Ancient Cizilizations
This civilization grew strong thanks to the Nile River and surplus crops.
What is Ancient Egypt?
This type of map shows borders of countries, provinces, and cities.
What is a political map?
This scientist studies human history by digging up artifacts.
What is an archaeologist?
Strong leadership and organized government are key factors in this process.
What is the rise of civilizations?
This farming method creates flat steps on hillsides.
What is terrace farming?
This civilization is not a river valley civilization.
What is Ancient Greece?
This imaginary line circles the Earth east–west at its widest point.
What is the equator?
This expert studies groups of people and how they live and interact.
What is an anthropologist?
Environmental problems like droughts or deforestation often lead to this.
What is the fall of civilizations?
Cutting down forests for farming or building is called this.
What is deforestation?
This Roman leader ruled from 27 BCE to 14 CE.
Who is Augustus Caesar?
Lines running east–west that measure distance north or south of the equator.
What is latitude?
This type of source includes artifacts, diaries, and original objects.
What is a primary source?
Military strength helps civilizations do this to their land.
What is protect or expand it?
This structure controls water flow and can generate power.
What is a dam?
The Maya lost faith in their rulers when this environmental disaster caused crops to fail.
What is a long drought?
Lines running north–south that measure distance east or west of the prime meridian.
What is longitude?
This person studies and writes about past events using documents and records.
What is a historian?
People may rebel when this happens to their leaders.
What is losing trust or faith in them?
Irrigation and plows increased food production, leading to this major population effect.
What is population growth?
Access to the Mediterranean Sea helped these two civilizations trade and expand.
Who are the Greeks and Romans?
This geographic feature helped protect Greece and Rome from invasions.
What is the sea (or coastline)?
This type of source includes documentaries, encyclopedias, and textbooks.
What is a secondary source?
This ancient civilization fell partly because long droughts caused crop failure.
What is the Maya civilization?
As fewer people were needed to farm, societies developed these specialized roles.
What are specialized jobs or social classes?