Mesopotamia
What two rivers were important to the civilizations of Mesopotamia?
Tigris and Euphrates
Which Norse god is Thursday named after?
Thor
What Spanish conquistador led the conquest of the Aztecs?
Hernan Cortes
What was the largest cause of death during the Civil War?
disease
What movement encouraged prohibition?
Temperance
In what country is most of Ancient Mesopotamia located?
Iraq
Who is considered to be the first Viking to land in North America?
Leif Erikson
What century did the Aztec empire fall?
16th century
Who was the president of the Confederacy during the Civil War?
Jefferson Davis
What was a nickname for homemade whiskey?
Moonshine
What form of writing did Mesopotamians use?
cuneiform
Between what two centuries did the “Viking Age” last? (half credit for getting one right)
9th to 11th
Who was the ruler of the Aztec empire when it was conquered?
Moctezuma II
Which nurse during the Civil War later founded the American Red Cross?
Clara Barton
What amendment to the Constitution started prohibition?
18th
What was the first civilization in Mesopotamia called?
Sumer
What was the name of the territory of England that was occupied by Danish armies in the 9th century?
Danelaw
What disease, brought by the Spanish, devastated the Aztec population?
smallpox
Which law passed in 1820 maintained the balance of free and slave states in the US?
Missouri Compromise
What year did prohibition end?
1933
From what ancient civilization are the reliefs in Dartmouth’s Hood Museum from? 200 bonus points if you can name which ruler owned them.
Assyria, Ashurnasirpal II
Who is considered to be the last Viking king?
Harald Hardrada
What was the capital of the Aztec empire?
Tenochtitlan
What was the first battle of the Civil War?
Fort Sumter
What was the last state to repeal prohibition?
Mississippi (1966)