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Which theme of geography describes a point on earth by using natural or human-made features?

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Place

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Which type of graph is best for showing change over a period of time?

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Line graph

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Lines which go from East to West and are parallel, or never touch, are __________?

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Latitude

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Which theme of geography tells where things are on the Earth?

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Location

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What is the name for the special latitude line at 0 degrees?

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Equator

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Which type of map shows human-made features such as cities, states, and countries?

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Political Map

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Lines which go from North to South and touch at the poles are __________?

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Longitude

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Timelines help arrange events in chronological order. Chronological means __________?

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In the order in which things happened

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Which theme of geography compares two or more areas that have the same natural features or human characteristics?

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Region

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10
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What is the name for the special longitude line at 0 degrees?

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Prime Meridian

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11
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Prehistory is the period of human existence before the invention of _________.

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Writing

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12
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The Paleolithic people were able to survive because they used ________.

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Fire

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13
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What revolutionary change took place during the Neolithic Age?

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Farming

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What has its own government but is not part of any larger unit?

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City-State

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The first civilizations arose ___________ because the conditions for farming were good.

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in the river valleys

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The few Sumerians who learned how to write often became ___________, holding high positions in society.

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Scribes

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17
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What is a caravan?

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Group of traveling merchants

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18
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The _________ in Babylon are known as one of the Seven Wonders of the Ancient World.

A

Hanging Gardens

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Babylon became rich from trade because it was located on a major trade route between the Mediterranean Sea and the ___________.

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Persian Gulf

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20
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The Chaldeans contributed the __________ to our modern calendar.

A

Seven-day week

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21
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Papyrus was used to make _____________.

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Sandals, Paper, and Rafts

22
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The Hyksos were able to beat the Egyptians because they had _______________.

A

Iron weapons

23
Q

During the embalming process, internal organs were placed in ____________.

A

Canopic Jars

24
Q

How many miles long was the Nile River?

A

4,000 miles

25
Q

How many dynasties ruled during Ancient Egypt?

A

31

26
Q

The king who drove the Hyksos out of Egypt was __________.

A

Ahmose

27
Q

Also known as Menes, he united Upper and Lower Egypt.

A

Narmer

28
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The woman pharaoh who concentrated on building the Egyptian economy was ______________.

A

Hatshepsut

29
Q

The Israelites believe they are descended from this man.

A

Abraham

30
Q

One of the most important ideas spread by the Phoenicians was ___________.

A

the alphabet

31
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According to the Hebrew Bible, God promised to give the land of _____________ to the descendants of Abraham.

A

Canaan

32
Q

What name is used to describe both the descendants of Abraham and their language?

A

Hebrew

33
Q

What Jewish holiday celebrates the escape from Egyptian slavery?

A

Passover

34
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A government in which appointed officials are responsible for different areas or departments is a ___________.

A

Bureaucracy

35
Q

In Chinese written language, what are characters which represent ideas?

A

Ideographs

36
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In Chinese written language, what are characters which represent objects?

A

Pictographs

37
Q

_____________ is a metal alloy, or mixture, of copper and tin.

A

Bronze

38
Q

What important trade route linked China to Constantinople?

A

Silk Road

39
Q

Name the early Chinese thinker who created Legalism.

A

Hanfeizi

40
Q

Ancient Egyptian astronomers studied the stars to ___________.
A. predict the flooding of the Nile River
B. align the pyramids to true North
C. create an accurate calendar
D. All choices are correct.

A

All choices are correct.

41
Q

The Egyptian civilization was different from the Mesopotamian civilizations because ________.

A

Egyptians were protected from their enemies by geography.

42
Q

The purpose of a pyramid was to ________.

A

protect the body of the pharaoh and store items needed for the afterlife.

43
Q 
Which was not an advance of Egyptian math or science?
A. number system based on 60
B. number system based on 10
C. 365-day calendar 
D. herbal medicine and brain surgery
A

number system based on 60

44
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Why were pharaohs embalmed?

A

so their bodies would be preserved and ready for the pharaoh in the afterlife

45
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What crops did the Egyptians grow?

A

Flax, wheat, and barley

46
Q

Which early Chinese thinker believed in putting family and community first and that people should be honest, hard-working, and responsible?

A

Confucius

47
Q 
Which was not a social class in early China?
A. Farmers
B. Merchants
C. Land owners
D. Philosophers
A

Philosophers

48
Q

Which of the following statements about the Great Wall of China is true?
A. The Great Wall of China is also called “The Wall of Graves.”
B. The Great Wall kept people from invading and taking over China.
C. The Great Wall is about 4,000 miles long
D. The Great Wall is the only man-made object seen from the mars.

A

The Great Wall is about 4,000 miles long

49
Q 
Which of the following is not a Chinese invention?
A. Movable type printing
B. Gunpowder
C. Farming
D. Paper
A

Farming

50
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How did the natural features on China’s borders make an impact on China?

A

They isolated China from the rest of the world.

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