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History Quiz #2
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Nation | A people group who think as one under the same ruler and laws |
| Dictatorship | A government ruled by military leader who takes away freedom |
| Theocracy | A government ruled by religious authority |
| Republic | A government run by elected representatives |
| Fertile Crescent | Cradle of Civilization |
| Mesopotamia | Means "Between the Rivers" |
| Tigris | Means "Arrow" |
| Euphrates | Means "Fruitful" |
| Compass Rose | Circular symbol on a map that identifies directions |
| Map Key | explains map symbols |
| GPS | Computer navigation system |
| government | setting up authorities to rule a place |
| country | the land where a group of people who think as one with same rules and laws live |
| culture | customs, traditions, way of life of a people group |
| absolute monarchy | government ruled by a king, queen, Shaw, sheik that has all the power |
| map scale | measurements of a map |
| peak | top of a mountain |
| plain | flat land |
| sea level | land with zero altitude |
| altitude | height of land above sea level |
| valley | land between mountains |
| canyon | land between cliffs |
| hill | rounded land with altitude above sea level |