Early Civilizations
The area of land between the Tigris and Euphrates Rivers in the Middle East, also known as Mesopotamia, where the first human civilizations emerged
The two ways to describe location are
Absolute and relative location
The movement and integration of goods and people
Globalization
The sum of a person's good and bad deeds is known as
Karma
The social classes into which the Hindu people of ancient India were traditionally divided
Caste system
Ancient China
Political maps show
Country boundaries and borders
The exchange of goods or services for other goods or services without using money
Barter
Belief in many gods
Polytheism
The huge differences between what some people have and what other people don’t have is known as
Wealth inequality
This early river valley civilization believed their kings were gods.
This theme of geography is connected to overfishing, deforestation, desertification and commercial construction.
Human Environmental Interacton
An ancient trade route that linked the Western world with the Middle East and Asia
The Silk Road
The three main Abrahamic religions are
Judaism, Christianity, and Islam
Sets of beliefs that try to answer questions about human existence; an organized system of beliefs, ceremonies, and rules used to worship a god or group of gods is known as
Religion
Earliest form of writing developed in Mesopotamia is known as
Cuneiform
The three types of regions are
Perceptual, Formal, and Functional regions.
The spreading of ideas, language, customs, religions from one area and culture to another is known as
Cultural diffusion
An East Asian virtue and primary duty of respect, obedience, and care for one’s parents and elderly family members.
Filial piety
Written language developed in Ancient Egypt
Hieroglyphics
King Hammurabi
Identify one country located on each continent (i.e.: United States in North America, etc).
Negative impacts of globalization include (3)
Loss of jobs, illicit drug trafficking, spread of disease, exploitation of workers
Wu-wei
A turning point in history that changed the way Paleolithic people lived their lives. People shifted from hunting and gathering for food to agriculture. Instead of living as nomads, people settled down in permanent settlements. The Neolithic Revolution led to the first civilizations
The Neolithic Revolution