N. American
Egypt
India and China
Greece
Rome
100
What is the date the United States gained independence?
July 4th
100
What is the name given to the style of writing found on ancient Egyptian artifacts?
Hieroglyphs, hieroglyphics.
100
What is the Mountain Range that lies on the northern border of India?
The Himalayas.
100
According to ancient beliefs, on which mountain did the gods live?
Mount Olympus.
100
Where did the people of Ancient Rome go for entertainment?
The Colosseum
200
Who was Abraham Lincoln?
President of the United States that freed the slaves.
200
People whose job was to write and keep records were called ______.
scribes.
200
What are three major contributions of Ancient China?
Silk, tea, fireworks, kites, characters/symbols, printing...
200
In this city-state, women could own property. (double points if you can tell me why!)
Sparta; because women needed to own land in case their husbands were killed in battle.
200
What did the people of Ancient Rome use to create pottery?
Clay
300
Which countries were involved in the American Revolution?
American colonies and British Empire
300
Why did ancient Egyptians preserve bodies of the dead?
To ensure they went to the afterlife.
300
Which enemies attacked people on the Silk Road?
The Mongols
300
How are the Iliad and the Odyssey similiar?
They are both epic poems.
300
Name one man-made Roman invention that aided Roman trade.
Roadways, common currency.
400
Which group of people lived in America before Europeans arrived?
The Native Americans
400
According to Egyptian beliefs, what happens when a person's heart is lighter than a feather? If it's heavier?
Lighter: happy afterlife; heavier: fed to a monster.
400
What are the four historical capitals of Ancient China?
Beijing, Nanjing, Luoyang and Xi'an
400
This is the name given to a person who illegally seizes (takes) power.
tyrant.
400
Name one specific reason for the decline in Rome's empire.
food shortage; Marcus Aurelius's death; empire too big to feed everyone; personal armies; civil war/splitting of empire; inconsistent rule, etc.
500
Who is Sacegawea?
She was the translator and guide for the Lewis and Clark expedition in the 19th century.
500
How did Queen Hatshepsut primarily expand Egypt?
Through trade.
500
Name three major religions in ancient China.
Buddhism, Confucianism, Daoism.
500
On which two seas did the Greeks primarily trade?
The Mediterranean Sea and the Black Sea.
500
This famous Roman ruler was assassinated (stabbed to death) by all 40 senators in the republic of Rome.
Julius Ceasar