Tell me about the Seven Wonders of the Ancient World.
The Seven Wonders of the Ancient World are: the Great Pyramids, Hanging Gardens, Temple of Artemis, Statue of Zeus, the Mausoleum, Pharos Lighthouse, and Colossus of Rhodes.
100
What is botany?
The study of plants.
100
What does "nomad" mean?
One who wanders or roams around
100
GEOGRAPHY: Point out on the map the location of Judah, Israel, Jordan River, Dead Sea, Phoenicia and the Sea of Galilee.
See CC Map
100
What is a citadel?
A stronghold at the center of a city.
200
Tell me about the Age of Imperialism.
During the Age of Imperialism, the British established rule over India in 1858, and Queen Victoria was declared the Empress of India in 1877.
Before his assassination in 1948, Mohandas Gandhi led the passive resistance movement, which helped win India's independence.
200
What is biology?
The study of all living things.
200
Why was the fertile crescent a good place to live?
There was water, good soil, and plenty of grass and plants.
200
HISTORY SENTENCE: Tell me about the Byzantine Empire.
In 313 AD, Byzantine Emperor Constantine legalized Christianity. Emperor Justinian's Code gave right to all men. After Basil II and the Golden Age, Muslim Turks conquered parts of the Byzantine Empire, which led to the Crusades.
200
How did ancient people of India travel long distances?
The Indus River
300
Tell me about Confucius.
Confucius, who lived form 551 BC to 479 BC, taught obedience and respect. Taoism means "The Path" and emphasizes harmony in nature.
300
What is taxonomy?
The process of classifying things.
300
On what continent is Egypt located?
Africa
300
SCIENCE: What are 3 kinds of rock?
Sedimentary, Metamorphic and Igneous.
300
Why is China called "The Far East?"
It is all the way to the east on the map, if you live in the Fertile Crescent.
400
Tell me about the exploration Canada.
John Cabot and Samuel de Champlain explored Canada and the St. Lawrence River. Creation of the Hudson's Bay Company, in 1670, eventually led to war between Britain and France. The maple leaf is the symbol of Canada.
400
What is the difference between angiosperms and gymnosperms?
Angiosperms are plants that make flowers. Gymnosperms are plants that make cones.
400
Early Egypt was divided into Upper Egypt and Lower Egypt. Which was located on the North end of the Nile River, touching the Mediterranean Sea?
Lower Egypt.
400
GEOGRAPHY: On the map of Eastern Asia, point to Mongolia, China, Korea, Japan and the Yellow Sea.
See CC Map.
400
What did Huang Di's wife, Lei Zu, discover?
The silkworm and how to make silk.
500
Tell me about the liberation of South America.
In the early 1800s, San Martin of Argentina, O'Higgins of Chile, and Simon Bolivar of Venezuela fought to liberate South America from Spain.
500
Name either one thing that ferns and mosses have in common, or one difference between them.
Both ferns and mosses make sporangia (or spores). However, ferns are vascular and mosses are not.
500
Name at least 2 Egyption gods?
Ra, Horus, Iris, Osiris, the pharoah
500
HISTORY: Tell me about the civilizations of Mesoamerica.
Three of the advanced civilizations of Mesoamerica from 1200 BC to 1500 AD were the Olmecs, Mayans, and Aztecs.
500
During the Shang dynasty, the Chinese people began to use a special kind of writing. What was it called?
Pictograms, because the words looked like small pictures.