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Ashley Niknezhad

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Question	Answer
The _________ established a great empire centuries ago in Cambodia.	Khmer
Who was the leader of the Mongols who invaded China in 1206?	Genghis Khan
Hinduism was originally based on the social practices of the	Aryans
The Egyption sun god was	Re
What term refers to agriculture practiced mostely to feed ones household	subsistence farming
what word means where one place is in comparisn to another place	relative location
what wor means the exact spot on earth where a place can be found	absolute location
the sahel region of africa is best described as	semiarid land
A _________ is an inherited social class	Caste
Who are the highly nationalistic mountain people who live in many nations, such as Iran, Iraq, Lebanon, Syria, and Turkey?	Kurds
Which part of social studies is the study of people, places, and the environment?	geography
This movement begun in 1966 was intended to remove all opposition to the Communist Party in China	Cultural Revolution
The _____ extends more than 1,200 miles off the northeast coast of Australia.	Great Barrier Reef
In 1949, he became the leader of Communist China.	Mao Zedong
Which was the first Arab state to sign a peace treaty with Israel	Egypt
What is the name for recent developments in agriculture that use new seeds, fertilizers, and chemicals?	Green Revolution
Most of the crops grown on plantations owned by Europeans in Africa were	cash crops
which is the theme in the study of geography	movement
europeans first established trade with china by traviling the	silk road
what was the anciant egyption system of picture writing system	hieroglyphics
In western and central Africa, society is generally based on	extended family
Which revolt began in 1900 and was intended to rid China of all foreigners?	Boxer Rebellion
What is a three-day festival that marks the beginning of spring in Vietnam?	Tet
What is the seasonal wind that blows over the northern part of the Indian ocean?	monsoon
The people who came to South Asia around 1700 B.C. spoke _________.	Sanskirt
Who was the founder of Islam	Muhammad
What is the Chinese philosophy that is based on finding harmony with the "way of nature"?	Taoism
Who was the Mesopotamian ruler responsible for a code of strict laws	Hammurabi
The earliest monotheistic religion that developed in the area around Jerusalem was	Judaism
What family of languages was spoken centuries ago throughout India, but today is spoken mostly in the southern part	Dravidian
who were the first settlers in new zealand	Maori
Who are the two main ethnic groups in conflict in Rwanda	Hutu and Tutsi
Australia and New Zealand are both members of what group	Commonwealth of Nations
Nauru, Palau, and the Marshall Islands are all located in which region	Micronesia
Who was a communist leader of Vietnam's independence movement against France	Ho Chi Minh
What was the vast empire that included what is now Turkey and parts of Northern Africa, Southwest Asia, and Southeast Europe	Ottoman Empire
Which term refers to a person's ancestry being traced through the mother's family	matrilineal society
________ is a religion that emphasizes the principles of karma and reincarnation	Hinduism
The modernization of Japan took place in the 1800s during a period known as the	Meiji Restoration
What is the mountain range that stretches 1500 miles across south central Asia	Himalayas
The leader of Mali during its golden age was	Mansa Musa
Who was India's first woman prime minister	Indira Gandhi
In ancient Egypt, pyramids were built as burial places for _______.	Pharaohs
What word means a measure of distance north or south of the Equator	latitude
Long ago, what was the traditional Southeast Asian system of government with a ruler at the center of each region	mandala
The ancient Egyptians made writing material out of a plant called _______	papyrus
Before the Europeans arrived in Africa, huge trade netwoks were built based on the need of sub-Saharan Africans for	salt.
Which is a hurricane that occurs in the western Pacific Ocean?	typhoon
what is the study of how people manage their resouces	economics
Jews, Christians, and muslims all believe that	there is only one god

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