AP Salba Flashcards

191986684	Arctic Ocean	Smallest of the world's oceans;Usually in ice most of the year.Difficult to navigate, and not very useful to travelers because it's ice-bound.
191986685	Indian Ocean	3rd largest ocean; A popular trading ocean.the Harappan people sailed through one of these seas to trade with Sumer. Ocean faces Malay,Chinese, Muslim and European traders.
191990107	Atlantic Ocean	Were used to exchange goods between the Eastern and Western Hemisphere. The Mediterranean Sea joined this ocean, and the Middle Eastern and Greco-Roman civilizations were glorified.
191990108	Pacific Ocean	World's largest ocean;has islands that dealt w/ ancient Polynesians of Oceania. Bering Sea was the main route to reach America for the earliest inhabitants. East and Southeast Asia communicated through the Sea of Japan and Chinses Seas. It was a stratigic location.
192098469	400 B.C. through 600 B.C	...