Ancient Civilizations
These two ancient Greek city-states differed greatly in their political systems, values, and ways of life.
Sparta and Athens
The capital of New York.
Albany
The capital of France.
Paris
ACT
CAT
The "father of evolution."
Charles Darwin
The name of the oldest ancient civilization which flourished around 4000 BCE, known for its advancements in writing, art, and mathematics.
Mesopotamia
The capital of Ohio.
Columbus
The capital of Japan.
Tokyo
NOTE
TONE
The theory that organisms can pass on physical traits to their offspring that they acquired during their lifetime.
Inheritance of Acquired Characteristics/Lamarckism
The name of this King, who ruled the ancient civilization of Babylon and is known for the saying "an eye for an eye and a tooth for a tooth."
Hammurabi
The capital of Alabama.
Montgomery
The capital of Netherlands.
Amsterdam
HEART
EARTH
The man whose theory of evolution was proven to be false.
Jean-Baptiste Lamarck
The name of these, common in the Roman Empire, were crucial for supplying cities with water and promoting sanitation.
Aqueducts
The capital of Florida.
Tallahassee
The capital of Mexico.
Santa Fe
POST
STOP
The name of these 19 Ecuadorian islands were used to study the different features of finches.
Galapagos Islands
The region between these two rivers, vital for agricultural success in Southwest Asia, is known as "the land between the rivers."
Tigris and Euphrates River
The capital of West Virginia.
Charleston
The capital of India.
New Delhi
SECURE
RESCUE
The process by which individuals better suited for their environment survive and reproduce to pass on their genes.
Natural Selection