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Group 3- Social S.
Term | Definition |
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Afghanistan | This landlocked country is located between Iran and Pakistan and was ruled for more than 2 decades by the Taliban. |
Brazil | This country, the largest in South America, is a federative republic and is the only American Country to use portuguese as it's official language. |
China | This modern-day Asian country was the site of the first ancient civilizations. Historical record goes back to the 15 century BCE with Shang Dynasty who developed some form of written communication; Ex: Modern Capital is Beijing. |
Egypt | This modern day country was one of the most advanced civilizations; human habitation around the nile valley began at least 10,000 BC; Ex: this country's ancient past was divided into the old, middle, and new kingdoms and depended on the Nile to survive. |
Ghana | West African country known for the "Gold Coast" prior to receiving the independence from the British empire. |
India | This Asian country was once ruled by both the Mughal and British empires, but won its independence in 1947 thanks mainly to widespread nonviolent resistance. |
Iran | this middle eastern country was once the center of the Persian empires, and was the site of an Islamic Revolution in 1979. |
Iraq | This country was the site of war with its neighbor in the 1980s and wars with the US in the early 1990s and 2000s; Ex: Baghdad is the capital. |
Israel | this country was formed in 1948 from the land once known as Palestine and has served a homeland for the Jewish people. |
Japan | this country was the last of the Axis powers to surrender in 1945, but today is one of the most powerful economies in Asia and around the world. |