Unit 1 Test Flashcards
The _____________ is a body of water in Israel and Jordan that is 90 times saltier than the ocean.
Dead Sea
_____________ is the court official who designed the first pyramid in Egypt.
Imhotep
The first toilets were built in _____________ in the Indus River valley.
Harappa
The first toilets were built in _____________ in the Indus River valley.
Harappa
The _____________ is an imaginary line located halfway between the North and South Poles.
Equator
The capital of Egypt, _____________, is the largest city in Africa and the Middle East.
Cairo
The Epic of _____________ was the earliest example of literature.
Gilgamesh
The Epic of _____________ was the earliest example of literature.
Gilgamesh
The _____________ system in India is a segregated society in which people are divided into classes.
caste
The _____________ is an imaginary line running through Greenwich, England, serving as 0° longitude.
Prime meridian
_____________ is the behaviors, values, and beliefs of a particular group.
Culture
Middle East (Mesopotamia): _____________
Sumeria
_____________ : Yellow River valley
China
_____________ is a city holy to Judaism, Islam, and Christianity.
Jerusalem
based on the teachings of Siddhartha Gautama
Buddhism
founded by Jesus of Nazareth in the 1st century
Christianity
founded by Muhammad, prophet of Allah
Islam
worships hundreds of deities; beliefs in reincarnation
Hinduism
began with Abraham as a promise from God
Judaism
Ancient Egyptians developed _____________, a system of picture-like symbols used as written language.
Hieroglyphics
The ancient Chinese believed _____________ gave rulers authority to govern.
the Mandate of Heaven
_____________ : Indus River valley
India
A _____________ is an unaltered document of historical significance created by a witness to the event.
primary source
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