Geography
History
Economics
Government
Ancient Cultures
100
the modern name of the country once known as Mesopotamia once.
What is Iraq?
100
the first written code of law
What was Hammurabi's Code?
100
the government the Athenians practiced
What is a direct democracy?
100
the area where the Tigris and Euphrates Rivers flow called
What is Mesopotamia?
200
the rich soil that rivers carry and deposit on river banks after flooding
What is silt?
200
the city-state in Greece that was run like a military base
What was Sparta?
200
when the price of something goes up because it is in short supply
What is scarcity?
200
the form of government where citizens make the decisions
What is a Democracy?
200
the spreading of ideas, customs and beliefs called
What is cultural diffusion?
300
the imaginary line used to begin measuring longitude
What is the Prime Meridian?
300
The "Father of the Declaration of Independence"
Who was Thomas Jefferson?
300
you weigh out the advantages and disadvantages of doing something
What is cost-benefit?
300
the form of government in which a king or queen rules
What is a Monarchy?
400
the Persian king who built roads and standardized currency
Who was Darius?
400
the money earned after all other expenses are paid
What is a profit?
400
How we keep one branch of the government from becoming too powerful.
What is "checks and balance"?
500
the activity you will give up in order to do something else
What is opportunity cost?
500
the branch of the government that is headed by the Congress and makes laws
What is the Legislative Branch?
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