Geography
Ancient India
Ancient China
Greece and Rome
Dark Ages
100
Name the 5 themes of geography
Region, Place, Location, Human-Environment Interaction, Movement
100
What is the capital of India?
New Delhi
100
Name the two largest rivers in China.
The Yellow River and the Yangtze River
100
What are the two major city states in Greece that fought against each other in the Peloponnesian Wars?
Athens and Sparta
100
Where did the Bubonic Plague start?
China
200
What type of map is this; physical, political or thematic?
Physical
200
Which country did Gandhi try to gain independence from for the people of India?
England
200
Name at least two of the physical barriers that surround China.
Gobi Desert, Taklimakan Desert, Himalayan Mountains, Tibetan Plateau
200
What type of government did Ancient Athens have?
A Democracy
200
What were peasants called in Medieval Europe?
Serfs
300
Forests, mountains, and rivers are all examples of...
Physical Characteristics
300
What is the name of the river in Northern India that is often worshipped for having mythical powers?
The Ganges River
300
What is the name of this tourist attraction:
Terra Cotta Army
300
What is the major river that runs through Italy and provided water for Rome?
The Tiber River
300
Name three reasons for the fall of Rome.
Bad money management, fighting among leaders, greed, corruption, empire was too big, outside invaders
400
What is the name of the area in Massachusetts that was flooded to become the Quabbin Reservoir?
Swift River Valley
400
What is the name of the holiday in India that is known as a "festival of lights" and involves colorful decorations and powders?
Diwali
400
Why did the Ancient Chinese invent the kite?
Military purposes (used to send signals)
400
What type of government did Ancient Sparta have?
An oligarchy
400
Name at least three Medieval cures for the Plague
Chicken strapped to you, sitting by sewers, blood letting, potions, herbs, letting bad air out, quarantines, and many more!
500
What is the name of the town in England that has coordinates of 0o latitude and 0o longitude?
Greenwich, U.K.
500
How many miles did Gandhi walk during the salt march?
240 miles
500
After the fall of the Empires in China, the country transition to which type of government?
Communism
500
What is the name of the poison that killed Socrates?
Hemlock
500
What was the name of the social system in Medieval Europe (Lords own land, serfs work the land, nights protect the land)
Feudalism (Manorialism)