Miscellaneous
How many continents are on our planet
7
What is the name of the civilization that wrote using seals?
Harappan
What river was the location of the Egyptian civilization?
The Nile
From what country was Nelson Mandela?
South Africa
What is the capital of China?
Beijing
What is altitude?
Altitude is the height above sea level.
What river was the location of the early Chinese civilizations?
The Huang He or Yellow River
What was the process of preserving the dead practiced by the Egyptians?
Mummification
What is the name of the ethnic group that was killed during the Rwandan genocide?
Tutsi
New Dehli
Which lines run north to south and measure distance east and west?
Longitude
What is a dynasty?
A dynasty is when a nation or empire is ruled by members of the same family for many years
What is the name of the monumental tombs built by Egyptians for their rulers?
Pyramids
What disease has had a debilitating effect on many impoverished areas of Africa?
HIV
What is population density?
Population density is the measure of how many people live in a given area.
Which line of longitude is the starting point of zero degrees?
The Prime Meridian
What is the name of the first urban-planned city of the Harrapan people?
Mohenjo-Daro
What important resource did the Nubians hav? access to?
Kenya
What is censorship?
Censorship is when a government or ruling body prevents its people from reading, viewing, listening to certain material that it deems unfit.
How many time zones are in the continental United States?
Who wrote the first code of laws?
Hammurabi
What are the names of the two deserts on either side of the Egyptian territory?
The Sahara and the Nubian deserts
What is the capital of South Africa
Johannesburg
What is the name of the event in which hundreds of Chinese student protesters were killed?
The Tiannmen Square Massacre