Great Wall of China
True or false: The Great Wall of China is not actually in China.
True.
In Ancient China, rulers were known as?
emporers
Which empire built Hadrian’s Wall?
Roman
True or false: Globally, walled cities are very rare.
False.
Did the Romans reach Ireland?
No.
The threat from which country to the north of China motivated its construction?
Mongolia
Which of the following words is refers to the lands over which an emperor rules:
A. region
B. presidency
C. commonwealth
D. empire
D. empire
Hadrian’s Wall took how many years to build?
6
The most common reason for building a wall around a city is:
A. offensive
B. defensive
C. invasive
D. combative
B. defensive
Why was the Roman Empire so successful in occupying the civilised world?
A. they paid citizens to join their religion
B. they civilised the countries they occupied
C. the ravaged and killed everyone and everything in their path.
B. they civilised the countries they occupied
The Great Wall of China was built to ensure free trade and movement along:
A. the Yellow River through China
B. the Silk Road from Turkey
C. the East Asian coast near Japan
D. the Himalayan alps bordering Sri Lanka
B. the Silk Road from Turkey
China is oriented in which direction from Australia?
north
The forts along Hadrian's Wall are known as what?
milecastles
How many walled cities are there in Australia?
none
True of false: The Roman Empire came after the Ancient Egyptians?
True
True of false: The Great Wall lasted for thousands of years, but is now completely destroyed
False
Orientation literally means to establish which way is:
east
The Roman Empire was based in which modern country?
Italy
Which is longer: the Great Wall of China or Hadrian's Wall?
the Great Wall of China
True or false: the Romans occupied England for centuries.
True
The Great Wall of China spans:
A. the distance from Bombala to Melbourne
B. the distance from Sydney to Melbourne
C. the distance from Sydney to Melbourne and back again
D. the distance from Sydney to Hawaii
D. the distance from Sydney to Hawaii
The opposite of “oriental” is occidental? What do you think occidental means?
A. to the west
B. to the east
C. to the north
D. to the south
A. to the west
Hadrian believed in winning over people in other countries through:
A. peace
B. civilisation
C. trade
D. all of the above
D. all of the above
Why didn't the Ancient Egyptians needs to build a wall around their lands?
they were protected by natural barriers on all fronts
What language did the Romans speak?
latin