Geography
This civilization was isolated from other civilizations by geographical features such as mountains and deserts.
We reference this type of government during the pledge of allegiance each and every school day.
What is a republic?
Name the city state where citizens gathered in the Assembly to discuss, debate, and then vote on the issues at hand.
What is Athens?
Women, children, enslaved people, and foreign born individuals were not considered citizens and were not permitted to participate in the governing of this city-state.
What is Athens?
This fabric has been made and valued in China for more than six thousand years.
What is silk?
This civilization is located on the Balkan Peninsula where there is a lot of rugged and hilly terrain.
What is Classical Greece?
This type of government, literally meaning rule by the people, involves its citizens in the decision-making process by way of voting.
What is democracy?
Name the civilization where decisions were made in the Senate, a law-making body dominated by patricians, although it eventually came to include plebeian representation.
What is the Roman Republic?
This city state had two kings, an assembly, and a council of aristocrats, but also allowed citizens to vote (making it a "mash up" of several different types of governments).
What is Sparta?
The government in China was run by this group of highly educated ministers and administrators.
The Tiber River and the Apennines Mountain range are geographic features on the Italian Peninsula, home to this civilization.
What is Classical Rome?
This type of democracy allows citizens to personally serve in the government, rather than through representatives.
What is direct (democracy)?
Name the civilization where all-powerful dictators got to make the decisions as long as they could escape repeated assassination attempts.
What is The Roman Empire?
Similar to the Constitution, The Twelve Tables were the main legal code in this classical civilization.
What is The Roman Republic?
This Chinese educator influenced leaders and citizens alike with his teachings about respect, loyalty, and fair treatment of others.
Who is Confucious?
Due to hilly, even mountainous terrain, the city-states in this civilization remained independent and developed unique forms of government.
What is Classical Greece?
Rule by family, although power lay primarily with the male head of the family—this type of government took hold in east Asia.
What is a dynasty? (or dynastic rule)
Name the civilization where the emperor made the decisions after he was advised by his civil servants.
What is Classical China?
This classical civilization went from appointing new leaders by Senate approval to appointing new leaders by inheritance or force.
What is Classical Rome?
This idea, made popular during the Han Dynasty, insisted that people would be appointed government roles based on their education and skills.
What is meritocracy?
Due to their location, these two civilizations were part of the “Mediterranean World."
What are Classical Greece and Classical Rome?
Name the city state where decisions were made by two leaders called Consuls—each had veto power over the other.
What is Sparta?
This piece of pottery was used to banish citizens that posed a threat to the polis (city state).
What is an ostrakon?
Under the rule of Shihuangdi, Chinese states were unified by these two things.
What is the same written language and currency?