Geography
The Sahara Desert is located in ______.
North Africa
What do you call a religion that only believes in one God?
Monotheism
The Sumerian picture writing was called _________.
Cuneiform
What makes the area between the Tigris and the Euphrates river fertile?
SILT
Which country exports the most oil?
Nigeria
What is the longest river in the world and the most important to the Ancient Egyptians?
The Nile River
What are the 3 major religions that fall under the belief of only one God?
Islam, Christianity, and Judaism
The region of Mesopotamia is located in the present-day country of ________.
Iraq
What principle of justice does this code of law represent?
An eye for an eye
_____________ spent his life working to end _____________ in South Africa.
Nelson Mandela, Apartheid
What is the major natural resource of the Middle East?
Oil
Who were the Tuareg? What did they do?
Were nomads that traded salt
The Sumerians mainly used cuneiform to
Keep track of trading and government issues/laws.
Which idea of Babylonian society does this part of Hammurabi’s Code of law show?
Equal punishment existed only when the two sides were of equal rank
What type of diseases are common in Africa? Why are these diseases common in this particular region in Africa?
Malaria, Ebola, Sleeping Sickness, Cholera, etc. Common due to tropical climate and poverty in the region
How does climate affect population density? Where is population density the highest?
WATER/RAIN, Near the coasts or bodies of water
What city is important to the three monotheistic religions? (Islam, Christianity, and Judaism)
Jerusalem
The area around Mesopotamia is called “the Fertile Crescent” because
The land has rich soil that is ideal for agriculture.
What major advances came out of the Mesopotamian civilization?
the agricultural revolution, Cuneiform, and domesticating animals.
What is a cash crop? How is it different from a food crop?
Cash crops are grown to sell. Food crops are to feed oneself and families.
What is desertification? Is it good for Africa?
Spreading of the desert and NO, not good.
Conflict over land. The region is politically unstable because neither side is willing to compromise its position.
The development of agriculture meant that
people had a reliable food source because they could grow their own crops.
What unique contribution did the Sumerians make to future cultures?
Recorded their language in pictures known today as cuneiform.
What is Human Environment Interaction?
Human Environment Interaction is the relationship between people and their environment.