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Nile River Valley

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Ancient Egypt

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Indus River Valley

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Ancient India

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Fertile Crescent Valley

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Mesopotamia/Ancient Iraq

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Huang He River Valley

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Ancient China

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Nile River Valley (writing system)

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Heiroglyphics

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Indus River Valley (writing system)

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Sanscript

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Fertile Crescent Valley (writing system)

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Cuneiform

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Huang He River Valley (writing system)

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Chinese Calligraphy

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Ancient Egypt (what river)

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Nile

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Ancient India (what river)

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Indus

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Ancient China (what river)

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Yellow/Huang He

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Fertile Crescent/Ancient Iraq (what river)

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Euphrates/Tigris

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Characteristics of a Democracy

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  • all citizens participate
  • leaders are elected
  • there are multiple parties
  • laws apply to all citizens
  • constitution protects citizens’ rights
  • 3 branches: legislative, executive, judicial
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Know the government in the US

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Republic

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know the government types with no/few citizen rights (absolute authority)

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Communism, oligarchy, dictatorship

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know how the governments protect the rights of citizens

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constitutions

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know the function and benefits of OPEC

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OPEC - organization of petroleum exploring countries, sets rules for oil

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know the governments that allow for little citizen participation

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theocracy, dictatorship, oligarchy, monarchy

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know how to use coordinates to determine a location

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latitude- go E-W, measure N-S
Longitude - go N-S, measure E-W

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know the characteristics of a rural and urban population

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Rural - low population, “country”, less crime, smaller schools
Urban - higher population, “city”, more crime, larger schools

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know the characteristics of each economic system (traditional, mixed, market, command)

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Traditional: past customs/history guide the economic system
Mixed: mix between market and command, individual freedom
Market: based on supply and demand, little government activity
Command: government controls everything, usually communist countries

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Know which government type matches which economic system

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command - communism, dictatorship
Mixed - democracy, republic
Market - ???

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Know how to explain GPD/Capita and how to calculate it

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GDP of the area (all goods and services produced and income earned by citizens in a year) divided by the population

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Know how to tell the difference in the standard of living found in developed and developing countries

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Developed: higher standard of living - better medical care, better schooling
Developing: lower standard of living - poor health care, poor schooling

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Explain how voluntary trade benefits countries and results in higher standards of living Hints: voluntary trade - definition and 5 benefits
Voluntary trade - when buyers and sellers can choose what to buy and sell BENEFITS: 1. they can sell their products to countries who need them 2. they can buy products from other countries 3. They can specialize on certain products 4. specialization lets the countrys' products be the best they can be 5. creates relationships between countries
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characteristics of Judaism
Torah (first 5 books of the Hebrew bible), call God Yahweh, worship in synagogues, day of worship is Sunday, Abraham was the founder, started in Mesopotamia 1800 BC
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what is common between Judaism and Islam
don't believe that Jesus is the son of God
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common between Judaism and Christianity
10 commandments, Jesus, Old testament
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Islam characteristics
founded by Muhammad in 600 CE, Qur'an (holy book), call God allah, worship in mosques, 5 pillars - 1 god, pray every day facing Mecca, giving, fasting during Ramadan, pilgrimage to Mecca (Hajj), spread across silk road, started in Mecca, Islam means "Surrender", day of worship if Friday
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Islam and Christianity similarities
Jesus is very important, faith and charity, angel Gabriel
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characteristics of Christianity
Bible, God, church, Jesus is founder, Jesus is the son of God and is called the Messiah, 33 AC, day of worship is Sunday, Christians, God sent Jesus to die on the cross for our sins
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Republic (representative) characteristics
- leaders are voted on - variety of parties - representatives to vote for citizens - legislative, executive, judicial branches - constitution
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Democracy (direct) characteristics
- leaders are voted on - republican, democrat, 3rd party - all citizens participate directly (usually free-land-owning men) - legislative, executive, judicial branches - constitution
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Monarchy characteristics
-heredity -king/queen - nonvoting - monarch makes laws - royal family makes up all branches
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Constitutional monarchy characteristics
- some leaders elected thru constitution - some monarchs gain power thru heredity - Voting: Prime minister, parliament -Nonvoting: King, Queen, Emperor - some parties for voted officials - constitution - legislative, executive, judicial
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Communism characteristics
-lower officials are elected - upper officials aren't elected - 1 party - the communist party - government owns everything
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Dictatorship characteristics
- nonvoting - dictator - always violate human rights - all controlled by dictator
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Theocracy characteristics
-Leaders picked by being raligious person - clergy - nonvoting - follow God's rules
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Oligarchy characteristics
-few leaders: usually rick and have a lot of power - aristocrats, nobles, king/queen - usually nonvoting - no parties - people in charge make rules

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