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Geography
100

The process of bringing water further inland by canals to make soil better for farming.

Irrigation

100

The flooding of the Nile River produced this type of soil which was excellent for farming

Silt

100

The Phoenicians used the wood from this tree to build durable ships

Cedar

100

What is the full name of the President of Russia?

Vladimir Putin

100

Name the 6 states in New England

Massachusetts, Vermont, New Hampshire, Maine, Connecticut, Rhode Island.

200

The civilizations of ancient Mesopotamia were located between these 2 rivers

The Tigris and Euphrates

200

The type of paper ancient Egyptians used, made from the reeds found in the Nile River

Papyrus

200

The name of the country located where ancient Phoenicia once stood

Lebanon

200
What is it called when different groups of people within the same country fight each other?

Civil war

200

Malden is in which county of Massachusetts?

Middlesex

300

The religious temples of ancient Mesopotamia

Ziggurats

300

This female pharaoh helped protect Egypt from foreign invasion by her shrewd relationships with Roman leaders.

Cleopatra

300

When the Phoenicians sailed around the entire continent of Africa, they first set sail on which sea?

Mediterranean Sea

300

What is it called when the price of goods and services but wages (the amount of money people get paid) remain the same?

Inflation

300

List 3 physical features of a place

Landforms, climate, elevation, soil type, bodies of water, vegetation, animal life.

400

The hero of an ancient Mesopotamian myth who fights monsters and seeks immortality

Gilgamesh

400

The ancient Egyptians removed this part of the body before mummification because they didn’t believe it would be useful in the afterlife.

The brain
400

The Phoenicians used purple dye from this animal to create cloth that only the very rich could afford

Murex snail

400

What is the full name of the President of Ukraine?

Volodymyr Zeleknskyy 

400

List the 3 major bodies of water that border the United States.

Atlantic Ocean, Pacific Ocean, Gulf of Mexico.

500

The Babylonian king who created a series of laws based on the principle of, "An eye for an eye."

Hammurabi

500

What are the names of the 3 time periods of Egyptian history?

Old Kingdom, Middle Kingdom, New Kingdom

500

Why did the Phoenicians create an alphabet that was easier to learn and understand?

Most of their economy was based on trading and they needed a simple way of communicating with merchants and craftspeople from other civilizations.

500

When foreign countries support opposing groups fighting a civil war, it is known as a... 

Proxy war

500

List all 5 oceans of the world

Atlantic, Pacific, Indian, Arctic and Antarctic
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