Smallest ocean; Packed in ice most of the year; Difficult to navigate; Location of the Northwest Passage sought by early explorers.

The third largest ocean between Africa and Australia.

The largest ocean in the world; located to the west of North and South America and the east of Asia.

The second largest ocean in the world; located to the east of North and South America and west of Europe and Africa.

Appalachian Mountains

A mountain range in the eastern United States extending from Quebec to the Gulf of Mexico

The world's highest mountain range, forming the northern border of the Indian subcontinent.

A large system of mountain ranges located along the Pacific coast of Central and South America

The world's longest river, which flows northward through East Africa into the Mediterranean Sea

A major river in South America that flows through Peru, Bolivia, Venezuela, Colombia, Ecuador and Brazil.

A river in Central Africa that flows into the Atlantic Ocean

A high desert in China and Mongolia.

A religion native to India, featuring belief in many gods and reincarnation. They also use the Caste System.

Belief System from India that follows the teachings of Buddha that life is permeated with suffering and suffering is caused by desire.

A monotheistic system of beliefs and practices based on the Old Testament and the teachings of Jesus as embodied in the New Testament and emphasizing the role of Jesus as savior.

A religion with a belief in one god. It originated with Abraham and the Hebrew people. Yahweh was responsible for the world and everything within it. They preserved their early history in the Old Testament.

A religion based on the teachings of the prophet Mohammed which stresses belief in one god (Allah), Paradise and Hell, and a body of law written in the Quran. Followers are called Muslims.

3 religions that regard Abraham as their ancestor in faith: Judaism, Christianity, and Islam

People from Central Asia when united ended up creating the largest single land empire in history. Very war like. Invested in infrastructure and trade.

An ancient trade route between China and the Mediterranean Sea extending some 6,440 km (4,000 mi). Luxury Goods, Ideas, culture, and knowledge was exchanged along the route.

Song Dynasty (960-1279)

The Chinese dynasty that placed much more emphasis on civil administration, industry, education, and arts other than military. Distinguished for its advances in technology, medicine, astronomy, and mathematics. Ruled during the "Golden Age" of China. A time of peace, prosperity, and inventions such as gunpowder, printing, and porcelain.

The Abbasid Caliphate

(750-1258 CE) The caliphate that was considered a Golden Age. The city of Baghdad became a center of learning and education. Trade flourished and the government was efficient and organized.

Also known as Mexica, they created a powerful empire in central Mexico (1325-1521 C.E.). They forced defeated peoples to provide goods and labor as a tax. War like and used human sacrifice.

1500 B.C. to 900 A.D. This is the most advanced civilization of the time in the Western Hemisphere. Famous for its awe-inspiring temples, pyramids and cities. A complex social and political order.

The exchange of plants, animals, diseases, and technologies between the Americas and the rest of the world following Columbus's voyages.

Scientific Revolution

A major change in European thought, starting in the mid-1500s, in which the study of the natural world began to be characterized by careful observation and the questioning of accepted beliefs.

The idea that the earth and the other planets revolve around the sun.

Nicholas Copernicus (1473-1543)

Developed the Heliocentric Theory

This scientist proved Copernicus' theory that the sun was the center of the solar system

Andreus Vesalius (1514-1564)

Father of Modern Anatomy, greatly improved medical understanding of the human body.

A movement in the 18th century that advocated the use of reason and logic to answer social and political problems.

The idea that all humans are born with rights which cannot be removed, like right to life, speech, protests, vote.

A political system in which the supreme power lies in a body of citizens who can elect people to represent them. This government was encouraged during the enlightenment

The revolution that began in 1789, overthrew the absolute monarchy of the Louis XVI and the system of aristocratic privileges.

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North America

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The continent on which we live.

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South America

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4th largest continent

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Antarctica

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Southernmost continent in the world. It has no permanent residents and doesn't belong to any country.

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Australia

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Smallest continent.

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Africa

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Second largest continent.

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Europe

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Second smallest continent.

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Asia

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Largest continent.

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