Ancient History
Where can you find Giza, the Ramesseum, and the Sphinx?
Egypt
Primary sources
Which event happened between 1939 and 1945?
World War II
Usually named as the first European to 'discover' the Americas
Christopher Columbus
Explorer who mapped Australia and New Zealand, claiming them for Britain
James Cook
The noble military class of pre-modern Japan were called...
Samurai
Secondary sources
What event killed almost a third of Europe during the mid 1300s?
The Black Death/ Black Plague
Name a Pharaoh who ruled ancient Egypt
[many possible responses]
Name of Australian national anthem
Advance Australia Fair
Who is at the bottom of the social hierarchy of medieval Europe?
Peasants
Modern terms for AD and BC
CE and BCE
Julius, Cleopatra, Pompey, and Augustus all fought to control what country?
Rome
Founder of the Chinese Communist Party, famous quote "political power grows out of the barrel of a gun"
Mao (chairman Mao, Mao Zedong)
How long ago did the ancestors of Indigenous Australians reach the continent?
60,000 years
Mexican civilisation, famous for their immense cities and human sacrifice, conquered by the Spanish, were called...
Aztecs
What does COMPU stand for?
Content
Origin
Motive
Perspective
Usefulness
Major event caused by invention of steam engine & factories
Conquered England in 1066, won the Battle of Hastings, sometimes called 'the Bloody'
William
What does ANZAC stand for?
Australia New Zealand Army Corps