Current Events and Consumer Activism
Before it was Russia, it was known by these 4-letters, one of which stood for Soviet (a council of elected officials/workers)
What is the USSR?
The Silk Road is an early example of this phenomenon: the world becoming more interconnected.
What is globalization?
The soft fabric that gave our favorite trade route its name; a lactose intolerant person's least favorite drink
Silk Milk
This term describes a pyramid where people are separated into distinct classes and treated differently from one another.
What is a hierarchy?
A set of rules that describe what it means to act honorably; a universal signal for an emergency
What is Honor Code Red?
People are currently boycotting this retailer for rolling back its DEI policies. I guess it missed the bullseye!
What is Target
On Wednesdays, and every other day of the week, this animal was especially useful for carrying goods across deserts on the Silk Road.
What is a camel?
Islam, Christianity, Buddhism are examples; bird frequently found near benches at parks
What is religion pigeon?
This group at the bottom of Japan's feudal pyramid made lots of things, but never made it to the top.
What are Merchants?
King from Poland who advocated for the Jews; classic American novel featuring Jay and Daisy
Who is Casimir the Great Gatsby?
These two methods of consumer activism include buying from companies you support, and refusing to shop at companies you don't.
What is boycott and buycott?
As it spread West, this Chinese invention made books more common.
What is paper?
The spread of goods; hired help who dusts
Trade Maid
Shall we split the check? This Knightly Honor Code encouraged knights to protect the "lesser" among them, including the poor, the young, and women.
What is Chivalry?
Trade Route connecting Afroeurasia; losing your temper behind the wheel
What is Silk Road Rage?
President Trump has intensified sanctions against and seized oil tankers from this country, led by Nicolas Maduro.
What is Venezuela?
This tiny creature carried the plague from animals to humans.
What are fleas?
The 4-letter acronym for a military alliance including the US and Western Europe (not Ukraine); the food the Irish were missing from 1845-1852
NATO potato
What was the name for the military leader of feudal Japan?
The Shogun
Star of the Minecraft Movie; disease that killed a third of Europe's population.
Jack Black Death
This president of Ukraine was an actor/comedian before leading the country in its ongoing war against Russia.
Who is Zelenskyy?
Because of the Bubonic Plague, people began questioning traditional authorities, including this organization, because it could not alleviate suffering.
What is the church? (or Catholic Church)
Knight Kite
This person, whose title started with a v, promised loyalty and service to a lord in exchange for land.
(In our doc set, they wrote a letter to a lord begging for assistance!)
What is a vassal?
Person who claimed to heal those sick with the Black Death; person who travels in a blue telephone box.
What is Plague Doctor Who?