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Question | Answer |
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what lines run east and west around the earth? | latitude |
latitude and longitude for a pattern crossed lines what is it called? | global grid |
what two lines run north and south earth? | longitude and meridian |
what is a other name for latitude? | parallel |
whats a other name for meridian? | longitude |
what is it called in the north hemisphere about latitude 23 n? | Tropic of cancer |
south of the equator, at about latitude 23 s, what is it called? | Tropic of Capricorn |
what is the section of earth between the Tropic of cancer and the Tropic of Capricorn known as? | Tropical zone |
what is a other name for Tropical zone? | Torrid zone |
what is latitude called? | Arctic circle |
what is other name for Arctic circle? | Antarctic circle |
what is known as the zones in the north? | frigid zone |
whats is a other name for frigid zone? | Polar regions |
what is between Tropic of cancer, Antarctic circle and Tropic of Capricorn what is it known as? | Temperate zone |
what is it called when imaginary line goes between the north pole and the south pole? | Axis |
what is system that a community uses to produce and distributing good and services? | Economy |
what is it called when a complex society that has cities, a well-organized government, and workers with specialized job skills? | civilization |
what is it called when a supply of something that can be used as needed? | Resource |
what established or set of shared beliefs about supernatural powers that created and rule the world? | Religion |
what are groups of people that occupy different ranks or levels in society? | social classes |
what is the region of the middle East that stretches in large, crescent-shape curve form the Persian Gulf to the Mediterranean sea? | Fertile crescent |
what fertile crescent includes a wide, flat plain in present-day Iraq? | Mesopotamia |
what did the Sumerians use technology or supply water to, their crops? | Irrigate |
what is a independent state that includes a city and its surrounding territory? | City-state |
what is a trading system in which people exchange good directly without using money? | Barter |
what is it called when the belief is more than one god? | Polytheism |
what is a pyramid-shaped brick towers known as? | ziggurat |
what writing system did the Sumerians create ? | cuneiform |
what is a state containing several countries or territories known as? | empire |
what is independent state that works with other states to achieve a shared military or political goal? | ally |
what is an idea or way of doing things that common in a certain culture? | cultural trait |
what is a set of laws that government life in the Babylonian empire? | Hammurabi's code |
what was the idea that all members of society- even the rich and poor had to do? | rule of law |
what soldiers who fight while riding horses? | cavalry |
what is a permanent army of professional soldiers? | standing army |
what is payment made to show loyalty to a strong power? | Tribute |
what is a money that is used as medium of exchange ,usually bills or coins? | currency |
what is a carved stone slab or pillar that stands on end? | Stele |
what is a good or service sold within a country that is produced in another country? | import |
what is a good or service produced within a country and sold outside the country's borders? | export |
what became experts at ___or the art of steering a ship from place to place? | navigation |
what is an area ruled by a distance country? | colony |
what is the spreading of cultural traits from one region to another? | cultural diffusion |
what is a small set of letters or symbols, each of which stands for a single sound? | alphabet |
what river in ancient times roared through six___,or groups of rocky rapids? | cataracts |
what is an of sediment-soil or minerals carried by water-deposited at the mouth of the river? | Delta |
what is or skilled workers who practice a handicraft? | artisans |
what is or a king, of a united Egypt? | Pharaoh |
what is a ruling family? | Dynasty |
what is a or system of offices and officials that handle the business of government? | Bureaucracy |
what is a body that is preserved by a special process? | Mummy |
what is a drawing or symbol that represents a word or sound? | Papyrus |
what is a structure with triangular sides? | pyramid |
what is a statue or other free-standing piece of art made of clay, stone, or other materials? | sculpture |
what is the study off structure of the body and its organs? | Anatomy |
what is the buying and selling of goods and services? | Commerce |
what is a hard white material made from these tusks? | ivory |
what is or dependence by each country or group on the other? | interdependence |
what is a black wood from west Africa, and elephant tusks, valued as a source of ivory from east and central Africa? | ebony |
what did the Nubians create one of the world's first alphabets? | Meroitic script |
what is the largest country in Asia? | China |
what is the yellowish brown soil that blows from the desert? | loess |
what is the platforms that look like stairs? | Terraces |
what cuts through the china plain? | Huang river |
historians trace human settlement and culture in china to the___? | North China Plain |
what is the country''s capital, is located on the northern tip of the plain? | Beijing |
what wall is it within its riverbank? | Levees |
what region is the south china? | Guangix Zhuangzi |
what is it called when farmers in this region use cultivation system? | Double cropping |
what mountain ranges to the north and south? | Tibetan plateau |
what is pictures that represent words and characters in the Chinese language? | pictographs |
what dynasty began in 1760 and between 1500 b.c.? | Shang dynasty |
what was the period during tools and weapons were made? | Bronze age |
A Zhou leader's army conquered the armies of the last Shang ruler, and then what began? | Zhou dynasty |
what did ___ made silk worms? | Silk |
in the second century china had only one way yo connect with the rest of the world on land-the___? | Silk road |
what dynasty became ruler of the kingdom in china in 238 b.c.? | Qin dynasty |
what dynasty began in 206 b.c. and only lasted until 220 a.d.? | Han dynasty |
who was the ruler that ruled 141-87 b.c.? | Wu Di |
what was the practice of using skills and talent to work in the government? | civil service |
what was a collection of sayings by Confucius that were written down by his students? | Analects |
what was a way of thinking and living continued to develop centuries after Confucius died? | Confucianism |
what is the belief in finding the way or the dao, of the universe? | Daoism |
what was the city that still stands in china today and was built by one of the greatest Chinese dynasties? | Forbidden city |
where does the forbidden city stand in ? | china |
what dynasty suffered through nearly four centuries of unrest? | Sui dynasty |
what is considered one of China's greatest dynasty? | Tang dynasty |
who came to power in the early years of the tang dynasty? | Wu Hou |
In 960 what dynasty united warring groups and established a strong central rule? | Song dynasty |
who was or universal ruler? | Genghis khan |
who was Genghis khan's grandson? | Kublai Khan |
what dynasty came to power in 1368? | Ming dynasty |
what was commonly used during the Shang dynasty to predict the future? | oracle bones |
what did the Qin dynasty's name change in to? | shi huangd |
what did china build that was being build for over a thousand years? | great wall |
what people did or go between sellers and buyers? | middelmen |
in china who was known as kung Fuzi or master kung? | Confucius |
what was revived older Zhou texts as well as, such as the _____? | Book of documents |
what was the great teacher of Daoism and taught before Confucius? | Laozi |
what conquest marked the beginning of china's first ruler? | yuan dynasty |