Ancient China
Term that means a dynasty received Heaven's blessings to rule over China.
What is the "Mandate of Heaven."
The Greek term for city-state.
What is "polis."
This part of a map provides estimation of distances.
What is a map scale.
This is a type of trade used without money; one product for another.
What is barter.
This was a tomb for a dead pharaoh or Egyptian noble.
What is a pyramid.
Religion that believed in the importance of family and moral values in leadership.
What is Confucianism.
The type of democracy where citizens vote on every issue and participate in day-to-day government.
What is direct democracy.
Northeast is an example of this type of direction.
What is an intermediate direction.
This term means there is more of a product than is needed.
What is surplus.
This was considered to be the most powerful and successful of the Old, Middle, and New Kingdoms.
What was the New Kingdom.
Much of the construction of this was done under the strict and harsh rule of the Shi Huangdi.
What is the Great Wall.
This city-state gave women more rights that any other Greek city-state such as owning land.
What is Sparta.
People of this profession would be most interested in artifacts of what people have left behind.
What is archaeology.
This term means an ancient society does not have enough of a resource or good.
What is scarcity.
This famous ruler fought the Hittites, signed the world's first peace treaty, and reigned for many years.
Who was Ramses.
This term represents the spreading of ideas and technology (like Buddhism) from one region to another.
What is cultural diffusion.
Heavy Athenian taxation is one reason for the beginning of this war.
What is the Peloponnesian War.
This mountain range between China and India is considered to be a natural wonder of the ancient world.
What are the Himalayas.
This type of resource is any material in nature that ancient people would use and value.
What is a natural resource.
This ancient religious text revealed information about the afterlife.
What is the Book of the Dead.
At least two of the goods that were traded along the famous Silk Road (trade route from Europe to Asia).
What are silk, jade, spices, and gold.
He wrote the famous political science book, "The Republic" which called for the rule by philosopher-kings.
Who is Plato.
This is an area with one or more features that make it different from surrounding areas.
What is a region.
These two economic laws pertain to when prices drop or rise there is either more or less of the product.
The laws of supply and demand.
This Egyptian religious temple was built to honor the sun god, Re.
What is the Temple of Karnak.