World Geography (6th)
This imaginary 0-degree line of latitude circles the middle of the Earth and divides it into the Northern and Southern Hemispheres.
What is The Equator
Located between the Tigris and Euphrates Rivers, this region is often called the "Cradle of Civilization."
What is Mesopotamia?
This 1765 act passed by the British Parliament taxed printed materials, sparking the famous phrase "No taxation without representation!"
What is the Stamp Act?
Added to the Constitution in 1791, these first ten amendments guarantee individual liberties like freedom of speech and religion.
What is the Bill of Rights?
The 16th President of the United States who led the nation through the Civil War and issued the Emancipation Proclamation.
Who is Abraham Lincoln?
This term describes the zero-degree line of longitude that runs through Greenwich, England, dividing the Eastern and Western Hemispheres.
What is the Prime Meridian
Ancient Egyptian written language used pictorial symbols called this, which were decoded using the Rosetta Stone.
What are hieroglyphics?
Written primarily by Thomas Jefferson, this 1776 document formally announced the thirteen colonies' separation from Great Britain.
What is the Declaration of Independence?
Under both the U.S. and Illinois Constitutions, this process allows the legislative branch to formally charge an executive or judicial official with misconduct.
What is impeachment?
In 1831, this enslaved man led a major, influential slave rebellion in Southampton County, Virginia, which shocked the South and led to stricter slave codes.
Who is Nat Turner?
This physical feature, formed by tectonic plates colliding, separates the Indian subcontinent from the rest of Asia and contains Mt. Everest.
What are the Himalayas (or Himalayan Mountains)?
This Greek city-state was famous for inventing direct democracy and valuing philosophy, art, and rhetoric.
What is Athens?
In 1620, the Pilgrims traveled on this boat called...
What is the Mayflower?
This section at the beginning of the U.S. Constitution states the purpose of the document and starts with the famous words, "We the People."
What is the Preamble?
This 19th-century invention by Eli Whitney processed cotton fibers rapidly, driving both economic growth and the expansion of slavery in the South.
What is the Cotton Gin?
This is the largest country in the world by land area, spanning two continents and 11 time zones.
What is Russia?
Built to protect against invasions from the north, this massive ancient fortification in China stretches thousands of miles and is one of the world's most famous structures.
What is the Great Wall of China?
Claiming vast territory that stretched inland past the Appalachian Mountains, this was the largest of the original 13 American colonies by land area.
What is Virginia?
This constitutional principle divides government power into three separate branches to prevent any single branch from becoming too powerful.
What is the Separation of Powers (or Checks and Balances)?
In 1863, President Abraham Lincoln delivered this famous short speech at the dedication of a national cemetery, beginning with the words "Four score and seven years ago."
What is the Gettysburg Address?
This ocean is the largest and deepest on Earth, covering more area than all of the world's landmasses combined.
What is the Pacific Ocean?
This ancient trade route connected Han Dynasty China with the Mediterranean world, allowing for the exchange of goods, silk, and ideas.
What is the Silk Road?
Authored by Thomas Paine in 1776, this pamphlet argued in plain language that the American colonies should break away from British rule.
What is Common Sense?
In 1803, President Thomas Jefferson purchased a vast territory west of the Mississippi River from France, effectively doubling the size of the United States.
What is the Louisiana Purchase?
Ratified in 1920 at the culmination of the Progressive Movement, this Constitutional Amendment granted women the right to vote across the nation.
What is the 19th Amendment?