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Ashley Niknezhad
Pre Test
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| The _________ established a great empire centuries ago in Cambodia. | Khmer |
| Who was the leader of the Mongols who invaded China in 1206? | Genghis Khan |
| Hinduism was originally based on the social practices of the | Aryans |
| The Egyption sun god was | Re |
| What term refers to agriculture practiced mostely to feed ones household | subsistence farming |
| what word means where one place is in comparisn to another place | relative location |
| what wor means the exact spot on earth where a place can be found | absolute location |
| the sahel region of africa is best described as | semiarid land |
| A _________ is an inherited social class | Caste |
| Who are the highly nationalistic mountain people who live in many nations, such as Iran, Iraq, Lebanon, Syria, and Turkey? | Kurds |
| Which part of social studies is the study of people, places, and the environment? | geography |
| This movement begun in 1966 was intended to remove all opposition to the Communist Party in China | Cultural Revolution |
| The _____ extends more than 1,200 miles off the northeast coast of Australia. | Great Barrier Reef |
| In 1949, he became the leader of Communist China. | Mao Zedong |
| Which was the first Arab state to sign a peace treaty with Israel | Egypt |
| What is the name for recent developments in agriculture that use new seeds, fertilizers, and chemicals? | Green Revolution |
| Most of the crops grown on plantations owned by Europeans in Africa were | cash crops |
| which is the theme in the study of geography | movement |
| europeans first established trade with china by traviling the | silk road |
| what was the anciant egyption system of picture writing system | hieroglyphics |
| In western and central Africa, society is generally based on | extended family |
| Which revolt began in 1900 and was intended to rid China of all foreigners? | Boxer Rebellion |
| What is a three-day festival that marks the beginning of spring in Vietnam? | Tet |
| What is the seasonal wind that blows over the northern part of the Indian ocean? | monsoon |
| The people who came to South Asia around 1700 B.C. spoke _________. | Sanskirt |
| Who was the founder of Islam | Muhammad |
| What is the Chinese philosophy that is based on finding harmony with the "way of nature"? | Taoism |
| Who was the Mesopotamian ruler responsible for a code of strict laws | Hammurabi |
| The earliest monotheistic religion that developed in the area around Jerusalem was | Judaism |
| What family of languages was spoken centuries ago throughout India, but today is spoken mostly in the southern part | Dravidian |
| who were the first settlers in new zealand | Maori |
| Who are the two main ethnic groups in conflict in Rwanda | Hutu and Tutsi |
| Australia and New Zealand are both members of what group | Commonwealth of Nations |
| Nauru, Palau, and the Marshall Islands are all located in which region | Micronesia |
| Who was a communist leader of Vietnam's independence movement against France | Ho Chi Minh |
| What was the vast empire that included what is now Turkey and parts of Northern Africa, Southwest Asia, and Southeast Europe | Ottoman Empire |
| Which term refers to a person's ancestry being traced through the mother's family | matrilineal society |
| ________ is a religion that emphasizes the principles of karma and reincarnation | Hinduism |
| The modernization of Japan took place in the 1800s during a period known as the | Meiji Restoration |
| What is the mountain range that stretches 1500 miles across south central Asia | Himalayas |
| The leader of Mali during its golden age was | Mansa Musa |
| Who was India's first woman prime minister | Indira Gandhi |
| In ancient Egypt, pyramids were built as burial places for _______. | Pharaohs |
| What word means a measure of distance north or south of the Equator | latitude |
| Long ago, what was the traditional Southeast Asian system of government with a ruler at the center of each region | mandala |
| The ancient Egyptians made writing material out of a plant called _______ | papyrus |
| Before the Europeans arrived in Africa, huge trade netwoks were built based on the need of sub-Saharan Africans for | salt. |
| Which is a hurricane that occurs in the western Pacific Ocean? | typhoon |
| what is the study of how people manage their resouces | economics |
| Jews, Christians, and muslims all believe that | there is only one god |
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