APWH Unit 0-2
The Chinese had an overreliance on what kind of metal, leading to a whole host of problems?
Silver
Empires expanded rapidly in this period due to what technological innovation?
Gunpowder!
What sport is played with a "pigskin"?
Football
Albert Einstein, one of the minds behind the atomic bomb, failed math in middle school.
Fake News
(He was suuuuuuper smart)
In football, how many points is a touchdown worth?
6
The Mali Empire had firm control of which trading network from 1200-1450?
The Trans-Saharan trade network
The Safavid empire practiced which kind of Islam?
Twelver Shi'a
The Harlem Globetrotters are famous for playing which sport?
Basketball
Pepsi once had the sixth largest navy in the world.
Real History
(Turns out Russians love Pepsi)
Which zoo animal causes the most injuries to zookeepers every year? (i.e. lions, tigers, etc)
Zebras
The Mongols under Hulagu Khan sacked and burned which city to the ground, effectively ending the Islamic Golden Age?
Baghdad
King Louis XIV built which palace outside of Paris, showing off his wealth and power?
The Palace of Versailles
In what sport do the professional teams play for the "Stanley Cup"?
Ice Hockey
The shortest war in history lasted 45 minutes.
Real History
(Anglo-Zanzibar War)
What is dihydrogen monoxide better known as?
Water
Define diaspora.
the dispersion or spread of a people from their original homeland, while keeping their religious or cultural traditions.
What was the name of the hairstyle the Manchu people forced the Han Chinese to wear, characterized by a mostly bald head with a long ponytail?
Queue
In baseball, if you hit a single, a double, a triple, and a home run, it is called "hitting for the ____?"
Cycle
During the Cuban Missile Crisis, the U.S. found out about the U.S.S.R putting nukes in Cuba because spy plane photographs showed soccer fields near Cuban military bases.
Real History
(Cubans play baseball... Russians play soccer)
What U.S. state is known as the "Show Me" state?
Missouri
What is the term for society's system for categorizing people into a hierarchical structure based on factors like wealth, income, power, and social status, creating distinct layers or "strata" of social classes or castes?
Social stratification
The Tokugawa Shogunate controlled the Daimyo through the Sankin-kōtai system, also know as what?
Alternate attendance
If you earn the coveted "Green Jacket", you have won which major golf tournament?
The Masters
The Nazis gave cocaine to their soldiers during WWII to make them fight longer.
Fake News
(It was meth)
According to Raekwon, Method Man, and Inspectah Deck of the legendary rap group the Wu-Tang Clan, what does C.R.E.A.M stand for?
Cash Rules Everything Around Me