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ileap test #23-46
ileap test review #'s 23-46
| imaginary line that runs east to west, it circles the Earth like a belt, divides the Earth into half spheres | Equator |
| lines that run north and south, divides the Earth into east and west hemispheres, also called the international date line, runs through Greenwich,England | Prime Meridian |
| cutting and burning of forest to create fields | slash and burn farming |
| longest river in the world, located in Northern Africa | Nile |
| located in West Asia, surrounding Mesopotamia | Tigris and Euphrates |
| "land between two rivers" and considered the cradle of civilization | Mesopotamia |
| largest desert in the world located in Northern Africa | Sahara |
| a major river that originates in Tibet and flows through India | Indus |
| great mountain range in Europe | Alps |
| worlds highest mountains; including Mt. Everest | Himalaya |
| a large desert region in Asia | Gobi |
| where the 1st humans migrated across from Asia into the Americas, near present day Alaska | Bering Land Bridge |
| what were the reasons for cultures migrating | search for food and water, floods and droughts, trading, political and religious persecutions |
| what are some physical features that discouraged migration | mountains, deserts, and waterways |
| Age of Discovery aka Age of Exploration was a period of what | period in history which Europeans engaged in INTENSIVE EXPLORATIONS around the world |
| a wide transfer of plants,animals,foods, human populations(including slaves) and diseases between the Eastern and Western Hemispheres | Columbian Exchange |
| a sea route connecting the Atlantic Ocean and Pacific Ocean through the Artic Ocean | Northwest Passage |
| a series of religious wars, main goal of restoring Christian access to holy places in and near Jerusalem | Medieval Crusades |
| extends 4000 miles, gets its name from the lucrative Chinese silk trade along it | Silk Road |
| the new capital of the Roman Empire, was the largest and wealthiest city of the Middle Ages | Constantinople |
| important route that allowed for trade and cultural exchange between: Mesopotamia, Persian Egyptians, Phoenicians, and Carthaginians | Mediterranean Sea |
| what were the main goods and services traded among civilizations | cotton, papyrus, silk, wood, spices, pottery, ivory, and copper |
| one of the major centers of Greek civilization, military stronghold that dominated much of southern Greece | Mycenae |
| famed for their purple dye and the spread of their alphabet | Phoenicians |
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COACH WILLIAMS
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