Polynesia
Which American state was part of the ancient Polynesian civilizations?
Hawaii
What are the three main pre-Columbian civilizations in the Americas?
Aztecs, Mayans and Incas
What is a dynasty?
A sequence of rulers from the same family.
Which two modern-day religions have its roots in Ancient India?
Buddhism and Hinduism.
What was the first major African empire?
Egypt.
What are the three regions considered when studying the ancient societies in the Pacific Ocean islands?
Polynesia, Micronesia and Melanesia.
Mexico City
How many dynasties ruled China between 1046 BCE and 220 AD?
Three.
What is the name of the main language used in ancient Indian religion?
Sanskrit
Which major empire did the Carthaginians fall to?
Roman
Easter Island is a province of which country?
Chile
Which vegetable was first introduced to the Europeans by the Incas?
Potatoes
Four major inventions are usually attributed to the Ancient Chinese. Name three of them.
Paper, gunpowder, compass and printing.
The Gupta empire ruled an area equivalent to eight modern-day countries. Name four of them.
India, Pakistan, Afghanistan, Bangladesh, Nepal, China, Iran, and Bhutan.
Which empire was located in the Nubian region, bordering Egypt?
Kush
Which three European countries colonized the Polynesian region?
Germany, France and the UK.
According to Mayan lore, when was the world supposed to have ended?
2012
The longest known family tree in the world starts in Ancient China and stems all the way to the philosopher Confucius. How many generations are there in it? (+/- 5%)
80
What is Buddha's name?
(Siddhartha) Gautama
At its peak, the Mali empire ruled over ten modern-day countries. Name five of them.
Senegal, Mauritania, Mali, Burkina Faso, Niger, The Gambia, Guinea-Bissau, Guinea, the Ivory Coast and Ghana.
What was the most recent Polynesian country to gain its independence?
Palau - 1994
The three main societies in pre-Columbian Americas correspond to a total of eleven modern-day countries. Name ten of them.
Mexico, Guatemala, Belize, El Salvador, Honduras, Ecuador, Chile, Bolivia, Peru, Argentina, and Colombia.
Dynasties ruled China for long after the period considered as Ancient China. When did the last dynasty fall? (+/- 20)
1911
The Trimurti are the three main Hindu gods - the creator, the destroyer and the preserver. Name two of them.
Brahma, Shiva and Vishnu.
Seven European countries took part in what is called Scramble for Africa, colonizing most of the continent. Name them.
Belgium, France, Germany, Italy, Portugal, Spain, United Kingdom