Unit 4 test questions Flashcards
_____ is an early political unit that featured a large town which controlled the surrounding countryside
City state
How long ago was 5000 BC
7014
What is a large geographical area that includes many city states and is controlled by one ruler
Empire
Where is human life begin
Africa
What is a society in which men dominate and control all aspects
Hierarchy
___ is the belief in many gods
Polytheism
___ is adapting animals for human use
Domestication
Which writing system was used in ancient Egypt
Hieroglyphics
What writing system was used in ancient India
Sanskrit
What writing system was used in Mesopotamia
Cuneiform
The way of life that people follow is their _____
Culture
Sumerian was the first ____ civilization
Mesopotamian
Who was the Babylonian king that developed written legal code
Hammurabi
A ____ is an Egyptian ruler
Pharaoh
The _____ was the Indian social structure
Caste system
Name the two major religions in India
Buddhism
Hinduism
The ____ were the upper class in china. They were wealthy landowners from whom the next king was chosen
Aristocrats
Define urbanization
The growth of cities and towns
Identify 3 impacts of urbanization on human geography
Slavery
Centralized government
Writing
Identify 2 impacts of urbanization on physical geography
Irrigation
Pollution
____ is when a migrant is sent back to their home country because they do not have the appropriate legal status in the new country
Deportation
____ is the theory that a migrants perception of their destination will be less accurate the farther away they travel from home
Distance decay
What are the four rivers that early civilizations sprung up around
Nile river
Euphrates river
Yellow river
Indus River
What are the levels of the caste system
Priests
Warriors
Farmers
Untouchables
