Canadian Geography
The largest continent on Earth.
What is Asia?
This civilization is known for building pyramids and worshiping many gods in ancient Egypt.
What is Ancient Egypt?
This is the main character.
Who is Ponyboy?
These people were skilled farmers and peasants, serving their lords in exchange for land.
Who are the serfs?
The first European country to settle in Canada.
What is France?
The country to the south of Canada.
What is the US?
The civilization known for creating the first democracy in Athens.
What is Ancient Greece?
This is the name of the wealthier gang.
The Socs.
This system of land ownership was common in medieval Europe, where nobles gave land to vassals in exchange for military service.
What is feudalism?
This Italian explorer was one of the first Europeans to reach North America, around 1497.
Who is John Cabot?
The capital city of British Columbia.
What is Victoria?
This famous artist painted the Sistine Chapel ceiling.
Who is Michelangelo?
This character is known for his kind heart and love for books, and is Ponyboy's best friend.
Who is Johnny Cade?
This famous document signed in 1215 limited the power of the English king.
What is the Magna Carta?
The country that Columbus represented when he reached the Americas in 1492.
What is Spain?
This river flows through Egypt and is the longest river in the world.
What is the Nile River?
This ancient civilization, located in present-day Peru, is known for its advanced agricultural techniques and Machu Picchu.
What is the Inca?
The girl Ponyboy meets at the drive-in movie who is a Soc.
Who is Cherry?
These were the knights who fought in the Crusades to reclaim Jerusalem.
Who are the Crusaders?
This explorer is credited with discovering the St. Lawrence River in Canada in 1534.
Who is Jacques Cartier?
This is the imaginary line that divides the Earth into the Northern and Southern Hemispheres.
What is the Equator?
This is the Viking name for their heaven, a place where brave warriors go after death.
What is Valhalla?
This tragic event takes place towards the end of the book, involving Johnny.
The leader of the Mongol Empire who invaded Europe in the 1200s.
Who is Genghis Khan?
This French explorer founded Quebec in 1608.
Who is Samuel de Champlain?