HISTORY MIDTERM FLASHCARDS

study the maps and learn where everything is located on a map!

Out of all the continents in size, where does Africa fit in?

It is the second largest.

What is genocide?

The mass murder or a certain political, religious, or racial group. (Almost any group.)

What connects the Mediterranean Sea to the Red Sea?

The Strait of Gibraltar.

Where do the Mbuti live?

Northeast Congo.

What announces the entrance to the Strait of Gibraltar?

The Hercules Pillars.

What is Khat?

A chewable plant that causes an euphoric feeling.

What kind of land is arable land? Arid land?

Arable is the fertile land, arid is the dry land.

What are the layers of a rainforest?

From bottom to top, forest floor, understory, canopy, and emergent layers.

What is the highest point in Africa?

Mount Kilamanjaro.

Where will you find the Serengetti River?

Tanzania and Kenya.

What is the meaning of apartheid?

Policy of racial segregation in South Africa.

How many countries are in Africa?

54.

What is desertification?

Drying up land, aka the land becoming desert like.

What are two causes of desertification?

Deforestation and/or overgrazing.

What connects the Atlantic Ocean to the Mediterranean Sea?

The Strait of Gibraltar.

What are the 3 lines of latitude we spoke about in class?

The Tropic of Cancer, The Tropic of Capricorn, and the Equator.

How many oceans surround Africa?

The Atlantic and India Oceans.

What is the lowest point in Africa?

Lake Assal.

Who and what were the Masai?

They lived in South Africa and the women were polygamous.

What is treason?

When someone commits a crime against their own community.

What separates the continent of Africa from Madagascar?

The Mozambique Channel.

What is a Sangoma?

A herbal healer.

What seas are located towards the North and Northeast Africa.

The Mediterranean Sea and the Red Sea.

How large is Serengetti National Park?

5,700 square miles.

What is the largest lake in Africa?

Lake Victoria.

What is the freshwater lake in Africa?

Lake Tanginka.

What are the dimensions of the Sahara west to east?

1,200 West, 1,200 East.

Where do the Taureg people live in Africa?

The Sahara Desert.

Which ethnic group is known for their rock art?

The San people.

What is migration?

People or groups moving from one place to another.

What country collects money for the connection between the Mediterranean Sea and the Red Sea?

Egypt.

What is a social activist?

People who act as the conscience and voice.

Which dynasty replaced the XIA dynasty?

The Shang dynasty.

Where is the Indus Valley located?

Pakistan and India.

What is the capital of China?

Beijing.

What is the capital of Indonesia?

Jakarta.

What is the capital of Japan?

Tokyo.

What is the capital of Malaysia?

Kuala Lumpur.

What is the capital of North Korea?

Pyongyang.

What is the capital of Philippines?

Manila.

What is the capital of Singapore?

Singapore.

What is the capital of South Korea?

Seoul.

What is the capital of Taiwan?

Taipei.

What is the capital of Vietnam?

Hanoi.

What camel has 2 humps?

A dromedary camel.

Which country is made up of 4 main islands, the largest being Honshu?

Japan.

What is the largest lake in the world?

Caspian Sea.

What is the highest point in Asia?

Mount Everest.

What is the mountain range that separates Europe from Asia?

The Ural Mountains.

What building was built that in legends says that Ivan the Terrible blinded the architects building it?

Saint Basil's Cathedral.

What is the lowest point in Asia?

The Dead Sea.

What is the longest river in Asia?

The Yangtze River.

Which country in Asia has the largest population?

China.

Which Asian city has the largest population?

Tokyo.

What is the biggest sand desert in the world? (Saudi Arabia)

The Rub al Khali.

What is the smallest country in Asia?

The Maldives.

What Asian animal is nicknamed "old man of the forest"?

An orangutan.

In Israel, where was all property collectively owned and work was organized on a collected basis?

Kibbutz.

What is the man made structure that stretches over 4000 miles through China?

The Great Wall of China.

What building was designed as a tomb for the wife of the emperor?

The Taj Mahal.

Aristocracy.

An upper class whose wealth is based on land and whose power is passed from one generation to another.

Caste System.

A set of rigid categories in ancient India that determined a persons occupation and economic potential, as well as his or her position in society.

Dharmatic Faith.

The term for one of the two types of religions in the world. It focuses on the concept of law, duty, and ethics.

Karma.

In Hinduism, the force generated by a person's actions that determines how the person will be reborn in the next life.

Metaphysical.

The philosophical exploration of complex yet fundamental concepts, such as being, identity, time, and space.

Monsoon.

A seasonal wind pattern in Southern Asia that blows warm, moist air from the southwest during the summer, bringing heavy rains and cooler drier air from the northeast during the winter.

Nirvana.

In Buddhism, ultimate reality, the end of the self and merging into emptiness.

Puja.

Ceremonial worship.

Sanskrit.

The language and later writing system of ancient Indian societies.

Yoga.

A method of training developed by the Hindus that is intended to lead to oneness with Brahman.

Which continent is not a part of the Ring of Fire?

Africa.

What happens at the plate boundaries around the Ring of Fire that leads to the production of volcanic mountains?

One plate subducts, or sinks under the other.

Which mountain range was produced in the Ring of Fire?

The Cascades.

Which ocean is the site of the Ring of Fire?

The Pacific Ocean.

Which volcano is not a part of the Ring of Fire?

Eyafjallajokull in Iceland.

Ignored.

African history.

Zimbabwe.

House of Rock.

Mansa Musa.

Gave gold to lots of people.

Bedouin.

Lived in the Sahara Desert.

Sundiata.

A sorcerer.

Shona.

Influenced Zimbabwe culture.

Royal Court.

Art was key to understanding life.

Mali.

Ghana fell to people from this country.

Oba.

King of Benin.

Islam.

Mansa Musa brought to Mali.

Shia and Sunni.

Islamic leadership led to a split.

Great Enclosure.

Segregated living based on income.

What is the Great Enclosure?

Upper class housing.

One Muslim goal was to unify people under one leader called a...

Caliph.

What was the result of the ensuing wars between Shias and Sunnis?

Cities were destoryed, farms were destroyed, and there was total devastation.

How did Oranyan become leader of Benin?

No one is sure how he became leader.

Which of the following did NOT contribute to the rise of Benin?

A kin based government.

TRUE OR FALSE: Benin participated in the slave trade.

True.

How was the future occupation of a Mali citizen determined?

By the history of their family.

What is a Wagadugu?

A leader from Ghana.

Trade with what group produced the most wealth for Ghana?

The Arabs.

How were the most serious crimes judged in Ghana?

By an ordeal.

How many West African slaves were transported to America and Arab lands?

22-33 million.

TRUE OR FALSE: Histories rely on artifacts, oral histories, and art without many written records.

True.

TRUE OR FALSE: Fertile soil and gold, iron and copper were valuable resources for Zimbabwe.

True.