Ancient Civilizations
Athens and Sparta were city-states in which ancient civilization?
Ancient Greece
London, Paris, and Rome are the capitals of which western European countries?
England/U.K., France, Italy
What famous historical figure is remembered for leading the Europeans to Latin America for the first time? Hint: We celebrate a holiday for him
Christopher Columbus
The famous mountain range in Europe that is used as a natural border for 8 countries and is a famous location for skiing.
Alps
Adolf Hitler was the leader of which country during World War 2?
Germany
Which Roman Emperor converted Rome to Christianity?
Emperor Constantine
From 1922 until 1991, Russia was known by a different name. What was it?
Soviet Union - U.S.S.R.
Finish the Central America song: Guatemala, Honduras, Belize, El Salvador...
Nicaragua, Costa Rica, and Panama
This famous river in South America has a forest named after it.
Amazon River
While a political map shows us country and state borders as well as major cities; what does a physical map show us? Give examples.
Physical Features: rivers, mountains, plains, forests, lakes, plateaus, etc.
A major accomplishment for Greece and Rome were their styles of government. Which two types of government did they create which still exists in our country today?
Democracy and Republic
What was the term used to describe the imaginary line splitting Europe in half during the Cold War?
Iron Curtain
Who was the leader of the Cuban Revolution in 1959 which brought Communism to Cuba?
Fidel Castro
Name the 4 major bodies of water in Latin America.
Pacific Ocean, Atlantic Ocean, Caribbean Sea, Gulf of Mexico
The Cold War was a conflict between which 2 types of economic/government systems?
Capitalism and Communism
Name 3 impacts of the Columbian Exchange (positive and/or negative).
Disease, War, Slavery, corn, livestock, horses, religion, language, infestations (rats, fleas)
Lenin, Stalin, and Khrushchev are famous leaders of which eastern European country?
Russia/Soviet Union
The 13 days in which the U.S. and Soviet Union argued over the placement of nuclear missiles near each others borders was known as the what?
Cuban Missile Crisis
Name of the mountain range that extends down the western edge of South America.
Andes Mountains
Name 2 changes in society due to the Industrial Revolution.
People moved from the countryside to the cities. Began building and making goods by machine instead of by hand.
Name 3 accomplishments/influences of the ancient Mayans, Aztec, and Inca.
calendars, math + science, temples, numbers, writing, roads, games
What new kind of deadly weapon was introduced in World War 1? Hint: It was tossed into trenches
Poison Gas
How many countries border Brazil?
10
President Teddy Roosevelt had this famous waterway constructed in Central America to help ships cross from the Atlantic to the Pacific Oceans and vice versa quicker. What is it called?
Panama Canal
Which country has the lowest HDI in the Western Hemisphere and what is the number?
Haiti 0.493