America
It's where the pilgrims landed in 1620 after traveling on the Mayflower to seek religious freedom.
Plymouth Rock
What is a "cenote" or "sinkhole"
In Canada, this is the name they use for their indigenous groups
What are First Nations?
This is where the Egyptian civilization started because it was the only place in the desert they could find reliable and predictable water flow
Nile River
This is the region of northern Africa that is extremely hot and full of sand. It is very difficult to live there if you don't have access to water
What is the Sahara Desert?
she was the daughter of the chief of the Powhattan tribe of Native Americans living very close to Jamestown, virginia
Who is Pocahontas?
The oldest civilization in Mexico that we have any artifacts from. They are famous for their giant head statues made from volcanic rock
Who are the Olmecs?
These are built by First Nations for different purposes and often depict faces of people or animals or even spiritual characters
What are Totem Poles?
This early form of paper was made in Egypt from the plants that grow along the Nile
What is papyrus?
He still holds the record for wealthiest person to ever live, and was a big fan of books
Who is Mansa Musa?
He was a grumpy lawyer who argued for the continental congress to fight for independence against Great Britain and later became the second president of the United States
Who is John Adams?
This is where the Aztecs started building the city of Tenochtitlan after finding the eagle eating a snake sitting on a cactus...
What is Lake Texcoco?
This group of indigenous people live in the frozen tundra of Nunavut and are the only ones allowed to hunt seals and whales for food
Who are the Inuits?
This is the period of Egyptian history in which Pharaoh Khufu built the pyramids of Giza for his tomb
What was the Old Kingdom?
Every muslim is expected to go on this pilgrimage at some point in their lives.
what is the Hajj pilgrimage?
It was a protest that American colonials performed on December 16, 1773 where they dressed up as Native Americans and destroyed British property on a boat...
What is the Boston Tea Party?
This ritual practice is what Aztecs would do sometimes after a battle or as a way to please their gods
What is ritual human sacrifice?
He was a French explorer who mapped out the St Lawrence river in Canada
Who is LaSalle?
He was a child Pharaoh who was actually very sick during his life and died very young. His tomb was found in 1922
Who is Tutankhamun?
Hojambo! Habari gani? nzuri.
What is Swahili
This is the date of the signing of the Declaration of Independence in Philidelphia
What is July 4, 1776?
He was a Spanish conquistador who arrived in Mexico in the 1500s to eliminate the Aztecs and take the gold back to Spain
Who is Hernan Cortez?
These totem poles sit at the entrance of a home or village
what are welcome poles?
He was the Egyptian god of mummification and had the head of a jackal
Who is Anubis?
He led his people to become fierce warriors and invented a new stronger shield and a shorter deadlier spear
Who is Shaka Zulu
This is the final battle of the American Revolution in 1781
What is the Battle of Yorktown?
This is the date that the fight for Mexican independence started with the ringing of bells. They eventually won independence from Spain 11 years later in 1821
What is the 16th of September?
These poles document members of a family or community and tell the history of that group
what are Heraldic Poles?
He was the god of scribes with the head of an ibis bird and, when you died, he would weigh your heart against the feather of truth to judge your soul
Who is Thoth?
He was an activist who became president of South Africa
Who is Nelson Mandela
this document lays out the nation's values and principles and is a guide for the rules that make America the country that it is today. It has also been updated and amended 27 times as new problems face the nation.
What is the Constitution of the United States?
He was the last emperor of the Aztecs
Who was Cuauhtémoc?
Canada does not have "states" like in the US, they have these instead
what are provinces?
He became Pharaoh and soon started changing the official religion of Egypt to make everyone ONLY worship the sun - a new god that he called Aten. This was not popular
Who is Akhenaten?
This system was put in place by the government of South Africa to separate and oppress black citizens and take control of the country
What is Apartheid