional writer in ancient civilizations who was responsible for keeping records.
Professional writer in ancient civilizations who was responsible for keeping records.
Specific historical process of chemically preparing and wrapping a body for the afterlife
Mummification
1884 event where the colonial powers of Europe met to decide how Africa was going to be divided among themselves
Berlin Conference
What you you do now will directly impact your position in your next life
Karma