Ancient Egypt
What was the title for the king of Egypt, believed to be a living god?
A)Pharoah B)Mikado C)Shogun D) Khan
Pharoah
What West African city became a center of trade and learning under Mali?
A) Timbuktu B) Alexandria C) Memphis D) Thebes
A) Timbuktu
Which religion did Siddhartha Gautama found?
A) Hinduism B) Confucianism C) Buddhism D) Shinto
Who taught respect for tradition, elders, and family ties?
A) Confucius B) Lao-tse C) Siddhartha Gautama D) Mansa Musa
Confucius
Spell the teacher's last name.
J-I-M-E-N-E-Z
What was the main purpose of the Great Pyramid at Giza?
A) a temple to the Nile B) a royal archive C) a tomb for the pharaoh D) a granary
a tomb for the pharaoh
What is the largest rift in the earth's surface, found in eastern Africa?
A) Great Rift Valley B) Nile Valley C) Sahara Desert D) Atlas Mountains
A) Great Rift Valley
What Hindu system divided society into rigid, hereditary classes?
A) Caste system B) Theocracy C) Dynasty D) Shogunate
Caste system
What is Japan's native religion, centered on nature worship?
A) Shinto B) Buddhism C) Hinduism D) Animism
What is our school mascot?
Panthers
What Egyptian writing system developed from picture writing?
A) Hieroglyphics B) the Septuagint C) the Book of the Dead D) the Decalogue
Hieroglyphics
Who was the greatest Mali ruler, famous for making Timbuktu a center of learning?
A) Mansa Musa B) Askia the Great C) Genghis Khan D) Kublai Khan
Mansa Musa
Who founded Buddhism after leaving a life of luxury to seek enlightenment?
A) Siddhartha Gautama B) Confucius C) Lao-tse D) Marco Polo
What were Japan's military rulers called in the medieval period?
A) samurai B) shoguns C) daimios D) mikado
Shoguns
What is our curriculum called?
Who did not contribute to the Great Pyramids at Giza?
A) Khufu (Cheops) B) Khafre C) Menkaure D) Ramses II
D) Ramses II
What is the belief that natural objects and forces are inhabited by spirits?
A) Animism B) Theocracy C) Confucianism D) Shinto
Animism
What is the caste that refers to the outcasts of society?
A) Brahmins B) Kshatriya C) Dharma D) Dalits (or U...)
D) Dalits (or U...)
Which Mongol ruler hosted the merchant Marco Polo in his court?
A) Genghis Khan B) Kublai Khan C) Francis Xavier D) Shih Huang Ti
Kublai Khan
What day of the week does Ms. Jimenez's arts & crafts club meet?
Wednesday
Who was the first pharaoh to unite Upper and Lower Egypt?
A) Khufu B) Menes C) Ramses II D) Tutankhamen
B) Menes
Which West African empire's ruler, Mansa Musa, made Timbuktu famous?
A) Ghana B) Songhai C) Mali D) Benin
C) Mali
What river valley civilization in India stayed undiscovered until the 1920s?
A) Shang B) Indus Valley C) Kingdom of Cush D) Huang He
Indus Valley
WhicWhich dynasty was the longest in Chinese history, ruling for nearly 900 years?
A) Shang B) Chou C) Ch'in D) Han
Chou
What month is Ms. Jimenez's birthday?
March