Ancient India
Define fertile
What is land able to produce many crops in great quantities?
Trade route to exchange valuable goods and ideas
What is the Silk Road?
The two main city-states of Ancient Greece
What is Sparta and Athens?
A form of government in which citizens elect representatives to speak or act for them
What is a republic?
What is a peninsula?
The civilization in Ancient India that we know little about
What is the Indus River Valley?
A fine, yellow soil that is easily carried by wind and rain
What is loess?
This group of people were male and able to own land
Who are citizens?
A religious, economic, and government center/market for Rome (multi-purpose)
What is the forum?
Rocky mountain terrain and islands forced this civilization to rely upon the sea
What is Ancient Greece?
The two rivers located by the Indus River Valley
What are the Indus and Ganges Rivers?
Also known as China's Sorrow
What is the Huang He River?
A system of government in which citizens vote to make decisions
What is democracy?
This religion originated in Rome
What is Christianity?
The world's longest river
What is the Nile River?
Define Monsoon
What is a strong wind that blows one direction in the winter and the opposite direction in the summer?
Created to promote a peaceful society/social order
What is Confucianism?
A time period of peace, economic growth, cultural expansion, and achievement in architecture
What is a Golden Age?
A period of peace and prosperity for the Roman Empire that began with the rule of Augustus
What is the Pax Romana?
This civilization has mountains, deserts, plains, and river systems
What is Ancient China?
When rivers flooded they left behind this which was good for crops
What is silt?
Shi Huang Di used this strict method to rule the Qin Dynasty
What is Legalism?
This person promoted democracy in Athens
Who is Pericles?
Three reasons for the Fall of Rome
Grew too large to govern effectively
Plagues hit
Soldiers weakened
Natural disasters
Barbarian attacks
Debt/Economic Struggles
This continent has mostly desert
What is Africa?