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100
Why were ancient civilizations and settlements founded along rivers?
What is because flooding rivers provided fertile soil, rivers were a good source of drinking water, rivers provided transportation, and flooding rivers provided for irrigation.
100
What benefits did this civilization get from the Nile’s annual flooding?
What is that the Nile provided a means to irrigate the farmland of Egypt, and the flooding of the Nile deposited fertile soil (silt) for the farmers. It also provided for an increase in fish harvests. Egyptian civilization did not exist outside of the Nile floodplain.
100

The idea that citizens had the right to participate in their government and in how they were governed

What is Democracy? 

100

Rome has a set of laws called the ____ tables.

What are the 12 Tables? 

100

This political party won control of the U.S. Senate with at least 52 seats in the recent election.

What is the Republican Party?

200

The famous river in Egypt

What is the Nile River? 

200
The ruler of Egypt 
Who is the Pharaoh? 
200

Group of people shows up to a government meeting and casts their vote.  Based on this vote, government officials are elected to run the city.

What type of government is being talked about in the statement above



Represenative Democracy 

200

The leaders of the Roman Government

What are consuls? 

200

This iconic Roman fountain is undergoing renovations, allowing tourists a closer view of its famous sculptures.

What is the Trevi Fountain?

300

A famous mountain in Greece, and some might say the Gods come from it.

What is Mount Olympus? 

300

Responsible for recording information in Egyptian Society 

Who are the scribes? 
300

The people allowed to vote in Greek democracy?

Who are male landowners? 

300

Amount of people in the Roman Senate 

What is 300 people? 

300

A group of penguins on land is called this, which refers to their distinctive way of moving.

What is a waddle? 

400

This dictator was overthrown and this led to the expansion of Rome 

Who is Tarquin the Proud? 

400

This class comprised a large portion of society but didn't have wealth

What is the lower class? 

400

The type of Democracy Greece had 

What is Direct Democracy? 

400

Number of judges chosen by the Roman assembly?

What is 8? 

400

This former U.S. president was recently elected as the 47th president of the United States.

Who is Donald Trump? 

500
Why were the development of systemic agriculture and the domestication of animals important for the growth of civilizations?
What is it allowed people to remain in one area, and promoted the growth of civilization
500

A structure in society that places some people higher and some people lower in society

What is a Social Hierarchy? 

500

What the Greeks used to prevent anyone from gaining too much power?

What is Ostracism? 

500

This group was allowed to vote and have citizenship in Rome

Who are male, adult landowners? 

500

This type of penguin was found far from home on a beach in Western Australia, likely having followed a food source.

What is an emperor penguin?

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