Test 8, Ch. 1-9; Geog. Facts 9, Semester Exam Flashcards
writing; the wheel
Sumerians
Hanging Gardens
Babylonians
coins
Lydians
early empire builders
Hittites
alphabet
Phoenicians
no great accomplishments
Canaanites
What is the false idea that man began as an animal called?
evolution
Which event divides time into B.C. and A.D.?
Christ’s coming to earth
Who was the man that God called out of Ur and promised the land of Canaan?
Abraham
What is Sumerian wedge-shaped writing called?
cuneiform
Which religions started in the Middle East?
Judaism, Christianity, Islam
What language is spoken by most people in the Middle East today?
Arabic
What is the Middle East’s most important natural resource today?
oil
In which river valley did Indian civilization begin?
Indus
What is the belief that when a person dies his soul is reborn in some other newborn man or animal?
reincarnation
Which country was one called Persia?
Iran
The largest country in Africa is
Sudan
The world’s largest swamp is the
Sudd
The structure built to control flooding of the Nile is the
Aswan High Dam
The waterway separating Africa and Asia is the
Suez Canal
The body of water connecting the Mediterranean Sea to the Atlantic Ocean is the
Strait of Gibraltar
The second largest freshwater lake in the world is
Lake Victoria
The largest city in Africa is
Cairo
the two African countries that were never colonies of Europe are Liberia and
Ethiopia
The short descendants of the original inhabitants of the Democratic Republic of Congo are the
Pygmies
Serengeti National Park is located in
Tanzania
leader of Chinese Communists
Mao Tse-tung
only woman pharaoh of ancient Egypt
Hatshepsut
the “Father of Faith Missions”
Hudson Taylor
righteous Batswana chief
Khama
first known African Christian
Ethiopian eunuch
The “Queen of Cannibals”
Mary Slessor
first black president of South Africa
Nelson Mandela
First Egyptian leader to make peace with Israel
Anwar Sadat
greatest missionary-explorer to Africa
David Livingstone
the “Father of American Missions”
Adoniram Judson
What was the key to understanding hieroglyphics?
the Rosetta Stone
What was an Egyptian device for irrigating crops?
shadoof
Which country was once called the “Spice Islands”?
Indonesia
Which country is the “Land of the Rising Sun”?
Japan
Which city was a famous center of learning in Africa?
Timbuktu
What is Africa’s highest mountain?
Mt. Kilimanjaro
What is the fourth largest island in the world?
Madagascar
Where is the Barbary Coast located?
Mediterranean Sea
Name 3 needs of Africa today?
the gospel, stable government, education
The capital of Egypt
Cairo
the capital of Sudan
Khartoum
the capital of the Democratic Rep. of Congo
Kinshasa
the capital of Ethiopia
Addis Ababa
The capital of Kenya
Nairobi
One capital of South Africa
Cape Town
The capital of Tanzania
Dar es Salaam
capital of China
Beijing
capital of India
New Delhi
capital of Iraq
Baghdad
capital of Israel
Jerusalem
capital of Japan
Tokyo
capital of South Korea
Seoul
capital of Syria
Damascus
capital of Taiwan
Taipei
capital of Thailand
Bangkok
capital of Turkey
Ankara
Know the following on the map:
China, India, Japan, Philippines, Singapore, South Korea, Taiwan, Thailand
Know the following on the map:
Democratic Rep. of Congo, Egypt, Ethiopia, Kenya, Madagascar, South Africa, Sudan, Tanzania, Horn of Africa, Mediterranean Sea, Red Sea, Strait of Gibraltar, Drakensburg Mountains
Know the following on the map:
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