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History Test #3
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Carthage | Trading Post in North Africa in Ancient Times |
| Hammurabi | Babylonian ruler wrote 300+ laws for everyday life |
| Abraham Accords | Peace agreement in which several countries recognized Israel as an independent country |
| Dynasty | Line of rulers in the same family that succeed each other |
| Taklamakan Desert | One of the largest shifting sand deserts in the world |
| Rotating Monarchy | Monarchy in which 9 sultans take turns ruling for 5 years |
| Yellow River Valley | Largest of the 3 ancient Asian river valley cultures |
| Theocracy | a government ruled by religious authority |
| Sumerians | First known civilization to develop and use writing |
| 3 Countries of South Caucasus | Georgia, Armenia, & Azerbaijan |
| Taj Mahal | Tomb built for the wife of a ruler of India |
| Ring of Fire | Multicontinental chain of volcanoes |
| 3 countries of French Indochina before WWII | Laos, Cambodia, & Vietnam |
| Tiananmen Square | Site of 1989 protest against Communism in China |
| Circumference | Greatest distance around the earth |
| Western Hemisphere | North & South America |
| Arctic Circle & Tropic of Cancer | Two important lines of latitude in the Northern Hemisphere |
| Grid | Group of lines that go up and down and side to side, forming squares or boxes on a map |
| Geography | Study of the Earth's surface, climate, countries, people, & cultures |
| Civilization | A group of people who share a culture |
| Daniel | Jewish captive who was trained to serve the king of Babylon |
| Sinai Peninsula | Peninsula that connects Africa to Asia |
| Mount Everest | World's highest mountain peak |
| Borneo | Third largest island in the world |
| Marco Polo | Venetian trader who explored China |
| Genghis Khan | Fierce Mongol ruler who united the Mongol tribes |
| Lebanon | Country in ancient world known for its cedar trees |
| Saudi Arabia | Largest Middle Eastern country |
| India | Country known for its caste system |
| Bhutan | Country known as the "Kingdom of the Thunder Dragon" |
| Maldives | Country that used cowrie shells as currency |
| Cambodia | Country where earliest known empire was the Khmer Empire |
| Philippines | Country where Mount Pinatubo erupted in 1991 |
| Syria's Capital | Damascus |
| Turkey's Capital | Ankara |
| India's Capital | New Delhi |
| Thailand's Capital | Bangkok |
| South Korea's Capital | Seoul |
| Taiwan's Capital | Taipei |
Created by:
Ms Hastings
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