The Ancient Greek ruler of the gods. Often displayed with a lightning bolt.
Who is Zeus?
100
The two most important rivers to Ancient Chinese civilization.
What are the Yangtze River and the Yellow River?
100
This boat had a pointy front to cut through water and sails to drive them along. Pioneers used this boat to travel west.
What is a keelboat?
100
Martin Luther King Jr. encouraged people to create change by having these types of protests.
What are peaceful protests?
100
Traditional clothing worn by Japanese women, displaying the season or their marital status.
What are kimonos?
200
Three Ancient Greek city-states.
What are Sparta, Athens, and Troy? (Also Olympia)
200
Three important Chinese inventions.
What are paper, fireworks, calligraphy, woodblock printing, silk, porcelain, the wheelbarrow?
200
Often referred to as "The Iron Horse", this new transportation system ended the Pony Express.
What is the Transcontinental Railroad?
200
This thirteenth Amendment was added in 1863 by President Lincoln, freeing all slaves in the USA.
What is the Emancipation Proclamation?
200
Three art forms traditionally practiced in Modern-Day Japan.
What are origami, bonsai trees, and flower arranging?
300
Two Olympic sports in ancient Greece.
What are running, long jump, shot put, javelin, boxing, and equestrian events?
300
Famous Chinese philosopher who said virtue was important.
Who is Confucius?
300
The name of abandoned mining towns out West.
What are ghost towns?
300
Two reasons why Abraham Lincoln was an unlikely candidate for Presidency.
What are his height, voice, and/or family background?
300
The number of main islands in Japan.
What is four?
400
The market place of Ancient Greek communities. Where democratic meetings were held.
What is an agora?
400
The Emperor who forced citizens to build The Great Wall of China as protection from the Nomads, and was buried in a tomb with thousands of terra-cotta soldiers.
Who is Emperor Qin?
400
Discovered the Gold Rush and bought all of the shovels and sold them to miners. He was known as the first millionaire of the West.
Who is Sam Brannan?
400
This international trade system brought many people from Africa to work on colonists' plantations as slaves.
What is the Triangle Trade?
400
Japan is often described with this phrase, also symbolized by their national flag.
What is "The Land of the Rising Sun"?
500
Threw the golden apple to create discord among three goddesses, thus beginning the Trojan War.
Who is Eris?
500
An ancient Asian trade route where China sold spices, silk, tea, and shared ideas.
What is the Silk Road?
500
This Cherokee leader invented an alphabet for his people in their own Native American language.
Who is Sequoyah?
500
In order to be permanently free, runaway slaves had to take the Underground Railroad to reach this geographical location.
What is Canada?
500
The name of the decorative banner placed outside Japanese homes on Children's Day to represent boys.