world geography final
middle east+ subsaharan Africa + African culture + far east Asia + ancient china+ Ancient Latin America + ancient Mesopotamia and ancient Egypt
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- Mansa Musa
- King of Ghana. Excepts Islam. Wants to establish trade with the Europeans. Establishes Timbuktuo
- Five themes of geography
- Location, place, Relationship between Humans and environment, Movement and Region
- Salat
- Means Prayer, must pray 5 times a day
- PC 1519
- Hernan Cortez discovered them and brought small pox.
- Inca
- 1438-1535 A.D covered northern Chili. Best road builders. invented the Quipu
- E 2040 B.C.-1760 B.C
- Middle Kingdom
- Hosni Murback
- Current Leader of Egypt
- Sudiata Keita
- "Lion Prince" established Ghana to its fullest extent. good military commander
- ME 1993
- Oslo Agreement
- C 1934
- Nationalist invade communist areas
- People Involved in the Oslo Agreement
- USA- Bill Clinton, Israel- Prime minister Yitzhak Rabin And PLO- Chairman Yasser Arafat
- C 1927
- Nationalist expel communist from cities
- Geography of Mesopotamia
- "Land between Rivers" located between Tigris and Euphrates River
- Ghana Empire
- Located on the North banks of the Nile river. Extensive trade with Berbers
- C 1960-1966
- Mao leaves retirement and Lui Xiao Qi takes his place
- Asoka Mayrya
- good soldier. didnt like war. Ruler of Mauryan empire. converted to Buddhism. built hospitals and encouraged trade
- Nazca
- 370 B.C.-450 A.D established in high desert. Northern Chili/ Southern Peru. Practiced human sacrifice. no writing. just art
- Qu'ran
- Islams Holy Book
- Nouri Al-Maliki
- Current Leader of Iraq
- Atman
- what Brahman works through the world with
- MESO 3300 B.C- 2300 B.C
- Sumer civilization. Had 12 major cities.
- Brahamins
- Part of the caste system. Highest- priest
- Zigurrats
- Mesopotamian royal place , kings house, religious center
- Countries in The Middle East Hostile with the U.S.
- Hamas, Lybia, Iran and Syria
- Africas problems
- over farming, unbalanced economy, National Debts, Aids, sleeping sickness
- Maya
- 200 B.C-900 A.D Located in Yucatan, Belize and Guatemala. Dozens of cities. Only ones to have writing. Very famous and accurate calender. 3 wheels.
- Tunka Marin
- Greatest King of Ghana
- C 1921
- first Chinese communist party founded
- ME 722 B.C.
- Assyrian Empire invasion
- Mao Zedong
- most important man in history, hostile against USA.
- Major Geographic Features of Africa
- 1/3 covered by desert, Rainforest's belt (Congo Basin) Grassy plains, (Savannah) and mountains. Smooth coastline
- Samudragupta
- Hindu Guptan ruler. Strict enforcement of Hinduism and the Caste System
- Axum Empire
- East African. located close to Kush but makes contact with the Red Sea. Large migration of Arab merchants. First African civilization the accept Christianity. Becomes Ethiopia
- Theme of India
- Region and Movement
- Aztec
- 1324-1521 A.D. Called themselves Tenocha. Located by lake Texcoco
- 4 places fought over in Israel
- Sinai Peninsula, Golan Heights, West Bank, Gaza
- Theme of Middle East
- Place and Movement
- King Tut
- king at nine years old of the New kingdom , first tomb completely intacted
- ME 541 B.C.
- Persian Empire conquers Chaldean
- ME 612 B.C.
- Assyrian Empire destroyed by Chaldean's
- Apartheid
- a social policy or racial segregation involving political and economic and legal discrimination against non-whites
- Zague Dynasty
- responsible for introducing Christianity toe African civilazation
- Harappan Era
- Indian period also know as "pravidic era" cant read there righting. very clean people.
- MESO 2330 B.C-2279 B.C
- Akkadian civilization
- Ka-atakilla
- Incan mood god
- Chimu
- 1000-1470 A.D first city builders. capital- Chan Chan.
- The middle passage
- between 1495-1833 24 million people are forcibly transported. many die. Equivalent to the hollicost
- ME 1973
- Yom Kippur War
- Teotihucan
- Pyramids were center. city is still here. believed in religious sacrafices
- Chandaragupta Maurya
- ruler of Mauryan Empire. strong government. good warrior
- Babylon
- capitol city of the Chaldean Empire
- Vaisyas
- Part of the caste system. Middle class. merchants and farmers
- Geographical extremes of Asia
- Holds the highest point, lowest point, driest point, wettest point, hottest point and coldest point.
- Samsara
- Hinduism Wheel of Life
- IN 320 B.C-232 B.C
- Mauryan Empire
- Chichen Itza
- famous Mayan city.
- Vedas
- Hindu scriptures
- Epic of Gilgamesh
- 3000 B.C. first recorded literatue
- ME 1300 B.C.-700 B.C.
- Hebrews
- 5 pillars of Islam
- Shahada, Salat, Zakat, Siyam, And Hajj
- Confucius
- chinese philosphere and teacher; his belifs,known as confusoinism greatly influenced chinese life
- Middle Kingdom achievements
- no more pyramids, pharaohs soften there image
- Stupa
- Buddhist Temple
- Nahuati
- Aztec Language
- Nirvana
- to complete absence of all desire
- Asia Geography Theme
- Region
- Ka
- Ancient Egyptians believed in this soul
- Africas Major bodies of water
- Atlantic ocean, Indian Ocean, Mediterranean sea, Red Sea, Gulf of Guiena and Aden and Mozambique Channel
- Shang Dynasty
- imperial china. located on both sides of the Huange Ho river. Thought to be legendary till 1927. discovered oracle bones
- Old Kingdom achievements
- Formed a bureaucracy(a government opposed of oppointed officials, made pyramids, 365 day calender, papyrus and hieroglyphics
- Five major lines of Demarcation
- Equator, Tropic of Cancer (23.5 N), Tropic of Capricorn (23.5 S), Prime Meridian ( 0), and Ultimate Meridian (180)
- Communist rule
- EVERYONE is equal
- Mohammed Aksia
- "the great" last great king of the Songhai. Begins trading slaves with the europeans.
- ME 1914-1918
- world war one
- Great leap forward
- 1958-1960. peasant communes meaning all work the same. agricultural product goes down. millions starve.30,000,000
- Hamas
- Challenges Fatahs control for PNA
- ME 1967
- Israel Six Day War
- Ramses III
- 69 years of rule. Ruler of New kingdom. Many wifes. last really good king of Egypt
- MESO 1600 B.C-1200 B.C.
- Hittite empire, discovered Iron production
- MESO 1800 B.C-1200 B.C
- Babylonian Empire
- ME 1945-1947
- world war two
- Khufu
- King of old kingdom responsible for largest pyramid
- Rock Chamber
- hindu chamber/ temple/ place of worship
- Huitzilopitchli
- Aztex sun God. God of war, light, goodness. Requires lots of human sacrafice. Pull out Heart
- Sumer achievements
- Developed recording time 60 sec minute, sundial and cuneiform
- Brahman
- means god. god is everywhere.
- Diviners
- a person with special spiritual gifts who can speak better then anyone else with the spirits
- Xia civilization
- imperial china. first Chinese civilization. thought as a legend until 1959
- MESO 612 B.C-539 B,C
- Chaldean Empire or "New Babylonian"
- Moksha
- means breaking free from the wheel of life
- Moche
- 100-700 A.D Northern Chili. NO writing just art. Left behind pyramids and systematized agriculture
- C 1950-1953
- North Korea invades pro US south Korea. leaving 1 million chinese dead, 55 thousand USA dead and 1 million Korean dead.
- Silt
- Natural fertilizer
- Machu Picchu
- famous Incan city. 8000 ft
- Fatah
- a major Palestinian political party supported by the U.S and other Europeon Countries
- Akkadian achievements
- first military commander, King Sargon
- Hajj
- means pilgrimage. Must pilgrimage to Mecca once during your lifetime
- Akhenton
- King of New Kingdom Original Name was Amenhotep IV. introduced monotheistic religion
- IN 320-540
- Guptan Empire
- ME 1979
- Camp David Accords (first peace agreement)
- ME 1987
- Intifada "uprising"
- Great proletarian
- Get rid of anyone who doesn't agree with Mao. 7-8 million die
- Golda Meir
- Women Prime minister of Israel 1969-1974.
- Chinese inventions
- paper, paper money, block printing, magnetic compass, gun powder
- Africans Major lines of demarcation
- Equator , tropic of cancer and Capricorn, and Prime meridian
- Ehud Olmert
- Current prime minister of Israel
- Mali Empire
- Took Ghana's land. Take advantage of trade with the Europeans.
- GDP
- gross domestic product
- Menes
- King of old kingdom Egypt. first king of unified kingdom
- Bashar Al- Assad
- Current Leader of Syria
- First communist state
- Founded in Russia
- Tlaloc
- Aztec God of rain. Is a child. demands children sacrifices
- Stela
- a five foot tall statue with the Hammurabi Code on it
- Early African Geography Themes
- Region and movement
- Shahada
- Means proclamation, Recite the shahad and you are a Muslim
- E 1550 B.C- 498 A.D
- New Kingdom
- C 1934- 9135
- The long march. 370 days. 300,000 people start. 40,000 finish
- Sudras
- Part of the caste system . Servants and Artisans
- Zhongguo
- Chinese world view. (middle kingdom) center of the world to themselves
- Buddhism
- means wisdom. Closely linked with Hinduism. emphasizes quality of soul. live the middle way. Oppose caste system
- Babylonian Achievements
- Sheep herders, Set up a capital, good at geometry. Birth of astrology.
- Pre-Columbian Civilizations Theme
- Relations between Humans and the environment
- Pariahs
- have no caste. "out casts"
- Siyam
- means fast of fasting, in the month of Ramadan you only fast during the day
- Kush Empire
- East African. Located were the Nile splits off into two rivers, embraces Egyptian civilization, masters of iron civilization
- Dharma
- means duty/ obligation. everyones is customized
- Ancient African Religion
- very diverse religion
- Chaldean achievements
- Very good army, really like math and astrology, Judaism starts
- Khaled Meshal
- Current leader of Hamas
- Bhagavad Gita
- One of the most important Vedas
- MESO 1200 B.C-612 B,C
- Assyrian Empire
- Shia
- branch of islam. minority. is theocratic, has literal interpretation of the Koran, follwers of Ali
- Sunni Ali
- King of Songhai Empire. Establishes, bureaucracy, standard weights and measures, and a navy.
- Theme of Mesopotamia and Egypt
- Place
- Deng xiaoping
- relaxes economic control, improves relations with US, Chinas GDP quadruples because of him
- People involved in Camp David Accords
- USA- Jimmy Carter, Egypt- Anwar Sadat, and Israel- Prime minist Menachiem Begin
- Problems of communist rule
- one party state, no political freedom, extreme policies and disastrous catastrophes
- Siddhartha Gautama
- Hindu prince. Buddhism focus
- Hammurabi
- (r 1792-1750) most important king of Babylonian. Imposes Law code.
- Zakat
- means Alms, must give to the poor
- Religion of Mesopotamia
- Pessimistic, No life after death. polytheistic
- Sunni
- A group of Islamic religion that believes that its religious leader should be elected based on merit.
- Kshatryias
- Part of the caste system. Warrior Caste- all soldiers and rulers
- Tenochtitlan
- Famous Aztec city built on Lake Texcoco. Population 250,000. Superb Recyclers
- Mahmoud Abbas
- President of palestinian National Authorithy, Leader of Fatah Party, was the first PM of Palestinian authority.
- E 3100 B.C- 2180 B.C.
- Old kingdom
- Inti
- Incan sun god
- Hinduism
- a body of religious and philosophical beliefs and cultural practices native to India and characterized by a belief in reincarnation and a supreme beingof many forms and natures, by the view that opposing theories are aspects of one eternal truth, and by a
- Qin Dynasty
- last imperial dynasty of China
- Africas two land masses
- Horn of Africa- East Hunk of Africa- West