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Fertile Cresent
Arch of farm land in SW Asia between the Persian Gulf and Mediteranian Sea
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Mesopatamia
The land between the tigris and Euphrates Rivers
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City-State
Political Unit, much as Independent
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Dynasty
Series of Rulers in a single Family
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Cultural Diffusion
New ideas spreading from one culture to another
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Polythesium
Belief in many gods
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Empire
People, nations, or independent states under control of one ruler
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Hammurabi
Babbylonian ruler, famous for his code of laws
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Religion of Sumer
Polytheistic
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Literature of Sumer
Invented first writing system
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Summerians writing system
Invented Arithmatic to build large structures
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Sumer Inventions
Sail, Weel & Plow, Arithmatic, and Geography
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Describe the process scribes used to write cuniform
They used sharpened reed to scratch into pieces of wet clay
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Delta
Egins about 100 miles before the river enters the Mediteranian
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Pharaoh
Egyptian god-king
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Theocracy
Govt. based on religion
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Mummification
Being preserved which involves embolming and drying the body to prevent it from decaying
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Heiroglyphics
Earliest froms of writing
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Papyrus
a new surface of writing that grew in the Delta Surface
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What social classes made up Egyptian Society?
Farmer and Pharaohs
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Nile flooding
Every July, receeds every October leaving
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Govt, of Egypt
Theocracy/Pharaoh
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Egyptians believed in __ , the eternal life force
Ka
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Subcontinent
landmass that includes, India, Pakistan, and Bangledesh
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Monsoon
Seasonal winds that dominate Indias climate
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Harappan Civilization
Indius Valley Civilization
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Ancient India Religion
Theocracy, Mother Goddess
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Ancient India Economic Life
They conducted trade w/ people in the region
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Ancient Indias Settlements/ Buildings
First settlements were built in 2500 Bc
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China Social Classes
Nobles, and Peseants
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China writing system
each character stands for 1 symbol
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China's Technological advances
Roads, and canals
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China Religious beliefs
Spirits of Ancestors
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Seven large land masses also known as Continents.
North America, South America, Asia, Africa, Europe, Austrailia, Antartica
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___________ is the line of latitude that divides the Northern Hemisphers from the Southern Hemisphere.
Equator
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___________ is the line of longitude that divides the Eastern Hemisphere from the Western Hemisphere.
Prime Meridian
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What does the Equator Measure?
Tempature
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What does the Prime Meridian measure?
Time
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The study of the Earth is called ________________________.
geography
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A representation of the Earth‘s rounded surface on a flat piece of paper is called a(n) __________.
Map
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One of the four compass points: north, south, east, and west: _________________________.
Direction
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A map feature that shows the four cardinal directions: _______________________.
Compass Rose
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A person who studies the Earth: ___________________________.
Geographer
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The size of an area on a map as compared with the area’s actual size: ____________________.
Distortion
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The advantage of a globe is?
It is inexpensive
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Latitude and longitude lines help geographers identify...
Absolute location.
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The most accurate way to show the Earth’s continents and bodies of water is with a...
Globe
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Which theme would geographers use to study the consequences of peoples’ actions?
Human Environment Interaction.
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The disadvantage of a globe is that:
It is too big to fit into a pocket
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On maps, what do geographers use to show regions?
a key.
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Relative Location
What your location is near or relative to.
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Map Key
Legend to read the map
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Absolute Location
The exact location.
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Countries
Smaller land-masses surrounded by formal political boundaries.
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