North + South America
Who were the Cherokee?
This Native American tribe developed the Cherokee syllabary.
What is the Capital of Australia
Canberra
Who were the samurai?
This Japanese warrior class followed the code of bushido.
What is the Odyssey?
This Greek epic poem recounts the journey of Odysseus.
This ancient civilization built the Pyramids of Giza.
Ancient Egypt
What is Día de los Muertos?
This Mexican holiday honors ancestors with ofrendas (altars).
What is wayfinding?
This oceanic navigation relied on reading swells, stars, and bird flight.
Who was King Sejong?
Hangul, the Korean alphabet, was created in the 15th century by this king.
These three countries—Norway, Sweden, and Denmark—make up the traditional region known for Vikings and fjords.
Who was Hannibal?
This Carthaginian general famously crossed the Alps with elephants to fight Rome.
What is Machu Picchu?
This sacred Incan city is now a UNESCO World Heritage site.
What is the kiwi?
This bird is sacred in Māori culture and appears on New Zealand’s currency.
What is Sikhism?
This religion, born in Punjab, was founded by Guru Nanak.
Where was Pablo Picasso from?
This 20th-century Spanish artist painted Guernica.
What is the most prominent trade route?
The Trans-Saharan desert trade route carried salt and gold across North Africa.
What was the Trail of Tears?
The Trail of Tears was the 1830s forced relocation of the Cherokee and other Native nations from their homelands to Indian Territory which led to thousands of deaths along the way.
What is the haka?
This Māori war dance is performed before battle or sports.
Who was Siddhartha Gautama?
The founder of Buddhism, also called the Enlightened One.
Who wrote the book the Social Contract in 1762?
Jean-Jacques Rousseau
Who was Mansa Musa?
This 14th-century king of Mali is often called the richest man in history.
What did the Cherokee argue in Cherokee Nation v. Georgia?
In this 1831 Supreme Court case, the justices ruled that the Cherokee Nation was not a “foreign nation” but a “domestic dependent nation,” preventing them from suing Georgia directly. The Cherokee argued they were a sovereign nation with a treaty-based right to their land, protected by the U.S. federal government.
What is Rapa Nui?
Also known as Easter Island, this Polynesian island culture is known for giant stone statues called moai.
What is filial piety?
Confucianism emphasizes this concept of respect for elders and proper social relationships.
When was the French Revolution that began with the storming of the Bastille?
1789
What is the Book of the Dead?
This ancient Egyptian text contained spells to guide the dead in the afterlife.