Golden Age
Name two characteristics of a Golden Age
New technology
Surplus of food
Stable currency
New inventions
New architecture
What is the capital of Greece
Athens
Who was the first African American major league baseball player?
Jackie Robinson
Where were the Easter bombings?
Sri Lanka
What does "surplus" mean?
Extra
What is a city-state?
A city surrounded by farmland
Who is our building complex named after? What did he do?
Charles Drew, African American surgeon, researched about blood storage
Name 2 people running for president in 2020
Joe Biden
Cory Booker
Elizabeth Warren
Bernie Sanders
What are two ways that Emperor Qin Shihuangdi made China a Golden Age?
-Standardized currency
-Built canals, irrigation systems
-Built the Great Wall of China
Why were Alexander the Great's parents extraordinary?
His father built the kingdom of Macedonia in 20 years, his mother slept with snakes, etc.
This woman made thirteen missions to rescue 70 enslaved people, family, and friend using the Underground Railroad.
Harriet Tubman
What cathedral in Paris recently burned?
Notre-Dame
What does "stable currency" mean?
Everyone in the country uses the same money (Example: Everyone in USA uses the dollar, everyone in Mexico uses the Peso, etc.)
What is one body of water near Greece?
Ionian Sea, Aegean Sea, Mediterranean Sea
Who was the first black woman billionaire in history?
Oprah Winfrey
What did astronauts recently take a photo of?
The black hole
How many terracotta warriors were found?
What is a philosopher?
Name two Greek philosophers.
Plato
Aristotle
Who was the first African American to serve on the US Supreme Court?
Thurgood Marshall
Who is our mayor? Who is our governor? What is the difference?
Mayor: Bill de Blasio
Governor: Andrew Cuomo