Map Skills
GPS
Global Positioning System
people who hunt animals and gather wild plants, seeds, fruits, and nuts in order to survive
Hunter Gatherers
the longest river in the world
Nile River
India developed and were divided into groups based on birth, wealth, or occupation
Caste System
The Art of War
Son Tzu
0 degrees latitude
equator
The Age when huge sheets of ice covering much of the earth’s surface
Ice Age
2 Kingdoms of Egypt
Upper & Lower
Siddhartha Gautama created a religion based on Buddha’s teaching
Buddhism
The most influential teacher in Chinese History
Confucius
It take this long for the Earth to rotate
24 hours
The land between the rivers
Mesopotamia
The ruler of Egypt
Pharaoh
people who work to spread religious beliefs throughout the world
Missionaries
The Qin Dynasty defeated many of the armies and united the country under one government and created this wonder under Shi Huangdi
The Great Wall of China
23.5o North and South of the Equator represents which two zodiac tropics
Cancer & Capricorn
Ruler of Sumer
Sargon
one of the world’s first writing systems
hieroglyphics
a major religion in India
Hindu
He was the first common person, a peasant, to become an emperor
Liu Bang
According to the Summer Solstice what happens on June 21st
longest day of the year
The 2 rivers Mesopotamia lie between
Tigris & Euphrates
They wrote on a paper-like material made from reeds
papyrus
A powerful animal India used in battle
Elephant
The Social class was a bit different in the Han Dynasty They were divided into 4 classes with this group of people being the lower class
Merchants