Study Guide Questions

From 3.1-
What was the first empire to rule after Sumer? Babylon.
Who was Hammurabi? King of Babylon;established the first great Babylonian empire.
What is the Babylonian Genesis/Enuma Elish? a book written during the babylonion time that was equivalent to our genesis.
Who were the Hittites? Why are they important? An Indo-European people from Asia Minor(Turkey).they raided babylon around 1600 BC and plundered the great city.
From 4.1 -
What is the highest place in Asia? Lowest? Mt. Everest; Dead Sea
Name the 3 main rivers in Asia. Tigris-Euphrates, Indus and Hwang Ho.
Why is India called a “subcontinent”? Because it is so distinctly separated from the rest of Asia.
Name the 3 major land regions in India. Himalayan Mountain System; Northern Plains; Deccan Plateau.
From 4.5 -
What are the names of the 4 islands that make up the nation of Japan? Hokkaido, Honshu, Kyushu, Shikoku.
What’s Japan’s famous mountain called? Mt. Fuji.
Who were the earliest inhabitants of Japan? Ainu.
What is Shinto? The Japanese religion of nature worship.