Connections to Land, Archaeology & Artifacts
What is an example of a physical geographic element?
Vegetation, mountains, valleys, plains, oceans, lakes, rivers, glaciers, islands, caves, volcanoes,
This horse was a powerful breed during the Silk Road times!
Ferghana Horse
True or False: The Caeser Salad is directly named after Ancient Roman leader Julius Caeser
False! Julius Caesar has absolutely nothing to do with the Caesar salad! The salad was actually invented in 1920’s, about 2000 years after JC, by an Italian-American restaurateur named Caesar Cardini.
Ancient Mesopotamia was often referred to as what?
The thousands of life-sized Terracotta Warriors were buried to protect China's first emperor in the afterlife. What makes these warriors special?
Each face is unique (hairstyles, expressions, features)
Indigenous peoples have been in Canada since ________
Time Immemorial
________ purple was a rare and extremely expensive dye made from the mucus of thousands of tiny sea snails called Murex.
Tyrian purple
The ancient Romans are famous for building massive aqueducts. What was the primary purpose of these incredible structures?
To carry fresh water from distant mountains into cities and towns.
Mesopotamia is located between which two major rivers?
The Tigris and Euphrates Rivers
How many layers are there in the Ancient Mayan underworld?
Indigenous people, such as the Anishinaabeg, have been farming for thousands of years. They practiced, and still practice, growing different plants together to get the best harvest. This is called companion planting. What are the most common companions planted together?
Corn, beans, and squash
The _______ camel has one hump and was primarily used on the southern routes through the hot deserts of the Middle East and India.
Dromedary
The _____ formation was a type of Roman shield wall formation, often employed to defend against projectiles, particularly during sieges.
Tetsudo, or Tortoise!
A _______ is a small wooden mallet that a judge or a presiding officer uses to call a meeting or courtroom to order.
Gavel
____ is an Arabic word that means tooth-cleaning stick
Miswak
The word archaeology comes from Greek words meaning "the study of ancient things." What is the main thing an archaeologist actually studies to learn about the past?
Physical things left behind by humans, like tools, pottery, and buildings.
What is the only food that the Bombyx mori silkworm eats?
Mulberry Leaves
Which volcano buried the Roman cities of Pompeii and Herculaneum under massive amounts of ash, pumice, and pyroclastic flows?
Mount Vesuvius
Civil or Criminal Court Case: A couple paid a professional photographer to shoot their wedding. The photographer showed up and took the photos, but six months later, they still haven't delivered the wedding album and are ignoring all emails. The couple is suing to get a refund for the uncompleted work.
Civil
In the ancient greek story of Persephone and Hades, Persephone is taken to the underworld and eats a specific food which connects her to the place forever - what was the food?
Pomegranate
For over a thousand years, no one on Earth knew how to read the ancient Egyptian writing system. This all changed in 1799 when soldiers discovered the Rosetta Stone, a tablet that had the exact same message written in three different languages. Thanks to this discovery, modern historians finally unlocked the meaning of which ancient writing system?
Hieroglyphics
Two monks were hired to sneak into China, steal silkworm eggs and mulberry seeds, and smuggle them thousands of miles back to Europe. What object did the monks hollow out to hide the stolen cargo?
Hollowed-out bamboo walking sticks
A Roman __________ was an advanced ancient central heating system that circulated hot air from a furnace through an open void under the floor and through wall tiles to warm public baths and elite homes.
Hypocaust
Goldilocks was the _____ in our trial
Defendant
What are the 7 wonders of the modern world?
Great Wall of China; Petra, Jordan; Colosseum; Chichén Itzá, Mexico; Machu Picchu, Peru; Taj Mahal, India; Christ the Redeemer, Brazil