Geography & Navigation
Initially some people thought I was flat, but everyone knows that is a lie! I can be split into four regions. What are my regions called?
Hemispheres
I am a powerful warrior. I lived on an island. Men or women could train to be this type of warrior!
Samurai
I used to have “Flower Wars” to get “flowers” which were people to sacrifice them to the god Huitzilopochtli. What civilization of the Americas am I?
Aztecs
I am located west of Asia, but southeast of Europe and northeast of Africa. What am I?
Arabian Peninsula / Middle East.
The Mediterranean Sea used to be surrounded by a large empire. The Mediterranean Sea was nicknamed what?
Roman Lake.
Long before the creation of GPS there was an old-school way of navigating. What are these imaginary lines?
Latitude/Longitude
The Great Wall of China was built to keep me out. But me and fellow warriors simply went around it. When we got there we kept the dynasty system we called ourselves the Yuan Dynasty. But what were we also called?
The Mongols.
My civilization may have been one of the first to develop a type of freeze drying without a freezer for potatoes, who am I?
Inca
A Muslim mathematician named Al Khwairzimi further developed this type of math that 7th graders learn today! What is it called?
Algebra.
Emperor Constantine made this persecuted religion the official religion. What religion am I?
Christianity.
Some have learned about me via song others through maps. What is the name of my mighty oceans? Hint: The number of oceans rhymes with the word chive.
Pacific, Atlantic, Arctic, Southern (Antarctic), Indian
I am a religion that was first started in an area close to India but I became more popular in China. My believers believe in reincarnation. What am I?
Buddhism.
There are many theories for what happened to my civilization. Did it end because of drought? Not enough food? War? Natural disaster? What civilization of the Americas am I?
Maya
Muslims in the Medieval World made contributions to the sciences with their study of animals. What is this study called?
Knights, kings, lords, peasants, Black Death, oh my! This time period in history a special name.
Feudalism.
This is the name of a Chinese exploration ship. It is also a type of food!
Junk
I am known for starting a philosophy in China. Just like China my name AND the name of philosophy starts with a C. My philosophy includes respect for the leader, parents, and older siblings. What am I?
Confucianism.
I am a conquistador from Spain and have been known to go by two similar names, I conquered the Aztecs because I made an alliance with a rival and the diseases I brought helped me. Who am I?
Hernan Cortes or Hernando Cortes
Salt, replenish salt lost from sweating and to preserve food.
I was a Catholic monk and all I ever wanted was for the Catholic Church to stop the corruption. But oops I started another religion instead. Who am I?
Martin Luther.
I am a tool that was used by astronomers and for navigation to measure altitude. What am I?
Astrolabe.
I am a system designed by the Chinese people to ensure that people in China would get important government jobs based on their knowledge and a test, instead of just because of who they knew. What is the name of this system?
Meritocracy.
I am a conquistador from Spain. I happened to be at the right time at the right place when I arrived to the Inca Empire. The civil war between the brothers had just ended. I used this to my advantage, who am I?
Francisco Pizarro
In this kingdom in West Africa you had to pay a tax for the gold/salt trade. What kingdom was I?
Ghana.
I'm called the Renaissance Man. I painted the Mona Lisa. I would sketch out inventions like the parachute. I wrote backwards. Who am I?
Leonardo da Vinci.