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