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| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| What is another name for latitude? | parallels |
| What are global grids? | when latitude and longitude form a patterned of crossed lines |
| Whats another name for longitude? | meridians |
| What are hemispheres? | any one of four overlapping halves of the Earth |
| Which way do lines of latitude run? | they run east and west around the Earth |
| Which way do lines of longitude run? | they run north and south around the Earth |
| Where is the Tropic of Cancer located? | in the Northern hemisphere, at about 23 degrees north |
| Where is the Tropic of Capricorn located? | in the South of the equator, at about 23 degrees south |
| Where is the tropical zone or torrid zone located | the section between the Tropic of Cancer and the Tropic of Capricorn |
| What is the Earth's axis? | an imaginary line between the North pole and the South pole |
| Where is the Arctic Circle located? | In the Northern Hemisphere, north of 66.5 degrees north latitude |
| Where is the Antarctic Circle located? | In the Southern Hemisphere, south of 66.5 degrees south latitude |
| What are the zones north of the Arctic Circle and south of the Antarctic Circle known as? | Frigid Zones or Polar Regions |
| Where are the temperate zones located? | between the Arctic Circle and the Tropic of Cancer , and between the Antarctic Circle and the Tropic of Capricorn |
| What is an Economy? | the system that a community uses to produce and distribute goods and services |
| What is a civilization? | a complex society that has cities, a well organized government, and workers with specialized job skills |
| Whats another name for supplies? | resources |
| What is religion? | a set of shared beliefs about supernatural powers that created and rule the world |
| What are social classes? | groups of people that occupy different ranks or levels in society |
| What is The Fertile Crescent? | a region of the Middle East that stretches in a large, crescent-shaped curve from the Persian Gulf to the Mediterranean |
| What does barter mean? | a trading system in which people exchange goods directly without using money |
| What is Mesopotamia? | a wide, flat plain in present-day Iraq. This plain lies between two great rivers, The Tigris River and The Euphrates |
| What is polytheism? | The belief in more than one god |
| What is irrigation? | to supply water to crops |
| What are ziggurats? | pyramid-shaped brick towers |
| What is a city-state? | independent state that includes a city and its surrounding territory |
| What is cuneiform? | a system of writing that uses triangular-shaped symbols to stand for ideas or things |
| What is an empire? | a state containing several countries or territories |
| What is an alley? | an independent state that works with other states to achieve a shared military or political goal |
| What are cultural traits? | ideas or ways of doing things |
| What is Hammurabi's Code? | a set of laws that governed life in the Babylonian empire |
| What is rule of law? | the idea that all members of a society-even the rich and powerful-must obey the law |
| What is s cavalry? | soldiers who fight while riding horses |
| What is a standing army? | a permanent army of professional soldiersq |
| What does tribute mean? | a payment made to show loyalty to stronger power |
| What is currency? | money that is used as a medium of exchange |
| What is a carved stone slab or pillar that stands on end? | a stele |
| What is a good or service sold within a country that is produced in another country? | an import |
| What is an export? | a good or service produced within a country and sold outside the country's borders |
| What is navigation? | the art of steering a ship from place to place |
| What are cataracts? | groups of rocky rapids |
| What is a delta? | an area of sediment-soil or minerals carried by water |
| What are artisans? | skilled workers who practice a handcraft |
| What is a pharaoh? | a king |
| What is a dynasty? | a ruling family |
| What is a bureaucracy? | system of offices and officials that the business of government |
| What is a mummy? | a body preserved by a special process |
| What is hieroglyphics? | a drawing or symbol that represents a word or sound |
| What is papyrus? | paper |
| What is a pyramid? | structure with triangular sides |
| What is a sculpture? | a statue or other free-standing piece of art made of clay, stone, or other materials |
| What is anatomy? | the study of the structure of the body and its organs |
| What is commerce? | the buying and selling of goods and services |
| What is ivory? | a hard white material made from elephant tusks |
| What is interdependence? | dependence by each country or group on the other |
| What is Meroitic script? | one of the world's first alphabets |
| What is ebony? | a black wood from West Africa, and elephant tusks |
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