Great Speeches
Name one of the presidents that were studied in the Great Speeches project.
Lyndon B. Johnson, John F. Kennedy, Barack Obama
Name one of the major rivers of Ancient China.
The Yellow or Huang He River and the Yangtze or Chang Jiang River
Name 2 of the four vegetation zones in West Africa.
Sahara, savannah, sahel, rainforest.
What are the four cardinal directions?
north, south, east, west
How many siblings does Ms. Kickham have?
7
Name one of the female voting rights' activists studied in this unit.
Susan B. Anthony, Sojourner Truth
Which Chinese philosophy is best represented by the quote: "It is dangerous for a ruler to trust others. He who trusts others can be manipulated by others."
Legalism
Who was the founder of Islam?
The prophet Muhammad
latitude and longitude
Name 4 of the countries Ms. Kickham has been to.
Canada, Kenya, Nicaragua, Oman, United Arab Emirates, Chile, Uruguay, Argentina, Belize
What do you call it when you take someone else's ideas and put them into your own words?
paraphrase
The Silk Road
Name 8 countries in Africa.
Ms. K will let you know if you are correct.
The Pacific Ocean borders the United States to the....
west
Where is Ms. Kickham going this summer and who with?
Peru with Ms. Madden
Taliban anti-education policies, especially for girls.
Who wrote Lessons for Women, a book that advised women on proper behavior according to Confucian values?
Ban Zhao
Mansa Musa, a leader of the Mali Empire, bought so much gold to Egypt that what happened?
The value of gold decreased or people became aware of Mali's wealth.
Name the 7 continents and 5 major oceans of the world.
Pacific, Indian, Atlantic, Arctic, Southern
What is Ms. Kickham's favorite book?
Anne of Green Gables
Name two of the Great Speeches figures that came from countries in Asia.
Indira Gandhi, Mahatma Gandhi, Liu Xiaobo
DOUBLE JEOPARDY: Name 10 countries in Asia.
Ms. K will let you know if you are correct.
This is a trade network across the African Desert that involved goods like gold, salt, and enslaved people.
Trans-Saharan Trade
If I said Canada is north of the United States, I am describing the ______________ ______________ of Canada.
relative location
Name 3 cities Ms. Kickham has lived.