Tuesday, September 8, 2009

From 3.1-

What was the first empire to rule after Sumer?
Babylon

Who was Hammurabi?
King of Babylon

What is the Babylonian Genesis/Enuma Elish?
Writing

Who were the Hittites? Why are they important?
European people from asia minor; first people to use iron

From 4.1 -

What is the highest place in Asia? Lowest?
Mount Everst, dead sea

Name the 3 main rivers in Asia.
Tigris Euphrates, Indus, hwang ho

Why is India called a “subcontinent”?
because its so scattered

Name the 3 major land regions in India.
Himalayan mts, Northen plains, deccan plateaus

From 4.5 -

What are the names of the 4 islands that make up the nation of Japan?
Hokkaiso, Honshu,Kyushu,Shikoku

What’s Japan’s famous mountain called?
Mount fugi

Who were the earliest inhabitants of Japan?
Ainu

What is Shinto?
oldest religon

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