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East Africa
Bonus Questions
European Exploration
American Gov't/Bill of Rights
Vocabulary
100
Name two of the three West African empires we studied.
What are "Ghana," "Mali" and "Songhay"?
100
An estimated ____________ Native America's lived in the New World before the arrival of Europeans.
What is "100 million"?
100
A group of explorers from Denmark, Norway, and Sweden that sailed to North America over 1000 years ago.
What are "Vikings"?
100
A person who uncovers historical evidence of other cultures
What is "Archaeologist"?
200
What two commodities were traded in the empire of Ghana?
What are "Salt and Gold"?
200
Mr. Sigh's middle name.
What is "Louis"?
200
The time period of the Middle Ages
What is 500 bce - 1500 bce
200
The document to which all other U.S. laws must conform.
What is "The Constitution"?
200
A word that means "having to do with government"
What is "political" or "politics" ?
300
Name the country Mr. Sigh indicates on a map of Africa.
Visual Daily Double!
300
Mr. Sigh's dogs name.
What is "Sadie"?
300
The science of determining a ship's location and direction.
What is "navigation"?
300
The form of government we have in the U.S.A.
What is "democracy", "representative democracy"?
300
A person (or company) involved in trade.
What is "merchant"?
400
Africa has three main vegetation regions. What are they?
What is "Desert," "Rainforest," and "Savanna (or grasslands)"
400
Mr. Sigh's cat's name
What is "Samson"
400
An early scientific tool used to determine how far north or south of equator a ship was.
What is "astrolabe"?
400
How many amendments make up the Bill of Rights
What is "10"?
400
The difference between the amount earned and the amount spent in buying, operating, or producing something.
What is "profit"?
500
Name the country Mr. Sigh indicates on a map of Africa.
Visual Daily Double
500
How old in Mr. Sigh?
What is "39"
500
What were the European Explorers originally hoping to find when they happened upon the New World?
What is "a sea route to the Indies"?
500
The five freedoms
Freedom of Speech Freedom of Religion Freedom of the Press Right to Petition Right to Assemble
500
The use of scientific knowledge, skills, and tools for practical purposes.
What is "Technology"?