Geography
What continent is Greece located on?
Europe
A form of government in which the power to rule belongs to the people
Democracy
Has a dog named Cerberus
Hades
Legislature
What is the name of the sea in Kazakstan/Uzbekistan that dried up due to the Soviet Union rereouting rivers?
Aral Sea
What sea does the Greek peninsula stick out into?
Mediterranean Sea
In ancient Greece, a city and its surrounding territory which functioned as an independent political and social unit.
Polis
Parents are Aphrodite & Ares
A type of democracy where citizens elect leaders to make laws and decisions for them.
Representative democracy
What south Asian religion worships thousands of gods?
Hinduism
What is the name that historians & geographers often give to the modern day country of Turkey? (Hint: continent)
Asia Minor
An action that one must take because it is a duty or required by law
Makes weapons & machinery for the other gods
Hephaestus
Someone who seized power illegally but not necessarily unjustly
Tyrant
Which Chinese philosopher was all about respecting your elders and being loyal to your family?
Confucius
____________ were created as settlments to send crops & goods back to mainland Greece because the land in mainland Greece wasn't ideal for growing crops.
An individual who belongs to the highest class in certain societies
Aristocrat/Noble
Twins- Sun & Moon
Apollo & Artemis
A form of government in which only a small group of people hold all the power
Oligarchy
What did the Shang dynasty use to predict the future?
Oracle bones
What is the name of the part of Greece that is connected to the mainland by the Corinthian isthmus?
Peleponnese
Meant to protect Athens from tyrants/someone becomning too powerful- once a year, citizens would vote to remove one person from Athens- the person had to leave for 10 years and could return at that time without losing land or status.
Ostracism
Mother is Demeter
Persephone
A lottery system to appoint people to positions in Athenian government and most government positions were chosen by lottery
Sortition
Which Indian leader was more peaceful- Ashoka or Kautilya?
Ashoka