7th Grade
Within what empire did Christianity start?
Roman Empire
What candy has a left and right version?
Twix
Name the 2 rivers in Mesopotamia
Tigris & Euphrates
This term means a system used to bring water to fields and crops
What is our school mascots name?
Max the Mustang
What is the name of the Jewish Preacher who started Christianity
Jesus Christ
What candy has orange, yellow and brown pieces
Reeses Pieces
What leader of the Babylonian Empire was known for his strict Code (Laws)
Hammurabi
Fine soil that was deposited by the flooded rivers. Great for farming.
Silt
What is the longest river in the world?
The Nile River
What is the name of the religious paintings that caused the Christian Church to split?
Icons
What do you call a pumpkin that is carved to celebrate halloween
Jack-o-lantern
What was the name of the first civilization in Mesopotamia?
Sumer or The Sumerians
a city that with its surrounding territory forms an independent state
City State
What book series is famous for having middle school age main characters who are the half children of Greek Gods and Goddesses?
Percy Jackson and the Olympians
What is the name of the eastern half of the Roman Empire after it split?
Byzantine Empire
This mythical halloween figure is known for using a pumpkin as a head and riding a hooved animal. What is their name?
Headless Horsemen
What sumerian invention allowed farmers to plant more and faster?
People who recorded information and history in cuneiform writing
Scribes
what was the month and day that school started this year?
August 7th
Theodora
How many years ago did the tradition of Halloween first begin?
1. 1000 years ago
2. 500 years ago
3. 2000 years ago
4 3000 years ago
2000 years ago!
This city was the capital of the Chaldean Empire
Babylon
A person who studies the stars and heavenly bodies
Astronomers
What U.S. President is on the penny?
Abraham Lincoln