This country is known for a Great Wall, Terra Cotta Warriors, and silk.
What is China
100
A type of government that is ruled by God or a higher power. The Islamic Republic of Iran is a modern day example of this
What is a theocracy
100
Continents drifting apart causing a deep trench caused the creation of this valley in Africa.
What is the Great Rift Valley
100
He is known as the founder of Buddhism.
Who is Siddhartha Gautama
200
Buddhism originated in this country.
What is India
200
The architectural innovations of this ancient civilization included arches, columns, ramps, and the pyramid-shaped ziggrurat.
Who are the Sumerians of southern Mesopotamia
200
A government in which power is acquired by force. The leader of this government has absolute control over the lives of their citizens. North Korea's leader Kim Jong II is this type of government.
What is a dictatorship
200
This river is the largest in Africa
What is the Nile River
200
China's most famous teacher, philosopher, and political theorist, whose ideas have influenced the civilization of East Asia.
Who is Confucius
300
Followers of Islam are called this.
What are Muslims
300
Hieroglyphs, pyramids, and skilled papermakers
What are the Egyptians
300
This is a computer-based system that stores and uses information linked to geographic locations.
What is a geographic information system
300
The Mongol leader that invaded China and later the empire stretched from the Sea of Japan to the Caspian Sea.
Who is Genghis Khan
400
The Torah is the Holy Writing of this religion.
What is Judaism
400
This civilization built dams and dug ditches or canals to
move the water from the river into their fields. The farmers also built reservoirs in which they collected water.
What are the Ancient Egyptians
400
All citizens participate in this type of government.
What is a democracy
400
This area contains Africa's largest tropical rain forest.
What is the Congo
400
This South Africa president spent 27 years in a South African jail.
Who is Nelson Mandela
500
Jesus is the founder of this religion.
What is Christianity
500
The world's longest continuous railroad, spanning about 6,000 miles and crossing eight time zones.
What is the Trans-Siberian Railroad
500
In this type of government power is inherited. The country is ruled by kings, queens, princes, and princesses.
What is a monarchy
500
This desert is located in North Africa.
What is the Sahara Desert
500
He is known fro creating the first set of written laws.