[ Ancient China/Japan ]
Who was Confucius?
A teacher of piety and harmony.
Yes.
The Nile River.
Describe the difference between geocentric and heliocentric.
Geocentric is an Earth-centered solar system. Heliocentric is a Sun-centered solar system.
What is our closest star?
The sun.
What was the Great Wall of China intended to do?
It was intended to keep the horsemen of Mongolia from invading China.
Does India have a subtropical climate or a tropical climate?
India has a tropical climate.
Name the four tribes of ancient Africa.
The Afro-Asians, the Bantu, the Pygmies, and the Bushmen.
Describe parallax.
An apparent shift in the position of an object when viewed from different locations.
What type of star is the sun?
It is a medium yellow star.
They call it "Land of the Rising Sun."
What is a tributary?
A stream or river that flows into a larger stream, river, or body of water.
Name the four rivers of ancient Africa in order from largest to smallest.
The Nile, the Congo, the Niger, and the Zambezi.
Ceries, Make-make, Haumea, Eris, and Pluto.
What is the definition of a star?
A large celestial body that is composed of gas and that emits light.
What is piety?
The showing of reverence to God and those in authority, especially parents.
What is a raja?
A king or prince; a ruler.
What is an emissary?
A person who is sent on an errand or mission.
Who created the geocentric model?
Aristotle.
What is the largest and brightest type of star?
A Red supergiant.
How many Ancient Chinese dynasties are there?
There are four dynasties.
What are The Vedas?
They are Indian poetic scriptures.
Name the four kingdoms of ancient Africa.
Songhai, Kenam-bornu, Ghanna, and Mali.
What is the Oort Cloud?
A spherical region that surrounds the solar system, that extends from the Kuiper Belt to almost halfway to the nearest star.
Describe a solar flare.
An explosive release of energy that comes from the sun and that is associated with magnetic disturbances on the sun's surface.