This is the physical feature all civilizations needed to survive.
What is a river?
100
This is anything in nature valuable to humans.
What are natural resources?
100
In this government, people hold the power.
What is a DEMOCRACY?
100
This is the civilization that brought us philosophers like Socrates in addition to the Olympic Games.
What is Ancient Greece?
100
Julius Caesar began this form of government in Rome when he seized power by force, without legal permission.
What is a tyranny?
200
These are two benefits of being located near a river.
What is: (accept)
1. irrigation / better soil for farming?
2. resources for drinking, bathing, etc.?
3. access for transportation and trade?
200
Ebony and olive oil are examples of this kind of resource.
What are Natural Resources?
200
In this type of government, all people vote for all laws and decisions.
What is DIRECT DEMOCRACY?
200
These two parts of Egyptian culture are present in America today, but they're not used how they were in Egypt.
What are mummies and pyramids?
200
Describe two options early civilizations had to obtain resources that were not available in their area.
What is:
1. Trade with other civilizations?
2. Substitute the material for another one they did have?
300
At its peak, this was the largest of the ancient civilizations we studied in this unit.
What is the ROMAN EMPIRE?
300
This type of resource is always a person.
What are Human Resources?
300
In this government, individuals are selected to make decisions on behalf of the people.
What is a REPRESENTATIVE DEMOCRACY?
300
This is the contribution from the Indus River Valley (IRV) that we're using today at school - even in this game.
What is the nine-digit number system? (Also accept "0".)
300
America has this type of government modeled after this civilization.
What is a republic modeled after Ancient Rome? (Also accept democratic republic.)
400
Name three ancient civilizations that share their name with modern countries in the same geographical region.
What is:
1. China?
2. Egypt?
3. Rome?
400
These man-made items are used to create more goods or provide more services.
What are Capital Resources?
400
Name this form of government in which rulers are worshiped in addition to being obeyed. Give an example of two civilizations that had this type of government (at least for a time).
What is a theocracy present in Egypt and for a time, Rome?
400
Name two early forms of writing in the Ancient World AND the civilizations that developed them.
What are:
Hieroglyphics - Egypt
Cuneiform - Mesopotamia
400
This is how a monarchy is different from a dynasty.
What is a monarchy is made up of the current ruler (King / Queen) while a dynasty includes all of the generations of rulers in a family?
500
This is how the locations of Egypt AND China changed during the time of their ancient civilizations?
What is they both increased the land area that was part of their civilization when their leaders united separate countries?
500
Describe why an Egyptian shadoof is a capital resource.
What is: It provides the service of transporting water (even uphill) from the Nile River to nearby farmlands?
500
This was the type of government Rome had before Caesar took power because the people gave consent to the government to be in charge.
What is a REPUBLIC?
500
Name ten inventions from the ancient world along with the civilization that developed each one.
What are:
1. wheel - Mesopotamia
2. stepwells - IRV
3. magnetic compass - China
4. gunpowder / fireworks - China
5. seismograph - China
6. paper - Egypt (or China)
7. aqueducts - Greece (or Rome)
8. terrace farming - Greece
9. arches - Rome
10. gravel roads - Rome
500
Explain how more than one civilization can receive credit for inventing the same technology and give an example of such an invention and the civilizations that take credit for it.
What is: more than one civilization could have developed the same technology independent of any other countries; paper invented by both Egypt and China is one example?