Persia
The distance run from a city in Greece to Athens to announce the victory over the Persians was 26.2 miles. Today we have a name for a race that is this distance.
What is marathon?
Egypt is developed around this body of water.
What is the Nile?
Finish the lyric: Last Christmas, I gave you my _____
What is heart?
This river is known as China’s sorrow.
What is the yellow river or Huang He?
The effects of your actions on your soul- both good and bad.
What is karma?
This is the king of Persia who invaded Greece. Was defeated by the Marathonians and Athenians surprise attack at dawn.
Who is Darius?
Process of readying a body for the afterlife in ancient Egyptian culture.
What is embalming?
Per a recent holiday fad, this “spy” hides around the house, reporting back to Santa on who has been naughty and nice.
Who/what is Elf on a Shelf?
This road in ancient China was 4,ooo miles long and where anything and everything was traded.
What is the Silk Road?
This guy is considered the greatest ruler in ancient India.
Who is Asoka?
This is the king of Persia who invaded Greece to avenge his father. Went with over 150 thousand troops and 1200 war ships. So confident was he of victory that he had his throne moved to watch the battle of Salamis occur…only to watch his ships sink & lose.
Who is Xerxes?
This is the name of ancient Egyptian writing.
What is hieroglyphics?
One of Santa’s reindeer shares a name with a famous symbol of Valentine’s Day.
Who is Cupid?
This dynasty lasted the longest in ancient China.
What is the Zhou dynasty?
India's caste system were originally based on these.
This is the King of Sparta that held off Xerxes army at the battle of Thermopylae with 300 soldiers.
Who is Leonidus?
The name of the king who united upper and lower Egypt.
Who is Menes?
In the song “Frosty the Snowman,” this made Frosty come to life.
What is an old silk hat?
This mountain range shares a border with China and India?
What is the Himalayas?
This is the period of massive rainfall.
What is a monsoon?
The naval battle where Xerxes was destroyed.
What is the battle of Salamis?
These are rapids in the Nile that are impossible to cross.
What are cataracts?
This animated 2004 film is about a train that carries kids to the North Pole on Christmas Eve.
What is the Polar Express?
Paper, silk, and acupuncture are accomplishments from this dynasty.
What is the Han dynasty?
This is a rite of passage before to prepare a person for a certain event in Hinduism.
What are samskaras?
This is the battle where the Spartans held off the Greek army for 3 days.
This is the capital of unified Egypt.
What is Memphis?
In “A Christmas Story,” this happens to Ralphie’s friend as a result of a “triple-dog dare” from another classmate.
What is "gets his tongue stuck to a flagpole"?
"This went on for 2 years, so that all who lived in Asia, both Jews and Greeks alike, heard the word of the Lord." This is a Bible verse you learned.
What is Acts 19:10?
This civilization was very advanced. They had indoor plumbing, built their cities with a fortress for protection and developed a writing system.
What is the Harappan civilization?