North Africa & Southwest Asia

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North Africa Southwest Asia

• By Ryan S.

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Chapter 1

• The Geography of North Africa and Southwest Asia

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Map of North Africa Southwest Asia
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What is the importance of the three main rivers
to the region?

• The importance of the three main rivers is to
  supply necessary food and water to all the
  people. The Tigris, Euphrates, and Nile Rivers
  are also important because they flood and deposit
  nutrients making the soil fertile.

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What is a Hunter Gatherer?

• A Hunter-Gatherer is a person who roamed the
  East they found food by hunting, fishing, and
  gathering wild grains, fruits, and nuts.

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How do the rivers make the soil fertile?

• When snow melts from the Ethiopian mountains and
  with the heavy rains in the spring and summer ,
  the riverbanks of the Nile River become flooded.
  This flood leaves behind fertile soil that has
  been carried from one area to another.

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What is Irrigation?

• Irrigation is the process of bringing water to
  dry land.

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What is unique about the Dead Sea?

• Whats unique about the Dead Sea is its almost
  completely dead. Some bacteria can survive in its
  salty depths, but not fish. Salt and minerals
  make the water so dense you can easily float on
  it!

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Chapter 2

• Ancient cultures of North Africa Southwest Asia

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Who was Hammurabi?

• Hammurabi was a famous emperor of ancient
  Mesopotamia, he ruled from 1792 B.C. to 1750 B.C.
  and developed one of the first code of laws.

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What is a Ziggurat?

• Each city-state built a special temple for a
  specific god. The temple was built on a
  pyramid-shaped tower called a ziggurat. From the
  winding terraces wrapped around the ziggurat,
  people could watch celebrations honoring their
  god.

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What is a class system?

• A class system is society divided into different
  social groups.
• Ex.
• King at the top
• Then a farmer
• Then those enslaved

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The ancient Egyptian class system
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What is cuneiform?

• Cuneiform is one of the first form of writing
  developed in Mesopotamia.

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What are scribes?

• Scribes are school trained record keepers that
  meet the different needs of the temple, the royal
  government, and the business world.

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Why was the Nile River important to ancient Egypt?

• Without the Nile the farmers wouldnt be able to
  have fertile soil for feeding fresh crops. There
  is an annual flood that makes the soil fertile.
  They also used the Nile for transportation, food,
  building supplies, and other resources.

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What are Hieroglyphics?

• Hieroglyphics was a writing system developed in
  ancient Egypt that used pictographs to stand for
  words and or sounds.

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What are some interesting facts about ancient
Egyptian Culture?

• Many of the temples and monumental structures of
  ancient Egypt are still standing today. Without
  the Nile river , this probably wouldnt be
  possible. To build pyramids , the Egyptians used
  large stone blocks. A single pyramid may contain
  92 million cubic feet of stone

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Chapter 3

• Religions of North Africa and Southwest Asia

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What is important about the city Jerusalem?

• Jerusalem includes many sacred sites to three
  different religions. Jews, Christian, and Muslims
  have lived here for centuries and all share
  common traits. They all got their start in
  Southwest Asia.

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What is Monotheism?

• Monotheism is belief in one god. Judaism,
  Christianity, and Islam are all monotheistic
  religions. Judaism was the first monotheist
  religion.

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What is Polytheism?

• Polytheism is belief in multiple gods.

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Who was Abraham?

• A man from the city of Ur, in southeastern
  Mesopotamia who settled in Canaan, which is now
  the land of Israel. Abrahams descendents are
  known as Jews, and there religious belief is
  called Judaism.

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What is Judaism?

• The first monotheistic religion founded by
  Abraham. The practice of worship with prayer,
  study, and good deeds.

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Who was Jesus?

• Jesus was born in Bethlehem and grew up in
  Galilee. After being baptized he traveled around
  the countryside preaching a religion of love and
  forgiveness and performing miracles. Those who
  believed in him and his teachings were called
  Christians

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What is Scripture?

• Scripture is sacred writing.

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What does Exile mean?

• Exile is forced removal from your native country.
  Exile has been part of the history of Judaism.

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What is a messiah?

• A messiah is like a savior.

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What does baptize mean?

• Baptize means to purify and admit to a new way
  of life. It is part of Christian beliefs.

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What is Christianity?

• Christianity is a religion that developed from
  Judaism.

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What does resurrect mean?

• Resurrect means to bring back to life. Christians
  believe Jesus was resurrected after he was
  crucified by the Romans.

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What is a Disciple?

• Disciple means a follower of the teachings of
  another.

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What does Crucify mean?

• Crucify means to be put to death by tying the
  hands and feet to a cross. This was a common form
  of execution in ancient Rome.

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Who was Muhammad?

• Muhammad was the founder of the Muslim religion.
  Followers of Islam consider it disrespectful to
  display images of Muhammad.

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What is Islam?

• Islam is a religion founded by Muhammad.

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What does Muslim mean?

• Muslim means a believer in Islam.

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What is the Quran?

• Quran is the sacred text of Islam collected by
  Gabriel

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What is a prophet?

• A prophet is a person who speaks through divine
  inspiration. Most religions have a prophet.

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What are the Five Pillars of Islam?

• The Five Pillars of Islam are the most important
  teachings of Muhammad

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What is a theocracy?

• Theocracy is a government rule from a religious
  leader

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