Continents & Countries
The largest country in the world.
What is Russia?
This many-island civilization was known for founding Democracy, with cities such as Sparta & Athens.
What is Greece?
Arid land with little vegetation that is often hot.
What is a desert?
Music, painting, and dancing.
What is Art?
Involves rule by a single person, which has all authority.
What is a monarchy?
This continent is a part of the New World and is mostly Spanish speakers.
What is South America?
Historical region between the Tigris and Euphrates River.
What is Mesopotamia?
Large, flat piece of land.
What is a plain?
Element of culture that involves reading, writing, and speaking.
What is Language?
People directly vote for things that affect them.
What is a direct democracy?
This continent has the largest mountain peak in the world.
What is Asia?
Located in the Caribbean, this group of natives first encountered Christopher Columbus.
What are the Taino?
This ocean separates North America and Asia.
What is the Pacific Ocean?
Involves a complex system of beliefs, practices, and values.
What is Religion?
One person rules with an iron first, enforcing rules with the military.
What is a dictatorship?
Country of origin of the Olmec, Maya, and Aztec ancient civilizations.
What is Mexico?
Indigenous Latin American group that practiced human sacrifice and played "ball game."
What are the Maya?
This mountain range is on the west coast of South America.
What are the Andes Mountains?
Activities, events, jobs, families, and chores.
What is Daily Life?
People choose representatives to make decisions on their behalf for the entire nation.
What is representative/indirect democracy?
Divides the world into four equal parts, mainly by the equator and prime meridian.
What is a hemisphere?
Known for its republic & emperors, cities, conquered much of the world, spread their beliefs, and collapsed after hundreds of years.
What is the Roman Empire?
Moving from higher elevations to lower elevations, emptying into larger bodies of water.
How does water flow?
How people choose to remember things that have happened and their value.
What is History?
A small group of people have total say. Rule by few.
What is an oligarchy?