This island/continent was first inhabited in 1788 by European convicts.
What is Australia
100
In what country would you find 1000's of Terra cotta warriors?
What is China
100
This is the most sacred river in India
What is the Ganges
100
All ancient river civilizations diverted water from rivers using this system of canals and ditches.
What is irrigation
100
This is the longest river in the world.
What is the Nile
200
What island country would you visit if you wanted to meet its indigenous people, the Maori?
What is New Zealand
200
This is the largest of Japan's 4 major islands.
What is Honshu
200
This lightweight fabric wrap is made to form a dress which covers the shoulder and head in India
What is a sari
200
This plant was cultivated by the Nile RIver and was used to make paper, sailcloth, boats and rope.
What is papyrus
200
This former prisoner became the first Black president of South Africa, in 1994.
Who is Nelson Mandela
300
What island AND nation would you find the Komodo dragon in its natural habitat?
Where is Komodo Island and Indonesia
300
This is the highest mountain in the world
What is Mt Everest
300
Identify the 2 major mountain chains that serve as a northern border to India
What is the Hindu Kush and the Himalaya mountains
300
Identify the 2 major rivers which surrounded ancient Mesopotamia.
What is the Tigris and the Euphrates
300
This African country has a coastline that runs along both the Atlantic and the Indian Oceans
What is South Africa
400
This is the name given to Australia's large farms or ranches.
What is a station
400
This animal is indigenous to the bamboo forests of China because it is the main source of their diet.
What is a panda
400
This is the most sacred animal to a Hindu.
What is a cow
400
The archaeologist who discovered King Tut's tomb in 1922.
Who is Howard Carter.
400
Most of norther Africa is considered part of the Middle East and they worship in this Muslim place of worship.
What is a mosque
500
(2 parts) These are the indigenous people of Australia who believe that in the beginning of the world, there was nothing. Identify the people and their creation time.
Who ar the Aborigines and Dreamtime
500
The Japanese surprise attacked this US naval base in Hawaii on Dec 7, 1941.
What is Pearl Harbor
500
A division of social classes in India, which is now illegal; however, it is still practiced in much of India
What is the caste system
500
Ancient Mesopotamian temples located in the center of their city-states.
What are ziggurats.
500
Identify 2 African deserts
What is the Sahara, Kalahari and Namabia (2 of the 3)