Imperialism in Africa
What does it mean to "exploit" something, for example natural resources?
To take advantage of them.
A cake has 5 slices. You take 2.
If a cake has 15 slices, how many slices would you need to take to have an equivalent portion of the cake?
"I'll make a man out of you"
Who let the dogs out?
Who! Who! Who Who!
Name the two types of genes
Dominant and recessive
Name three European countries that colonized Africa during the era of imperialism. (50 bonus points per additional country)
Britain, France, Germany, Belgium, Italy, Portugal, Spain
What is the mode of this set of numbers:
3, 6, 7, 4, 3, 5, 7, 3, 3, 8, 8, 2, 6
The mode (most common number) is 3.
Name two gender expectations for women in ancient china.
They were expected to stay home, have a tiny waist, raise sons, wear dresses with very long sleeves
Believe, when I say, I want it...
that way!
Phenotype
What is one of the countries in the Alliance of Sahelian States, the African countries resisting French imperialism today? (100 bonus points per addtl.)
Burkina Faso, Mali, Niger
What is the slope of y=3x+5?
3
Women in Ancient China were told to serve the emperor by bearing sons. How would men serve the emperor?
By bearing a sword, which is to say fighting in wars.
Gonna take a lot to drag me away from you
There's nothing that a hundred men or more could never do
I miss the rains down in Africa
Spongebradley's dad has a short nose (genotype SS). His mom has a long nose (genotype ss). Will Spongebradley have a long nose or a short nose?
+50 what is his genotype?
Spongebradley will have a short nose because he will inherit a dominant S gene from his father.
His genotype is Ss.
What key event began the "Scramble for Africa"? (100 bonus points for the year)
The Berlin Conference of 1884
A right triangle has a base length of three inches and a height of four inches. What is the area in square inches? (100 point bonus: what is the length of the hypotenuse?)
6 square inches.
The hypotenuse length is 5: a2 + b2 = c2
What Chinese philosopher preached the value of "filial piety?"
100 point bonus: explain filial piety in your own words.
Confucius
Filial piety means loyalty and respect for your family
At first I was afraid, I was petrified, thinking I could never live without you by my side.
But then I spent so many nights thinking how you did me wrong, and I grew strong...
I learned how to get along!
A red jellyfish RR and an orange jellyfish Rr mate. What percent chance will they have an orange baby?
50% chance.
What is the name of the British explorer who disappeared for six years in the Congo, before Belgium colonized it?
David Livingstone
The equation y=4x+2 is a linear equation.
What is the name of the type of equation formed by the equation y= 12x2
A parabolic equation
What was the movie version of Mulan based off of?
An ancient poem of the same name.
I think the apple's rotten right to the core, from all the things passed down...
from all the apples coming before
What is the full name for DNA?
Deoxyribonucleic acid