Volcanoes
____% of the earth's surface is volcanic in origin
80%
How long do earthquakes usually last on average?
10 to 30 seconds
This many people lived in Ancient Egypt at the height of its power
3,000,000
Name one of the city-states in Ancient Greece
Athens or Sparta
The government of Ancient Rome was called a _____ where people voted for Senators who made the laws
Republic
Fresh volcanic ________, made of pulverized rock, can be harsh, acidic, gritty, glassy and smelly. It can cause lung damage.
What is ash?
Earthquakes happen when _____ plates slip or get stuck because of friction
What is tectonic?
This pharaoh's name means "the beautiful one has come"
Queen Nefertiti
Athens was named after this Greek goddess of war and wisdom
Athena
The Roman god of war
Who is Mars?
Hot fluid or semifluid material below or within the earth's crust from which lava and other igneous rock is formed on cooling is called ______.
Magma
The largest earthquake happened in 1960 in this country
What is Chile?
Ancient Egypt had more than _____ gods and goddesses
2,000
This leader of Ancient Greece conquered Egypt
Alexander the Great
This structure was built for gladiator matches
The Colosseum
the word for Volcano came from this Roman god of fire
Who is Vulcan
Before an earthquake there are smaller shakes called _____
Foreshocks
This is the name of the writing Ancient Egyptians used
hieroglyphs
This is the form of government that the Ancient Greeks created in Athens
democracy
Romans built these structures to carry water throughout their empire
aqueducts
The three types of volcanoes
cinder cones (also called spatter cones), composite volcanoes (also called stratovolcanoes), and shield volcanoes.
Smaller shakes that occur right after the earthquake are called _____
aftershocks
This river gave Ancient Egyptians access to trade, travel, food, and resources
Nile River
The Ancient Greeks lived on a peninsula and many islands located near or in this sea and used it for travel and trade
the Mediterranean Sea
Ancient Rome was formed near this river where the Romans could get food and other resources and travel to the Mediterranean Sea to trade
Tiber River