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5th History - Old World > Test 8, Ch. 1-9; Geog. Facts 9, Semester Exam > Flashcards

Test 8, Ch. 1-9; Geog. Facts 9, Semester Exam Flashcards

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writing; the wheel

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Sumerians

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Hanging Gardens

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Babylonians

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coins

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Lydians

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early empire builders

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Hittites

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5
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alphabet

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Phoenicians

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no great accomplishments

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Canaanites

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What is the false idea that man began as an animal called?

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evolution

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Which event divides time into B.C. and A.D.?

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Christ’s coming to earth

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Who was the man that God called out of Ur and promised the land of Canaan?

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Abraham

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What is Sumerian wedge-shaped writing called?

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cuneiform

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11
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Which religions started in the Middle East?

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Judaism, Christianity, Islam

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12
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What language is spoken by most people in the Middle East today?

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Arabic

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What is the Middle East’s most important natural resource today?

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oil

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14
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In which river valley did Indian civilization begin?

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Indus

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What is the belief that when a person dies his soul is reborn in some other newborn man or animal?

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reincarnation

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Which country was one called Persia?

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Iran

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The largest country in Africa is

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Sudan

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18
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The world’s largest swamp is the

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Sudd

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19
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The structure built to control flooding of the Nile is the

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Aswan High Dam

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20
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The waterway separating Africa and Asia is the

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Suez Canal

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21
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The body of water connecting the Mediterranean Sea to the Atlantic Ocean is the

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Strait of Gibraltar

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22
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The second largest freshwater lake in the world is

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Lake Victoria

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23
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The largest city in Africa is

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Cairo

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24
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the two African countries that were never colonies of Europe are Liberia and

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Ethiopia

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The short descendants of the original inhabitants of the Democratic Republic of Congo are the

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Pygmies

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Serengeti National Park is located in

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Tanzania

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27
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leader of Chinese Communists

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Mao Tse-tung

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only woman pharaoh of ancient Egypt

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Hatshepsut

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the “Father of Faith Missions”

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Hudson Taylor

30
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righteous Batswana chief

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Khama

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first known African Christian

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Ethiopian eunuch

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The “Queen of Cannibals”

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Mary Slessor

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first black president of South Africa

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Nelson Mandela

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First Egyptian leader to make peace with Israel

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Anwar Sadat

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greatest missionary-explorer to Africa

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David Livingstone

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the “Father of American Missions”

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Adoniram Judson

37
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What was the key to understanding hieroglyphics?

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the Rosetta Stone

38
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What was an Egyptian device for irrigating crops?

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shadoof

39
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Which country was once called the “Spice Islands”?

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Indonesia

40
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Which country is the “Land of the Rising Sun”?

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Japan

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Which city was a famous center of learning in Africa?

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Timbuktu

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What is Africa’s highest mountain?

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Mt. Kilimanjaro

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What is the fourth largest island in the world?

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Madagascar

44
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Where is the Barbary Coast located?

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Mediterranean Sea

45
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Name 3 needs of Africa today?

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the gospel, stable government, education

46
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The capital of Egypt

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Cairo

47
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the capital of Sudan

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Khartoum

48
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the capital of the Democratic Rep. of Congo

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Kinshasa

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the capital of Ethiopia

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Addis Ababa

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The capital of Kenya

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Nairobi

51
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One capital of South Africa

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Cape Town

52
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The capital of Tanzania

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Dar es Salaam

53
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capital of China

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Beijing

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capital of India

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New Delhi

55
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capital of Iraq

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Baghdad

56
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capital of Israel

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Jerusalem

57
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capital of Japan

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Tokyo

58
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capital of South Korea

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Seoul

59
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capital of Syria

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Damascus

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capital of Taiwan

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Taipei

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capital of Thailand

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Bangkok

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capital of Turkey

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Ankara

63
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Know the following on the map:

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China, India, Japan, Philippines, Singapore, South Korea, Taiwan, Thailand

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Know the following on the map:

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Democratic Rep. of Congo, Egypt, Ethiopia, Kenya, Madagascar, South Africa, Sudan, Tanzania, Horn of Africa, Mediterranean Sea, Red Sea, Strait of Gibraltar, Drakensburg Mountains

65
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Know the following on the map:

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Alps, Andes, Appalachians, Mt. Ararat, Atlas Mts, Mt. Elbrus, Mt. Everest, Mt. Fuji, Great Dividing Range, Himalayas, Mt. Kilimanjaro, Matterhorn, Mt. McKinley, Mont Blanc, Rockies, Urals

5th History - Old World (53 decks)

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