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Ancient Civilizations
Geography
Explorers
Economics
Civics
100
The United States has a representative democracy. This type of government began in ___________________.
What is ancient Rome?
100
Rome is located along the ___________ River.
What is Tiber?
100
A ______________ is a person who travels seeking new discoveries.
What is an explorer?
100
People working to produce goods and services are called ______ resources.
What is human?
100
People live, work, and play in a ____________.
What is community?
200
A government in which all citizens vote on laws for everyone is ____________________.
What is direct democracy?
200
England, France, and Spain are located on the continent of ___________.
What is Europe?
200
___________ was sponsored by Spain and was trying to find a western sea route to Asia.
Who is Christopher Columbus?
200
Virginia is known for being experts in shipbuilding. This is an example of economic _________.
What is specialization?
200
A group of people who make laws, carry out laws, and decide if laws have been broken is called the ___________.
What is government?
300
Mali's oral tradition was ______________.
What is storytelling?
300
Mali is located in ____________ Africa.
What is West?
300
Juan Ponce de Leon explored part of what is now ________.
What is Florida?
300
You want ice cream and popcorn. You only have enough money for one item. You choose ice cream. What is your opportunity cost?
What is popcorn?
300
The basic principles that unite all Americans are ________.
What are life, liberty, the pursuit of happiness, and equality under the law?
400
Aqueducts and arches are examples of architecture from_________.
What is Rome?
400
There are ____ continents and ____ oceans.
What are 7 and 5?
400
_____________ was sponsored by France and explored parts of Canada (Quebec and Montreal).
Who is Jacques Cartier?
400
The people in ancient Mali traded gold to get the salt they needed. This is an example of economic ____________.
What is interdependence?
400
Rules people live by are called ___________.
What are laws?
500
The empire of Mali became very wealthy by trading _______.
What are gold and salt?
500
The ___________ is an imaginary line that divides the Earth into the Eastern and Western hemispheres.
What is the prime meridian?
500
Christopher Newport was sponsored by England and helped established the colony called _____________ in present-day Virginia.
What is Jamestown?
500
A tractor is an example of a ________ resource.
What is capital?
500
True or False? The government helps protect the rights and property of all individuals.
What is true?