Geography

Have you ever heard of lattitude or longitude? These are lines that are used to pin point specific features on the earth. If you are lost, you can use lattitude and longitude to find your location. Pilots use this technique to find exactly where they need to be at all times.

Lets go to earth to learn about lattitude and longitude!

Economics

Each government has their own economy. The people who work for their economic system are called producers. Each economic system has to think about what will be produced, how will it be produced, and for whom it will be produced. Consumers are the people who buy and use the products that are made. Two important economic systems are traditional and command. Traditional economy uses customs and traditions to help shape the goods they produce. On the other hand, a command economy is forced to rely on the government's rules.

Make me 1,000 suits by tomorrow, otherwise you're fired!

Command Economy

Government

What is a government anyway? A government is an organization that sets up and enforces laws. One type of government is direct democracy. This is a form of government where all adults take part in decisions by voting on every issue. another form of government is republic. This government is run by represetatives that citizens vote for. The last one is a monarchy. In this, there is an emperor, but they don't have all power.

Hey, our jobs are pretty easy!

Right! We just stand here and look important!

Constitutional Monarchy

Culture

What is culture? Culture is the way of life of a group of people. Some people's ethnocentrism leads them to think of their culture as better than other's. In cultures, there are different places of worship. In a place of worship, groups come together and perform acts of religious study. Cultural diffusion is the movement of customs and ideas. All cultures have their own language to communicate.

¡Quiero cenar!

Я люблю свое платье!

où sont mes petits-enfants?

Religion

Religion is a particular system of faith and worship. There are two types of religion, monotheistic and polytheistic. Monotheism is the belief that there is only one god. Polytheism is the belief that there is more than one god. There are 5 major world religions; Judaism, Christianity, Islam, Hinduism, and Buddhism.

I travel to different coutries to explore religions around the world!

River Civilations

Egypt: Ancient Egypt formed around the Nile Valley in Northern Africa. The Nile flooded every summer, creating fertile soil for farming. Because of this, they found ways to control the flooding.

Mesopotamia: They were polytheistic. They worships in temples called Ziggurats. They believed in genies, demons, and evil spirits. They divided poeple into different social classes. They created art works and poetry.

Indus Valley: They were powerful from about 3,000 to about 1,500 BCE. The Mesopotamians and Indus River peoples traded with each other. The people of Indus Valley had their own language, but we couldn't read it.

Here in Mesopotamia, we have animals like deer, lions, and leopards!

Chinese Dynasties

Have you ever heard of chinese dynasties? Some of the most popular are the Shang, Zhou, and Qin Dynasties. The Shang Dynasty had the first record of Chinese writing! They made bronze weapons. The Zhou Dynasty wrote down laws and was the longest lasting dynasty! They revolted against the Shang Dynasty. Lastly, the Qin Dynasty was actually the first great Chinese Empire! They unified all of China for the first time.

Shang Dynasty: 1766-1122 BCE

Zhou Dynasty: 1122-256 BCE

Qin Dynasty: 221-206 BCE

Time periods

Age of Empires

African Kingdoms developed on the coast of the Red Sea. African Kingdoms traded goods. West African kingdoms traded their gold to North African nomads for salt.

The Islamic Golden Age was a period of peace, riches, and quickly increasing technological inventions. Some advances of the golden age are trade, banking, and astronomy.

The Mongols were an East Central Asian ethnic group native to Mongolia. They were known as fierce horsemen and warriors. The Mongol clans were united in 1206 by Genghis Khan.

North Africa trades with us here in South Africa.