JAPAN ...SWEET!
SAMURAI WARRIORS!
THE ANCIENT AMERICAS
THE RENAISSANCE!
THE REFORMATION!
100
Japan's neighbors had a great influence on Japanese culture. Many cultural ideas traveled to Japan by way of THIS peninsula.
What is the KOREAN PENINSULA (look at the map on page 220)
100
Samurai were famed (well-known) for THESE two qualities.
What are COURAGE and SKILL.
100
THIS is the name of the area where Mayan culture was found. On a map today, it is where we find Belize, southern Mexico, most of Guatemala, and parts of Honduras and El Salvador. The name means "Middle America"
What is MESOAMERICA
100
Renaissance means THIS
What is REBIRTH
100
Whoops! Before we move on to the Reformation, NAME the rival of Michelangelo, who was also from Florence, Italy.
Who was LEONARDO DaVINCI
200
THIS religious name means "enlightened one"
What is BUDDHA
200
THESE guys were the head of the military government of Japan in the era of the samurai. Also, they share the same name as a restaurant in Bethel.
Who are the SHOGUN
200
THIS is the name of the Mayan ball game that had religious significance. Sometimes the Lakers, I mean losers, were sacrificed.
What is POK-A-TOK
200
The Renaissance got its name from a rebirth in interest in THESE two things
What are CLASSICAL ART and LEARNING
200
THIS German priest studied the Bible and decided that he had many disagreements with the Catholic Church. He was kind of a "thorn" in their side. Eventually, he started his own church.
Who was MARTIN LUTHER (he started Lutheranism) ...for double points, tell us his "violent thunderstorm" story
300
A spiritual discipline that involves deep relaxation and an emptying of distracting thoughts from the mind is THIS
What is MEDITATION
300
DAILY DOUBLE!! 600 points!!! ...to win these points, ring your buzzer and accept the BIG CHALLENGE
For 600 points, do your best "MARTIAL ARTS" act in front of the class (look on page 244 for the definition)
300
For big points, TELL US the legend of how the Aztecs found the place where they would build a great city, which would eventually be called Tenochtitlan.
What is THE LEGEND! (page 271)
300
Humanists believed in THIS
What is THE WORTH AND POTENTIAL OF ALL INDIVIDUALS
300
THIS is the difference between the New Testament and the Old Testament.
What is (The part that Christians and Jews believe in = THE OLD TESTAMENT ...the Gospels and other writings that Christians believe in and Jews reject (birth, life, death, resurrection of Jesus, etc.) = THE NEW TESTAMENT)
400
THIS form of poetry is a little bit like Haiku. Well, it's a lot a bit like Haiku, BUT it has 31 total syllables (5,7,5,7,7)
What is TANKA
400
Samurai warriors were required to be educated in the art of war through mental training. They were also trained in self-control. THIS is ONE example of how they showed self- control.
What is GOING FOR DAYS WITHOUT EATING... MARCHING BAREFOOT IN THE SNOW... HOLDING STIFF POSTURES FOR HOURS WITHOUT COMPLAINING
400
The Inca Empire was a great society that developed in THESE mountains of South America.
What are THE ANDES MOUNTAINS
400
The duomo of Santa Maria del Fiore at the center of the beautiful city of Florence, Italy. It is world famous and has a magnificent dome we learned about in a movie. The word "duomo" means THIS
What is CATHEDRAL
400
THIS is also called the "Eucharist"
What is HOLY COMMUNION
500
When Buddhism arrived in Japan, the Japanese adopted THIS design for their sacred buildings. These tower-like buildings always had three, five, seven, or nine roofs.
What is a PAGODA
500
The price for failing to live up to the Bushido Code was THIS
What is SEPPUKU (ritual suicide) ...sometimes samurai were ordered to perform this action as punishment for a crime, or for a few other reasons.
500
There is a cartoon drawing of a guy in a dress on page 298. He is offering to foreign tribes THIS choice:
What is JOIN THE INCA EMPIRE or FACE INCA WARRIORS IN BATTLE!!
500
Renaissance painters were known for using THIS technique for the first time. It is easy to see in Botticelli's painting "Adoration of the Magi" on page 326.
What is PERSPECTIVE
500
THIS is a word we haven't talked about yet. It is the belief that the fate of each soul was decided by God at the beginning of time.
What is PREDESTINATION
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