Religions
What does monotheistic mean?
Belief in one God
What country is Rome located in?
Italy
The vocabulary word that means a violent or sudden taking of power from the government?
Coup
Most people in Africa live near _________ sources - (fill in the blank)
Water
Name an example of oral tradition
Storytelling, songs, reading books,
What is the holy book of Christianity?
The Bible
What type of government did Ancient Greeks have?
Democracy
What country colonized most of Latin America?
Spain
What was the name of the ancient human ancestor scientists discovered in 1974?
Lucy
What was the purpose of the first British colony in Australia?
The British held prisoners on the island
What is the key figure of Islam?
Muhammad
Which religion was spread across the Byzantine Empire?
Christianity
What country was Brazil colonized by?
Portugal
Who was Nelson Mandela?
The South African President who abolish aparthied.
What is the name of the Native Australians?
Aborigines
What is the holy book of Judaism?
The Torah
A system of land ownership and government where land was exchanged for loyalty
The ancient Aztec city, Tenochtitlan is now called what present day city in Mexico?
Mexico City
What is papyrus?
A kind of paper
True or false: New Zealand has a bigger population than Australia.
False
The major event for Buddhism, includes Buddha
Meditation under the Bodhi Tree
What medal is made when you mix tin and copper?
Bronze
How did ancient people arrive to the Americas?
The Bering Land Bridge
Explain the difference between artifacts and fossils
Artifacts = tools, pottery, jewelry tell us how people lived.
Fossils = teeth, bones tell us what early species looked like.
What is the population density like in Papua New Guinea?
Mostly mainland