What is the distance between these two cities?
Astana in Kazakhstan (52*N:72*E) and Urumqi in China (43*N: 88*E)
800 miles
100
If you flew from Sendai, Japan (48*N:141*E) to Astana what direction would you be traveling in?
West
100
What is system agriculture?
The organized growing of food on a regular basis.
100
What did Egyptians call their rulers?
Pharaohs. Were they considered a god?
200
What is the name of the city located at 36*N:140*E?
Tokyo, Japan
200
What is the distance between Astana and Nagoya in Japan (35*N:136*E)?
3,200 miles
200
If you flew from If you flew from Tehran, Iran to Khabarovsk, Russia what direction would you be traveling in?
Northeast
200
What is specialization?
The act of training for a particular or specific job.
200
What is the earliest form of writing called from Mesopotamia?
Cuneiform
300
What is the name of the city located at 35*N:52*E?
Tehran, Iran
300
What is the distance between Astana and Tehran in Iran (35*N:52*E)?
1,400 miles
300
If you sailed form the Indian Ocean to the Pacific Ocean what direction would your boat be sailing in?
Northeast
300
What was the invention in Mesopotamia allowed farmers to have a surplus of crops?
Irrigation systems
300
What are the names of the rivers that flowed through Mesopotamia?
Tigris and Euphrates Rivers
400
What is the name of the city located at 25*N:122*E?
T'aipei, Taiwan
400
What is the distance between Astana and Nicosia on the island of Cyprus in the Mediterranean Sea?
2,000 miles
400
What are the four cardinal directions?
north, east, south, west
400
How did specialization occur?
When farmers had a surplus of food they did not need to farm every day. So with fewer farmers needed they could start learning different skills or jobs.
400
What is the difference between cuneiform and a scribe?
Cuneiform is a style of ancient writing and a scribe is a person who can write in cuneiform and get paid to do so. IT IS A JOB!!!!!
500
What is the name of the city located at 34*N:131*E?
Fukuoka, Japan
500
What is the distance between Astana and Jayapura in the Philippines?
5,000 miles
500
What are the four intermediate directions?
northeast, southeast, southwest, northwest
500
What do all the first four river valley civilizations have in common?
Each civilization began along a river. Why?
500
Describe the difference in direct democracy and representative democracy?
DIRECT DEMOCRACY-citizens would vote and have a direct say in how their government operated (White rock for yes;black rock for no).
REPRESENTATIVE DEMOCRACY- Citizens elect a small group of officials to represent them and run the government.