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1
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Long, long ago?

A

Ancient

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The design of a building

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Architecture

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The act of giving or doing something

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Contribution

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The kind of weather an area has over a long period of time

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Climate

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The shape of the land’s surface

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Land

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Surroundings

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Environment

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7
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How people or animals live in their environment

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Adaptation

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Character

Symbols

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Written language

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Kite
Silk cloth
Compass
Bronze
Fireworks
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Chinese inventions

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Great Wall of China

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Chinese architecture

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What Chinese inventions are still used today?

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Kites
Fireworks
Compass

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12
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Where is China?

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Asia

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13
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Name 4 geographic features in China

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Huang He River
Mountains and hills
Desert
Forest

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14
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Chinese climate?

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Seasonal

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15
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Chinese inventions? (5)

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Silk
Fireworks
Compass
Kites
Bronze
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Chinese architecture?

A

Great Wall of China

17
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Chinese adaptations?

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Fishing
Farming
Irrigated land

18
Q

Chinese language?

A

Characters and symbols

19
Q

Who was born a farmer

A

George Wahington

20
Q

Who taught himself to read?

A

Abraham Lincoln

21
Q

Who worked so that all people would be treated fairly?

A

Martin Luther King Jr

22
Q

President during the Civil War?

A

Abraham Lincoln

23
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She overcame her disabilities and worked to help others who were deaf and blind.

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Helen Keller

24
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Led peaceful marches and gave speeches

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Martin Luther King Jr

25
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She led the struggle to give women equal rights, including the right to vote.

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Susan B Anthony

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An African American minister

A

Martin Luther King Jr

27
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His actions helped to bring about other opportunities for African Americans

A

Jackie Robinson

28
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Helped bring about change through peaceful means

A

Martin Luther King Jr

29
Q

Which continent is Egypt located on?

A

Africa

30
Q

What kind of climate does Egypt have?

A

Hot and dry

31
Q

The land of Egypt includes?

A

Nile River Valley

Deserts

32
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What would the Nile River do?

A

Flood

Give the people rich soil

33
Q

What grew along the Nile River?

A

Grasses

34
Q

What did the ancient Egyptians do to the land near the Nile River?

A

Farmed and irrigated it

35
Q

What did the ancient Egyptians use as their written language?

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Hieroglyphics (picture writing)

36
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What did the ancient Egyptians invent?

A

Paper made from papyrus
A 365 day calendar
Clock

37
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A type of architecture (design of a building) you will find they built in ancient Egypt?

A

Pyramid

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