Geography
Name two countries the Rhine river flows through.
What is a dynasty?
A succession of rulers of the same line of descent.
What is the name given to the writing used in Mesopotamia?
Cuneiform
How many regions were unified to form Ancient Egypt?
Two - upper and lower Egypt.
What does PESC stand for?
Political, economical, societal and cultural.
What is a meander?
A winding curve or bend of a river.
Ancient Japanese people would bury people into a __________-shaped mound.
Keyhole
Which two rivers provided water and fertile land during ancient Mesopotamia?
Tigres and Euphrates
Which empire finally defeated and conquered Egypt?
Roman
What does defenestration mean?
Throwing someone out of a window.
Which country is the highest pollutant per capita in the EU?
Luxembourg
Who was the most important Frankish king?
Charlemagne
Name all five modern-day countries that correspond to the Mesopotamian region.
Iraq, Iran, Turkey, Kuwait and Syria. (Jordan and Lebanon accepted)
Name two Egyptian gods/goddesses
Osiris, Seth, Horus, Anubis, Ra, Isis,...
Where is Aspirin from?
Germany
What is the Burgess model?
One of the first theoretical model explaining urban social structures (cities).
When was the Great Wall of China construction finished? (+/- 50 years)
1644
Name three Mesopotamian leaders.
Hamurabi, Sargon, Nebuchadnezzar, Gilgamesh,...
Who was the first leader to rule over unified Egypt?
Menes/Narmer
How many years in a row have we had the hottest-year-ever on Earth?
11
How many kilometers are there between the two furthest EU capitals from one another by car/ferry? (+/- 400 km)
Dublin-Nicosia 4658 km
How many people are (estimated) to speak fluent Quechua - the Incan language - nowadays? (+/- 1 mi)
12 million people.
How many laws are there in the Hammurabi Code? (+/-2)
282.
How old was Cleopatra when she died?
39
How many words in total did all S2 (A+B) PESC Analysis have? (+/-300)
51367