| A | B |
|---|
| imperialism | the aquiring & ruling over of lands, such as colonies |
| missionary | one who travels to enthusiastically spread the message of the New Testament |
| mercantilism | an economic policy aimed at acquiring more gold, involves using a colonies raw materials |
| culture | way of life of a group of people |
| five themes of geography | place, location, region, movement, human-environment interaction |
| latitude | horizontal lines which tell how close a place is to the Equator or Poles |
| rivers | #1 feature which ancient civilizations were built around |
| farming | enabled people to stay in one place, have a surplus of food, & specialize |
| common factors of successful civilizations | mild climate, ease of movement, able leadership, unifying belief system |
| Those with good geography && therefor good farming became more financially successful | part of Jared Diamond's theory |
| Eastern religions | Buddhism & Hinduism |
| Western religions | Christianity, Muslim, & Judaism |
