| A | B |
|---|
| Baghdad | Iraq, on Euphrates River |
| Constantinople | near entrance to Black Sea |
| Damascus | near east coast of Mediterranean |
| Jerusalem | near east coast of Medieterranean |
| London | southern England |
| Paris | Europe, just west of English Channel |
| Rome | Italy, halfway down the peninsula |
| Athens | Greece, facing Aegean Sea |
| Timbuktu | on Niger River, near north bend |
| Delhi | India, north central |
| Beijing | China, north of mouth of Yellow River |
| Mecca | western Arabia, south of Medina |
| Medina | western Arabia, north of Mecca |
| Harappa | northern Indus River |
| Mohenjodaro | central Indus River |
| Mesoamerica | "Middle America" southern Mexico, central America, northern coast of S. America |
| Mesopotamia | "Middle of Rivers" (Tigris-Euphrates river valley) |
| Egypt | northeastern Africa, on Nile River |
| India | south Asia |
| China | east Asia |
| Cahokia | near St. Louis |
| Ethiopia | mountains of Africa near Red Sea |
| Mali | Africa, northern Niger River valley and to the west |
| Ghana | west of inland delta of Niger River |
| Tibet | mountains NE of India |
| Aztec Empire | southern Mexico |
