During the most recent ice age, which ended about 12,000 years ago, ________________, a land/ice bridge, connected two continents, ___________ and ___________. Please write down the 3 answers needed for full points on this question.
Beringia
Asia and North America
100
Name 3 Native American tribes
etc etc etc
100
Africa is directly south of which continent?
What is Europe
100
True or False: The English language derives from Germanic languages
TRUE
100
_____________ is used to describe the period before people developed written records.
PREHISTORY
200
If you were to fly from France to America, in which direction would you be going?
WEST
200
True or False: Native Americans walked around nekked all the time
FALSE
200
Ghana, Mali, and Songhai were able to grow rich through the trade of _________ and __________.
What is gold and salt?
200
Venice, Florence, and Genoa are cities that can be found in this European country
What is Italy
200
When civilization develop, it is most likely because they have extra time because they have learned how to_________ their ________ and ________.
What are the two major tribes of the Eastern Woodlands?
Iroquois and Algonquian
300
True or False: Africans never enslaved other Africans.
FALSE
300
Name 3 major European cities.
ETC ETC ETC
300
____________ are scientists that study artifacts
ARCHAEOLOGISTS
400
What is the capital of New York?
Albany
400
This type of government, ______________, is an important accomplishment of the Iroquois Confederacy.
What is DEMOCRACY?
400
Draw a (rough) outline of Africa. Draw a line where you think the Sahara Desert lies.
Below what would be Morocco, Tunisia, etc
400
The word ____________ comes from a French term meaning "rebirth." It can be described thus: "This age, like a golden age, has restored to light the liberal arts that were almost extinct: grammar, poetry, rhetoric, painting, sculpture, architecture, music."
What is the Renaissance?
400
Define "Reformation". Include the name of the monk who kickstarted it.
The Reformation was a movement to correct problems in the Church. In 1517, Martin Luther, a German monk, publicly posted 95 statements that criticized the Catholic Church.
500
Which country can the Thames River be found in?
What is England
500
Name 3 of the 5 tribes that comprised the Iroquois League.
Mohawk, Oneida, Onandagas, Seneca, and Cayuga
500
Which region were the vast majority of enslaved Africans taken from?
The west coast of Africa, AKA the Gold Coast
500
Who is the famous merchant who traveled often to use from his hometown of Venice, Italy? His name can often be heard in swimming pools.
Who is Marco Polo?
500
Name the 5 essential elements that make up a civilization.
1. Cities that are centers of trade
2. Specialized jobs for different people
3. Organized forms of government and religion
4. System of record keeping
5. Advanced tools