Ancient Egypt
What are the Pyramids?
This religion is based on the teachings of Muhammad, a man who lived in the 7th century middle east.
What is Islam?
What is a republic?
What is Asia?
Mr. O'Keefe's father was from this country.
What is Ireland?
Ancient Egypt was based around this river.
What is the Nile?
This religion believes that Jesus was the son of God and encourages its followers to spread its message.
What is Christianity?
This was the name of the class of average or poor people in Ancient Rome.
Who were the plebeians?
Han China (and other dynasties) built this system of barriers to prevent against northern invaders.
What is the Great Wall of China?
What is Michigan?
Egypt is located on this continent.
What is Africa?
This is the world's oldest monotheistic religion.
What is Judaism?
This giant structure in Ancient Rome held the gladiator games to entertain the masses.
What is the coliseum?
This philosophy/religion was extremely important in China and remains so today.
What is Confucianism?
Mr. O'Keefe went to this university.
What is Michigan State University?
The leader of Ancient Egypt, seen as both a god and man, was given this title.
What is Pharaoh?
This religion is still very influential in India and traditionally includes "castes" of people- a social hierarchy passed down through families.
What is Hinduism?
This was the name of the position at the top of the Roman Republic. There were two people who held this title in order to prevent one person from becoming too powerful.
What is a consul?
Han China used this trade route to connect to the rest of the world.
What is the Silk Road?
Mr. O'Keefe played this sport in high school.
What is football?
This historian, often known as the father of history, proposed that slaves built the pyramids, a fact that may or may not be true.
Who was Herodotus?
This religion preaches that people should abandon their worldly desires in order to reach nirvana or total peace.
What is Buddhism?
Ancient Rome was founded on this river.
What is the Tiber?
Han armies used this weapon, an improvement on the bow and arrow, to dominate warfare.
What is the crossbow?
Mr. O'Keefe went to this type of high school.
What is Catholic?