Throwback
Geography
City-states
Government
Vocabulary
100

A plant used in ancient Egypt used to make paper.

What is papyrus?

100

Land surrounded by water on three sides.

What is a peninsula? 

100

A city-state of ancient Greece, known for its military training.

What is Sparta?

100

A government in which the ruling power is inherited and ruled by one person.

What is a monarchy?

100

To be separated from others physically.

What is isolation or isolated?

200

People would be punished for sharing how to make this resource in China.

What is silk?

200

Athens relied on this for travel and trade.

What is the sea?

200

A city-state of ancient Greece that was the first to have a democracy.

What is Athens?

200

In this type of government, the rich become richer and the poor become poorer.

What is an oligarchy?

200

Settlements in distant places.

What are colonies?

300

The most polluted body of water in India.

What is the Ganges River?

300

The tallest mountain in Greece.

What is Mt. Olympus?

300

The reason most city-states fought.

What is lack of resources and expansion?

300

These people overthrew oligarchs.

Who are poor people, the military, and a tyrant?

300

A person who has certain rights and duties in a city-state or nation.

What is a citizen?

400

Hinduism belief of starting a new life after death.

What is reincarnation?

400

This caused city-states to become isolated?

What are the mountains and other forms of geography?

400

This person unified (brought together) Greek city-states.

Who is King Phillip II of Macedonia?

400

A government in which absolute ruling power is held by a person who is not a lawful king.

What is tyranny?

400

A group of citizens, in an ancient Greek democracy, with the power to pass laws.

What is an Assembly?

500

The reason the Yellow River is yellow.

What is the sediment loess?

500

Greek farmers used this type of farming to grow crops.

what is step farming or building crops into the sides of hills?

500

These people were considered citizens in Athens.

Who are free men over the age of 18?

500

In this type of democracy, people vote for someone to speak for them.

What is a representative democracy?

500

A member of the most powerful class in Greek society.

What is an Aristocrat?

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