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Black Death
Petroglyphs, Pictographs & Rock Art
Famous People
War and More Wars
Hodge Podge
100
What are the Middle Ages
What is time period associated with Black Death?
100
Rock art.
What is the term used for how people long ago recorded events, ideas, plans and feelings by marking them on a stone or other hard surface. The markings were done by carving, scratching, or painting.
100
George Washington
Who was an American politician and soldier who served as the first President of the United States from 1789 to 1797 and is considered one of the Founding Fathers of the United States of America?
100
American Revolutionary War
What is the name of the war that began on April 19, 1775 and ended on September 3, 1783? The armed conflict was between Great Britain and thirteen of its North American colonies.
100
Delaware and Maryland.
What are the two states between Washington, DC?
200
Europe
What continent is most closely associated with the Black Death? This pandemic did start in Eurasia and peaked in this continent.
200
Petroglyph.
What is an image that is carved into rock.
200
Blackbeard.
What is the nickname for Edward Teach also known as Edward Thatch who was a famous pirate of the late 17th century and early 18th century. He roamed the waters of the West Indies and the eastern US coast.
200
Boston Tea Party
What is the name of this famed act of American colonial disobedience which was a protest against British taxation. Boston merchants refused to surrender to Patriot pressure. On the night of December 16, 1773, Samuel Adams and the Sons of Liberty boarded three ships in the Boston harbor and threw 342 chests overboard. This resulted in the passage of the punitive Coercive Acts in 1774 and pushed the two sides closer to war.
200
District of Columbia
What does the "D.C." stand for in Washington, DC?
300
FLeas
What carried the Black Death through Eurasia and Europe?
300
Pictograph
What is a drawing or painting that is created on a rock.
300
Woodrow Wilson
Who is the American politician and former president of Yale University who served as our 28th President from 1913 to 1921? He oversaw World War I and its peace agreement.
300
Boston Massacre
What is the name of the event which took place on March 5, 1700, in which British Amy soldiers shot and killed five people while under attack by a mob. The incident was heavily publicized by leading Patriots, such as Paul Revere and Samuel Adams, to encourage rebellion against the British powers.
300
Catapult
What is the name of the medieval weapon which had a bucket, restraining rope, payload, arm, and frame?
400
Between 75 to 200 million people.
How many estimated deaths resulted as a result of the Black Death? 1 to 50 million? 75 to 200 million?? 400 to 800 million??? 1 billion?
400
France.
What is the country associated with the Lascaux which is famous for its Paleolithic cave paintings. The 20,000 year old paintings consist primarily of large animals.
400
Hominid
Who is this early man who walked on two feet? One definition gives any of a family of two-footed primate mammals that include the human beings together with their extinct ancestors and related forms. HINT: Begins with "h" and has a total of 7 letters.
400
Afghan War
What is the longest war in which the US fought?
400
Hemisphere
What is half of the earth called?
500
Antibiotics
What is the main medical advancement which has lowered the mortality rates for plagues?
500
Sandstone
What is the rock which served as the canvas for most rock art?
500
Lucy.
What is the name given to this Australopithecine found by anthropologist Donald Johanson. Her remains strengthened the history and science of evolution.
500
Lusitania
What is the name of the ship which was torpedoed on May 7, 1915? Less than a year after World War I broke out across Europe, a German U-boat torpedoed and sank this British ocean liner which was sailing from New York City to Liverpool, England. More than 1,100 people drowned, including more than 120 Americans. Nearly two years would pass before the United States formally entered World War I, but the sinking of this ship played a significant role in turning public opinion against Germany, both in the United States and other nations.
500
Oral history.
What is history called that is not written down?