Characteristics
What imaginary line around the middle of the Earth that divides the globe into Northern and Southern Hemisphere?
Equator
What are the seven continents?
North America, South America, Europe, Asia, Africa, Australia, Antarctica
On what continent are France, Spain, and England located?
Europe
Which early empire traded salt?
Mali
What country sponsored Juan Ponce de Leon?
Spain
Where did Jacques Cartier explore?
Quebec, Canada
Goods
What is one important city in Mali?
Timbuktu
What type of resouces do we call people working to produce goods and services?
Human resources
Who passed along the traditions of Mali from one generation to the next?
Which sporting events today from the Ancient Greeks?
Olympics
Where is Quebec located?
Canada
Which famous American wrote the Declaration of Independence and was the 3rd president?
Thomas Jefferson
In what Region is San Salvador located?
Bahamas
What do we call important rules written and carried out by the government?
Laws
What do we call the good or service we did not choose when making a decision?
Opportunity Cost
Who makes rules and laws to protect the rights and properties of individuals?
The government
Which famous African America helped bring about changes in law through peaceful means?
Martin Luther King Jr.
What did the Europeans introduce to the American Indians?
Deadly Diseases
What style of architecture was used in Ancient Greece?
Columns
What were the 3 human characteristics of Mali?
Farmers, miners, and traders
Which type of government allows people to vote to make their own rules and laws?
Direct democracy
What ancient civilization is known as the birthplace of democracy?
Greece
Which ancient civilization was located next to a river, with a city build on many hills and had limited rich soil?
Ancient Rome
Which leader was the first African American justice of the Supreme Court?
Thurgood Marshall