What is the date the United States gained independence?
July 4th
What is the name given to the style of writing found on ancient Egyptian artifacts?
Hieroglyphs, hieroglyphics.
What is the Mountain Range that lies on the northern border of India?
The Himalayas.
According to ancient beliefs, on which mountain did the gods live?
Mount Olympus.
Where did the people of Ancient Rome go for entertainment?
The Colosseum
Who was Abraham Lincoln?
President of the United States that freed the slaves.
What are three major contributions of Ancient China?
Silk, tea, fireworks, kites, characters/symbols, printing...
What did the people of Ancient Rome use to create pottery?
Clay
Which countries were involved in the American Revolution?
American colonies and British Empire
Why did ancient Egyptians preserve bodies of the dead?
To ensure they went to the afterlife.
Which enemies attacked people on the Silk Road?
The Mongols
Name one man-made Roman invention that aided Roman trade.
Roadways, common currency.
Which group of people lived in America before Europeans arrived?
The Native Americans
What are the four historical capitals of Ancient China?
Beijing, Nanjing, Luoyang and Xi'an
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.
Who is Sacegawea?
She was the translator and guide for the Lewis and Clark expedition in the 19th century.
How did Queen Hatshepsut primarily expand Egypt?
Through trade.
On which two seas did the Greeks primarily trade?
The Mediterranean Sea and the Black Sea.
This famous Roman ruler was assassinated (stabbed to death) by all 40 senators in the republic of Rome.
Julius Ceasar