China
Name a Chinese dynasty.
Xia, Shang, Zhou, Han...
Which other society has had a major impact on Ancient Japanese peoples?
Chinese
What were the three main civilizations in Pre-Columbian Americas?
Incas, Mayans, Aztecs
Who was the most important leader of the Frankish Empire?
Charlemagne (Clovis I is also accepted)
What is the name given to the writing used in Mesopotamia?
Cuneiform
Name an important religion for Ancient Chinese people
Buddhism, Confucianism...
What major invention is credited to the Jumon, the first neolithic people in Ancient Japan (c. 4000 BCE)?
Pottery
According to modern understanding of Mayan lore, what would supposedly happen on December 21st, 2012?
The world would come to an end.
Fill-in the blanks with the name of a city:
The Oaths of ________ were a military pact made by Charles the Bald and Louis the German.
Strasbourg
Name three Mesopotamian societies.
Sumerian, Assyrian, Akkadian, Babylonian,...
What were three of the Four Great Inventions by Ancient Chinese civilizations?
Gunpowder, paper, printing, compass
What shape was used in ancient Japanese tombs?
Keyhole
What language did Mayans and Aztecs spoke?
Nahuatl
Pope (name of an S2 student) III was the one who crowned Charlemagne emperor on Christmas day, 800 CE.
Leo
Who was the first leader to rule over unified Egypt?
Menes
How many generations make up the known Confucius family tree? (+/- 2)
80
What was the first capital of Ancient Japan?
Nara
How many people lived in Tenochitlan at its peak? (+/- 20000)
More than 200 thousand.
How many modern-day (independent) countries were part of the Frankish Empire territory at its peak? (+/- 1)
17
How many laws are there in the Hammurabi Code?
282
How long is the Great Wall of China? (+/- 100 kms)
21,196.18 km
How many people lived in Japan at the peak of the Yayoi period? (+/- 50000)
4 million
What were the names of the two Spanish explorers, responsible for the collapse of the Aztecs and Incas?
Hernan Cortes, Francisco Pizarro
How long did the Papal States last from the Donation of Pepin until it was recaptured by the then Kingdom of Italy? (+/- 20)
1114 years.
When was the first Egyptian pyramid built? (+/- 40)
2670 BCE