vocab
what is Dynasty
One family ruling over a country/region for a long time.
compass rose
A part of a map that shows directions (N, E ,S ,W)
monsoon
A strong wind that brings extremely heavy rain, mostly to southern asian in the summer
silk road
A network of trade routes that stretched more than 4000 miles across Asia
Migrate
To move from one area to another
What is a pharaoh?
A Ruler in ancient Egypt
scale
A part of a map that shows how distance on the map are related to the actual distance
censor
To remove or suppress ideas considered to be harmful or dangerous
book of the dead
A book filled with spells and advice to help people
Make it through the Underworld
Hominin
An early ancestor of humans
what is Qin shi Haungdi?
The first emperor to rule united China from 221 to 210 B.C.E.
physical feature
a natural part of Earth's landscapes that you can see.
supply
How much of a specific item is available to be sold
Noble
A person born into a high-status or high-power family
Historian
An expert who studies and records the past.
What is a Archaeologic
An expert who studies the past by examining object that people have left behind.
What is Samsara
The beliefs in Hinduism that their cycle is a cycle of birth, death, and rebirth (reincarnation)
demand
How many people want to buy an item
shabti
small carved dolls that turned into servants in the afterlife
Artifact
An object made or used by people in the past
What is Varnas?
The Hindu concept that people are born with a set of skills and use them to serve one's four social classes
trade route
a network of paths (on land or water) where traders travel (merchants)
Indus River Valley
An area where many early civilizations developed
Climate
The average weather conditions of a specific place
Karma
The idea in Hinduism is that the good and evil done in a past life determine what happens to that person's soul in the next life.