So Civilized!
Civilization Potpourri
What's that Geographical Physical Feature?
What's that Geographical Adaptation?
USE. ADAPT. MODIFY.
100
This civilization is nestled in North East Africa, and thrives on fresh water of the Nile River.
What is Ancient Egypt?
100
Along with levees, members in civilizations modified land, this way, to also manage flooding and water their crops.
What is dig canals as irrigation ditches?
100
Dry area of land that gets very little rain, and has little to no vegetation.
What is a desert?
100
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To clear land for new crops, Franklin cut trees, and set them to fire. The ash left behind provided nutrients to the soil.
What is slash and burn?
100
Rivers: People would travel down river to trade goods.
What is use?
200
This civilization has the Himalayan Mountains as a natural barrier, which is simply, "In-duscribable" in itself!
What is the Indus Valley?
200
In many of the river valley civilizations, when rivers would flood this nutrient filled deposit was left behind for crops.
What is silt?
200
These two large bodies of water cover most of Earth's surface.
What are Oceans and Seas?
200
The waters of Falls Lake are stored behind a dam, and used to provide water down stream for use in their community.
What is a reservoir?
200
People: Dug canals for their irrigation system to provide water to their crops.
What is modify?
300
This civilization is known as the "Fertile Crescent", nestled between two well known rivers.
What is Mesopotamia?
300
The modern day Middle East (Iraq, Iran, Syria, etc.), are now countries in this one time ancient civilization?
What is Mesopotamia?
300
The Amazon in South America is the world's largest one of these, characterized by dense vegetation, and often warm and wet climate.
What is a Rainforest?
300
This man-made structure was built to carry water over long distances, often across valleys, rivers, or low areas.
What are aqueducts?
300
People: Lived in the desert, and created mud bricks to build their shelter.
What is adapt?
400
Those two rivers located in Ancient China....Hint..."Y ask Y".
What are the Yellow River and the Yangtze River.
400
This form of writing was created by Sumerians in Ancient Mesopotamia.
What is cuneiform?
400
This physical feature is good for trade routes, but can have limited access if controlled by other nations.
What is a strait?
400
"We don't need no stinking dry land to grow our crops!"
What are chinampas?
400
Indus Valley: People dug trenches to act as a means of removing bodily waste, down stream and away from crops.
What is a modification?
500
The early civilizations of Mesopotamia, Egypt, Indus Valley, and China were founded around these rivers. Name all six (6).
What are the Tigris & Euphrates, Nile, Indus, Yellow & Yangtze Rivers?
500
These temples acted as hubs of religion, culture, civics and economics in Ancient Mesopotamia.
What are ziggurats?
500
These two geographical features are found at high elevations. One has sharp peaks, and the other has a "flat top".
What are mountains and plateaus?
500
Ancient Chinese civilizations, used this adaptation to farming, living in the Altay, and Himalayan mountains.
What is terrace farming?
500
Ancient China: The Gobi Desert and Himalayas acted as a natural barrier against enemies.
What is use?