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102 Cards in this Set
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Transportation provides for movement of ____________.
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goods and services
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An example of Roman architecture is the________
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Coliseum
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In order to water their crops, farmers used ________
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irrigation systems
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Give an example of ancient Greek and Roman interdependence.
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trading goods with Egypt and other nearby countries
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Name two food products grown in Greece and Rome._________
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olives, grapes
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On what continent can Greece and Rome be found?___________
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Europe
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An example of Greed architecture is the _______
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Parthenon
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Greece and Rome are hilly. To keep water from running straight down the hills and eroding the land, the farmers used __________ to slow the water down.
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terracing
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Artists in Greece and Rome used tiny pieces of color, which they made into pictures called _______________
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mosaics
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Women were only allowed to be ________ of children.
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caretakers
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For their religion, the ancient Greeks and Romans worshipped many _____ and ____
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gods and goddesses
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In ancient Greece and Rome only ______ were citizens and allowed to vote.
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men
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The ancient Greeks held a sports competition which we still hold today called the
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Olympics
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Depending on others for providing goods and services that are needed in known as _________.
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interdependence
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A lack of supplies occuring because wants are greater than resources can provide is _______________.
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scarcity
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What area did John Cabot explore?
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coast of North America and Newfoundland
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Girls were taught ____ and ___at home by their mothers.
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handicrafts and household chores
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The region of the United States that is characterized by forests and wooldlands is the _______________.
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east coast
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The amount paid for a good, service, or resource is __________.
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price
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Only ___ were educated in Greek and Roman schools.
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boys
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The area of the first permanent French settlement in North America was explored/founded by _________ in ___________.
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Cartier/Quebec, Canada
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I only have $1.00 is an example of _______________.
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scarcity
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America was discovered by _______ explorers.
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European
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If the price of ice cream is $1.00 and the price of a soda is $0.75, I may choose the soda because of the lower price. This is an example of the influence of _______ on a purchasing decision.
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price
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I want to buy ice cream for $1.00. I also want to buy a soda for $1.00. If I choose the ice cream, the soda becomes the ____________.
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opportunity cost
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The area of the first permanent English settlement in North America was explored/founded by _________ in __________.
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Christopher Newport/Jamestown, VA
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The area of the first permanent Spanish settlement in North America was explored/founded by _________ in __________.
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Ponce de Leon/St. Augustine, FL
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Some expamples of economic specialization for the ancient Greeks and Romans were ______________.
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building ships, farming, and pottery
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Laws are made to help people know what they should and should not do. All people must obey laws. This is known as the ____________.
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rule of law
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Money paid to the government to provide services is known as ____________.
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taxation
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The next best choice that is given up when a decision is made is known as ____________.
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opportunity cost
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Grasslands characterize the _________ region of the United States.
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midwest
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For what country did Christopher Columbus sail?
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Spain
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Which explorer sailed for Englan looking for a direct route to Asia?
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John Cabot
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Which early Spanish explorer looked for a western sea route to Asia and instead discovered a sea route to America or the "New World?"
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Christopher Columbus
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Ponce de Leon sailed for Spain to discover _________ and __________.
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riches and land to conquer
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What were three obstacles that Columbus faced?
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small ships, weather, and disease
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The French explorer, ______________, established the first permanent settlement at Quebec, Canada.
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de Champlain
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Services provided by the government from tax dollars are _______________ (6 services)
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.public schools.public police stations/armed forces.public fire stations.public libraries.public streets/highways.public parks
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What two obstacles did de Champlain have to overcome in his mission to colonize in North America?_________
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poor maps and war with Iroquois Indians
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John Cabot's exploration underwent three hardships. What were they?
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small ships, poor weather, and poor maps
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Greece and Rome are lands next to what sea?__________
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Mediterranean
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Three inalienable rights are ________________.
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life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness
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A person who is owned by another person and can be sold at the owner's will is known as a ___________.
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slave
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People who agreed to work for seven years without pay in exchange for passage to America are known as ________
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indentured servants
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Name five tools that are used to organize geographic information.
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pictures, maps, tables, graphs,and charts
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Who sponsored the first Jamestown settlement?
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King James I
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Why did trading companies invest in the New World?
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make money
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The leader of the first Jamestown settlement was ______________
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John Smith
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Why did people want to come to America to settle?
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better life for themselves
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In the future, we might possibly have space shuttles to transport us to a working laboratory in outer space such as a _____________.
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space station
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Jamestown settlers traded tobacco for cloth with Europe. This is an example of _________.
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interdependence
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The first permanent English settlement was _______
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Jamestown
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The colonists needed a government, so the King of England _________.
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appointed a royal governor
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Susan B. Anthony was involved in a historical conflict when women could not vote or hold public office. How was that conflict resolved?
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women formed groups to work towards the right to vote and laws were changed, allowing women the right to vote and hold public office
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The duty to take care of one's self, respect the rights of others, and obey rules and laws is _________.
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responsibility
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In the past, people used different modes of transportation such as ________________.(list 4)
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canoes, boats, horses, and wagon trains
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When all people are treated the same it is known as __________.
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justice and equality under the law
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What is a representative form of government?
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people elect a group to represent them in making and extablishing public rules and laws
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A favorite musical instrument in acient Greece and Rome was the _____________
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lyre
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Mountains and valleys are found on the ________ region of the United States.
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west coast
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The duties, rights, and privileges of being a member of a nation is __________.
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citizenship
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What is an example of economic specialization of the Jamestown colony?
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growing better tasting tobacco
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The southwest region of the United States is characterized by ________.
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deserts
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How did the Powhatan Indians help the settlers?
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taught them how to survive by helping them grow crops, fish, and hunt
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Freedoms protected by the government are ____________.
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rights
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Why were indentured servants and slaves brought to America?
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needed to harvest tobacco
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What did John rolfe discover?
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better tasting tobacco
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Today, modes of transportation are different from those in the past. We rely on ________________ to distribute goods and services. (list 4)
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boats, railroads, cars'trucks, and airplanes
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Same features that belong to a place or region are known as ______________.
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common characteristics
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We have the right of freedom of speech. What is our responsibility?
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to use appropriate language
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Imaginary lines that are drawn from east to west on maps and globes are known as ____________.
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parallels of latitude
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What are the three reasons for rules and laws?
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protect rights of people, describe how people should behave, and keep people safe
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In England citizens were elected to help the king rule, and in America the Virginia colonists _________
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followed the English practice of representative government by electing citizens to help the royal governor rule
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If you were to locate Greece and Rome on a world map, on which continent would you look?
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Europe
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In the past, people communicated by three main modes of communication. Name them.
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handwritten letters, pony express, and telegraph
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Imaginary lines that are drawn from north to south on maps and globes are known as ________.
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meridians of longitude
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When individuals or groups of people concentrate on one product or service it is known as ________________.
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economic specialization
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In Rome, water was carried in __________ which can still be seen today.
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aqueducts
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The colonists needed to produce more tobacco to trade with Europe, so __________
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slavery was introduced in Virginia to produce more tobacco for trade
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We have the right to choose our jobs. What is our responsibility?
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to do our job well
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What are the consequences for breaking rules and laws?
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punishments based on the offenses
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Half of a sphere or globe created by the prime meridian or the equator is know as ___________.
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hemisphere
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The ___________ is an imaginary line that divides the globe into the eastern and western hemispheres.
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prime meridian
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An imaginary line that divides the globe into the northern and southern hemispheres is known s the __________.
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equator
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Today people communicate in different ways. (list 5)
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telephones, postal service, space satellites, computers, and internet
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Why are lines of longitude and latitude drawn on maps and globes?
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help to locate places
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We have the right to go where we want to go. What is our responsibility?
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to obey traffic laws
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Rosa Parks and Martin Luther King Jr. were involved in a historical conflict when African Americans were not treated equally. What were the resolutions of the conflict?
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African Americans were allowed to vote in elections to bring about change in civil rights; non-violent means were used to bring about change; and civil rights laws were passed, guaranteeing that all Americans would be treated equally
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In the Jamestown colony, some settlers specialized in protecting the fort while other colonists grew food for the settlers. This is an example of ____________.
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interdependence
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Jamestown, Virginia is found on what continent?
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North America
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Two forms of art found in ancient Greece and Rome are ______ and ________
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mosaics, pottery, sculpture, or architecture
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A group of people who come together to shre their culture, to develop and use written language, to make advances in arts and sciences, and to form a government is known as a _____
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civilization
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Changing modes of transportaton and communication have caused an impact on the distribution of goods and services. (list 6)
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speed, dependability, safety, convenience, cost, and savings
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On what continent would you find Spain, France, and England?
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Europe
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Places that have common characteristics and no specific boundaries are known as ______
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regions
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People who make laws, enforce laws, and determine if laws have been broken make up a ____________.
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government
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On which hemispheres were ancient Greece and Rome located?
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eastern and northern hemispheres
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In which hemispheres are the European countries of England, Spain, and France located?
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eastern, western and northers hemispheres
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In which hemispheres is the United States located?
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western and northern hemispheres
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Privileges that people are born with and that cannot be taken away are _______________.
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inalienable rights
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When people elect representatives to run the government we have a _____________ form of government.
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republican
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