Ancient Greece
Why does Washington D.C. have architecture that is similar to that of ancient Greece?
Our founding fathers wanted to pay tribute to the birthplace of democracy.
What role does the system of checks and balances play in the United States government?
It prevents each branch from overpowering the others.
__________was a cultural, religious, and economic center of trade between Europe and Asia.
Constantinople
People south of the Sahara mainly traded their gold for_______.
Salt
Southern Europe was invaded by raiders less often than northern Europe because it had more
mountains
The column, which we use in modern day architecture, comes from which culture?
Greek
In what way was the Roman law of the Twelve Tables similar to the U.S. Constitution?
They both were written to protect people’s rights.
Why do geographers call Arabia a “crossroads” location?
Trade routes linking Africa, Asia, and Europe run through it.
Why was salt so valuable?
People needed salt in their diets.
The Viking, Magyar, and Muslim invasions of Europe directly caused the development of the
feudal system
hy did Pericles call his government a democracy?
Power belonged to the whole people.
Another name for a representative democracy is a __________.
Republic
Which physical feature dominates the landscape of Arabia?
sandy desert
Which of the following best illustrates a similarity between the development of the Ghana and Mali empires
Both empires lay along the upper Niger River, where fertile soil made food plentiful.
During the Early Middle Ages, power in Europe shifted from kings to
nobles
Citizens elect officials to make the laws best describes what type of government?
representative democracy
The representative democracy in Rome had to be different from the direct democracy in Greece because ________
the Roman Empire’s population was far greater than that of the ancient Greek city-states.
Arab scientists who studied the heavens perfected what Greek instrument that helped with navigation on the open seas
Astrolabe
Which city was once the center of culture and trade in the Mali Empire?
Timbuktu
By the 13th century, the _________ had invaded and established dominance in Central Asia, China, Persia, Tibet, Iraq, much of Asia Minor and all of southern Russia.
Monguls
After Greek city-states were ruled by kings, they were ruled by
Aristocrats
The Romans roads were primarily built for
the military
What important advance in mathematics did Arab scholars create
Algebra
The _________ was a trade route between the western world and Asia that led to the development of many commercial and cultural centers.
Silk Road
Why did nobles make King John sign Magna Carta in 1215?
They wanted to limit the king’s power.