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Mesopotamia was located in the area of which modern day country?

A. Germany

B. Iraq

C. India

D. Japan

Iraq

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Which of the following natural barriers surround Egypt? (Choose 3)

A. Desert

B. Mountains

C. Lakes

D. The Mediterranean Sea

Desert, Mountains, The Mediterranean Sea

100

What were the two largest cities in the Indus Valley Civilization? (Choose 2)

A. Sumer

B. Mohenjo-daro

C. Babylon

D. Harappa

Mohenjo-daro & Harappa

100

What is the most well known indigenous culture of South America?

A. The Maya

B. The Aztec

C. The Inca

D. The Chamorro

The Inca

100

Australia was a collection of __________ colonies from 1788 until 1901.

A. German

B. Spanish

C. British

D. Japanese

British

200

Mesopotamia means "the land between two rivers". Which two rivers was Mesopotamia located between? (Choose 2)

A. The Indus River

B. The Amazon River

C. The Tigris River

D. The Euphrates River

The Tigris River &  the Euphrates River

200

Which major river runs through Egypt and was essential for the survival of ancent Egypt?

A. The Amazon River

B. The Colorado River

C. The Yellow River

D. The Nile River

The Nile River

200

Which two rivers are major rivers in China?

A. The Yellow River

B. The Yangtze River

C. The Nile River

D. The Ganges River

The Yellow River & The Yangtze River

200

The Inca Empire was established in which Andean city?

A. Cuzco

B. Lima

C. La Paz

D. Quito

Cuzco

200

Colonization in Australia began with the __________ in 1788.

A. First Fleet

B. Second Fleet

C. Third Fleet

D. Fourth Fleet

First Fleet

300

Name 3 things that rivers provided for ancient civilizations:

A Method of transportation, Fertile soil for agriculture, & Water for drinking/bathing

300

A person who has no fixed residence, but moves from place to place, usually seasonally, is known as a...

nomad

300

Alexander the Great was from which country?

A. Greece

B. Italy

C. Macedonia

D. Spain

Macedonia

300

Which European group colonized much of South America?

A. Italians

B. French

C. Spanish

D. Portuguese

Spanish

300

What was the first capital of Japan?

A. Tokyo

B. Nara

C. Kyoto

D. Yokohama

Nara

400

If a civilization was not settled close to a river, what did they develop to bring water to where they were?

An irrigation system
400

The Indus Valley Civilizaton was located in the area of which two modern day countries? (Choose 2)

A. India

B. Iraq

C. Iran

D. Pakistan

India & Pakistan

400

Which city in Egypt was named after Alexander the Great?

A. Cairo

B. Alexandria

C. Luxor

D. Sharm el Sheikh

Alexandria

400

Which European group colonized Brazil, which consists of about 50% of South America?

A. Spanish

B. Portuguese

C. Italians

D. British

Portuguese

400

Which river did Alexander the Great NOT cross during his empire building?

A. The Nile

B. The Danube

C. The Tigris

D. The Indus

The Danube

500

Egypt is located in the northeast corner of which continent?

A. Africa

B. Asia

C. Australia

D. North America

Africa

500

The fertile plain of the Indus Valley was formed by which two rivers (Choose 2)

A. The Amazon

B. The Ganges

C. The Indus

D. The Tigris

The Ganges & the Indus

500

What was the name of the loyal warriors who surrounded a lord in feudal Japan?

Samurai

500

Between 1880 and 1914 European nations competed among themselves to divide Africa up as colonial possessions. This is often called the...

A. Scramble for Possesion

B. Scramble for Land

C. Scramble for Resources

D. Scramble for Africa

Scramble for Africa

500

Who was South America and North America named after?

A. Christopher Columber

B. Hernan Cortes

C. Amerigo Vespucci

D. Samuel de Champlain

Amerigo Vespucci

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