Geography
What is the start of a river?
source
What is the first civilization in the region known as Mesopotamia?
Sumer
Cleopatra VII
How many countries are in Africa?
54
Where does the water come from for most of Asia's rivers?
Plateau of Tibet
What is the word for controlling the water for a civilization?
irrigation
What modern day country is where Mesopotamia once thrived?
Iraq
Where are the largest pyramids located?
Giza
What is the system of racial segregation that existed in South Africa until 1991?
apartheid
What is the word in Hinduism for following your true path?
dharma
What is a sand or rock wall/barrier?
levee
What does Mesopotamia mean?
Land between two rivers
Who is the pharaoh with over 100 children?
Ramses II
What was the name of the king who went on a pilgrimage to Mecca and spent lots of money?
Mansa Musa
What kind of tree was the Buddha sitting under when he was enlightened?
Fig tree
What is the city in England that the Prime Meridian run through?
Greenwich, England
Name the king who made the first set of written laws.
Hammurabi
What four organs are in canopic jars?
stomach, intestines, liver, lungs
What is the name of the spiritual and economic center of Mali?
Timbuktu
What is the name of the Chinese emperor who united and created the country of China?
Emperor Qin
What is the name of the longitude line at 180˚?
International Date Line
What was Gilgamesh searching for in his quest?
Immortality
What is the name of the salt used to dry out a body?
natron
What was the religion of the northern Sudanese, who are fighting with people in the south?
Islam
What is the word for the time when India split and Pakistan was created?
What is the Partition