Geography of Greece
This is a thin strip of land connecting two larger land masses.
Isthmus
The mythological founder of this polis was Argus Panoptes, the hero with a hundred eyes.
Argos
In this type of government, a few wealthy citizens had all the power.
Oligarchy
This was the empire that existed to the south of Egypt.
Nubia
These were the partially nomadic farmers who first settled in the hills of the Zagros mountains.
Natufians
This is the smaller of the two peninsulas that make up much of Greece.
Attica
Located on the narrow strip of land connecting the two peninsulas of Greece, this polis was once part of Corinth but fought for its independence.
Megara
This type of government allowed the ruler to pass their power down to their children in order to keep power in the family.
monarchy
These were the geographic features that made travel along the Nile difficult in some places.
cataracts
Name two the empires that ruled Mesopotamia.
Assyrians, Babylonians, Akkadians, Neo-Babylonians
This is the sea off the west coast of the Peloponnesus peninsula.
Ionian Sea
This polis had two large gulfs, making it the perfect spot for a great deal of trade.
This type of government was first practiced in Athens, and it has changed a lot since then.
Democracy
This was the archeologist who discovered King Tut's tomb.
Howard Carter
This empire expanded its territory as far as the Nile River valley.
Assyrians
This geographical feature made travel and communication difficult in Ancient Greece.
Mountainous/Rocky terrain
Lycurgus outlawed this precious metal in Sparta to eliminate greed, envy, and excess.
Gold
This type of ruler often used fear and violence to enforce their laws.
Tyrant
Heart
The Tigris and Euphrates rivers both empty into this gulf.
Persian Gulf
Asia Minor, Egypt/North Africa, Italy
One side of the coins from this polis depicted an owl holding an olive branch.
Athens
These rulers would usually make rules that only benefited themselves and others like them.
Oligarchs
The combined crown of the pharaohs of the Middle Kingdom represented ___________________ .
Upper and Lower Egypt
Disease, conflict over resources,