Geography
What is the word for the end of a river?
mouth
Who is the father of the three monotheistic religions that originated in the Middle East?
Abraham
Who is the young Egyptian king famous for the number of artifacts found in his tomb?
King Tut
In ancient West Africa, salt was worth the same as what?
Gold
Name two gifts of the Nile from ancient Egypt.
Papyrus, fish, water, mud.
What are the five oceans?
Pacific, Atlantic, Indian, Arctic, Southern
What is the name of the pilgrimage that all Muslims must make once in their lifetime?
Hajj
Name two ways Mesopotamians used irrigation (methods).
Levee, reservoir, canal.
Who was the emperor who united China?
Emperor Qin
After the king, the person most important in Mesopotamia.
Scribe or priest.
What are the two rivers that border Mesopotamia?
Tigris and EuphratesWhat are the two rivers that border Mesopotamia?
What religion originated in India and spread to China through the Silk Road?
Buddhism
What is the university made famous in West Africa?
Timbuktu
Who was the last emperor of Egypt?
Cleopatra VII
The epic story that came from Mesopotamia.
Epic of Gilgamesh
What river is the Three Gorges Dam built on?
Yangtze River
Who was the Chinese philosopher responsible for government exams and relationships such as parent-child?
Confucious
Who was the South African activist killed in 1970/ in the film the Color of Friendship?
Stephen Biko
Name three ways Gandhi protested British rule nonviolently.
Salt March, protests, boycott British goods, fasting, making own clothing
What was the name of the social system in India used to categorize people?
Caste system
What river is India named after?
Indus River
In the legend of Osiris and Isis, who killed Osiris?
Seth
In the film Ice World, what was the word for the coming together of the clans? It was like a modern day conference.
Aggregation
What was the name of the European city that hosted the conference for dividing up Africa?
Berlin
What is the language that the Koran must be read in?
Arabic