What legendary trip did the long distance runner, Philippides make?

The Spartan leader who led the Greek army at Thermopylae was

This naval battle fought in 480 BCE was a decisive victory for the Greeks

What was a cause of the Persian Wars?

True or False: Winning the Persian War preserved Greek independence.

Who was the king of Persia at the start of the Persian Wars?

Name that battle:

• 480 B.C.E.
• King Leonidas refused to surrender
• 300 brave Spartans died
• Persian victory

Who am I?

I led the Persian army for most of the war, after my father died.

What were the Greek soldiers called?

What type of government allows all its citizens to vote on all major decisions?

“This type of government is characterized by the rule of a small number of people. How the people are chosen from place to place: Some have it based on family ties, while others use wealth or military position as a determining factor. In history many Greek city-states, including Sparta, used this form of governing.”

What type of government is being described in the above quote?

At 18, boys were expected to take an active role in the military for 2 years.

Power is not inherited, but usually taken by force. A leader has absolute power.

Government where the people hold the power through voting for representatives who speak for the population.

A government that is completely controlled by a king or queen who runs for life and makes all decisions.

What word means the absence of government?

The government of the United States.

Government type where a small group of people have all of the decision-making power.

A system that runs a country

Fidel Castro took power as dictator over Cuba and made it communist in 1959 after leading the Cuban Revolution. Under this government system, only one political party was in control and only one person, Castro, made all decisions for the citizens. The laws he established from Havana, the capital, were to be followed by the entire country.

What type of government is used in Cuba?

The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia is a sovereign Arab Islamic state. Its only religion practiced is Islam. Its constitution is almighty God's book, The Holy Quran, and the Sunna (traditions) of the Prophet.

What type of government is being described?

For each quote below, determine what type of government is being described.

In ancient Greece, an assembly met 40 times a year, usually at a place called the Pnyx, a natural amphitheater on one of the hills west of the Acropolis. The assembly was open to all free male citizens of adult age, regardless of income or class. Any member of the Assembly could speak about anything, as long as he could command an audience.

For each quote below, determine what type of government is being described.

In the Middle Ages, kingdoms were ruled by men who were groomed from an early age in the art of government and warfare, and whose authority was passed on to them by their fathers.

What are the three branches of government

Which body of water is located in the blue circle indicated on the map?

Which body of water is located in the blue circle indicated on the map?

Which body of water is located in the blue circles indicated on the map?

Which body of water is located in the blue circle indicated on the map?

Which continent is located in the green circle on the map?

Which continent is located in the green circle on the map?

Which continent is located in the green circle on the map?

Which continent is located in the green circle on the map?

Which continent is located in the green circle on the map?

Which continent is located in the green circle on the map?

Which region is located in the purple circle on the map?

Which region is located in the purple circle on the map?

Which region is located in the purple circle on the map?

Which region is located in the purple circle on the map?

Which landform is located in the orange circle on the map?

Which landform is located in the brown circle on the map?

Which river is shown here?

Which ocean is highlighted in blue?

Which body of water is highlighted in blue?

What line is highlighted in green?

Which state is this?

Which state is this?

Where is the United States?

What other country is part of North America?

The islands of Hawaii are in what ocean?

Alaska shares a ______ with Canada.

Where land meets the sea or ocean

Which bird is a symbol of the United States?

What is a pledge?

A country where people CHOOSE the leaders is called

Liberty means

Telling the truth all the time means being

A large body of water surrounded by land.

The largest landmasses (there are seven)

A large natural stream of water that empties into an ocean, sea or lake.

A large, elevated area of land (sometimes flat)

A river or stream that flows into a larger river or stream.

A piece of land totally surrounded by water.

A large area of a sea or ocean partially enclosed by land.

A natural elevation of the earth that is higher than a hill

A piece of land surrounded by water on three sides.

A huge body of salt water. Five of these cover about 75% of the earth.

A large flat land area with very few trees.

A raised area of land; not as large or high as mountain.