Identify the 5 Themes of Geography

Map Skills: Using the map, which continents contain a rain forest?

READING SKILLS: From reading the passage below, which statement best describe Mansa Musa's beliefs about education?

Mansa Kankan Musa King of Mali 1306 – 1332 A.D.

A leader and world figure, Mansa Musa distinguished himself as a man who did everything on a grand scale. An accomplished businessman, he managed vast resources to benefit his entire kingdom. He was also a scholar, and imported noteworthy artists to heighten the cultural awareness of his people.

In 1324 he led his people on the hadj, a holy pilgrimage from Timbuktu to Mecca. His caravan consisted of 60,000 people whom he led safely across the Sahara Desert and back, a total distance of 6,496 miles. So spectacular was this event that Mansa Musa gained the respect of scholars and traders throughout Europe, and won international prestige for Mali as one of the world’s largest and wealthiest kingdoms.

Map & Chart Skills: Use the timeline to answer this question, what happened during the time period between the Mauryan Empire and the Gupta Empire?

Ancient Greece: What was the purpose of education for the people of Athens?

An example of Cultural Diffusion is

Identify 2 examples of Renewable Resources are...

Identify 3 items related to the Major Religion of Christianity

Identify 3 items related to the Major Religion Islam

Identify 3 items related to the Major Religion Hinduism

READING SKILL: According to the passage below, what was true about the Silk Road?

Ancient China: The Silk Road

The Silk Road connected China with far-off lands. It was the first major trade system of its kind. Trade became a major part of the early Chinese economy. The Silk Road was a series of trade routes that connected China with markets in Europe, Central Asia, South Asia, North Africa, and the Middle East.

The Silk Road was not a continuous road but rather a series of trade routes that connected China with Europe, India, the Middle East, and northern Africa. One of the main routes to the West extended about 4,000 miles. The sea routes of the Silk Road traveled via the South China Sea and the Indian Ocean to Iraq or Egypt. On the other side, merchants brought the goods to Alexandria, Egypt, and other places Europeans used for trade.

Identify 3 examples of Relative Location

Identify the location of the Tigris River and Eurphrates River.

READING SKILL: According to the passage below, what was the impact of Egyptian innovation?

Technological and cultural advances meant Egyptians had a high standard of living. Egyptians could sell or trade their innovations to other societies, which made Egypt a powerful and influential nation. Many societies adopted and adapted the cultural and technological innovations of the Egypt.

Trading meant that Egyptian innovations and technology were used around the world. People in other countries were able to improve their lives. They adapted the Egyptian products to fit their needs. They added to the knowledge they learned from the Egyptians and invented new technology. Those new innovations traveled to even more places and changed even more lives. Some of their innovations are still used today.

Identify the 3 items that are true about the photo.