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What is History?
Medieval Europe
General History
Ancient Egypt
Ancient China
100

What does BCE stand for?

Before Common Era

100

What is a synonym for 'King'? (Not 'Ruler')

Monarch

100

What was the name of Captain Cooks ship?

Endeavor 

100

What is the name of the long river that flows through Egypt and was essential for farming and transportation?

Nile River

100

What is the name of the most famous long defensive structure built across northern China, originally intended to protect various Chinese states and empires against raids?

The Great Wall of China

200

A Roman coin is what kind of source?

Primary

200

At what age do women typically marry in Medieval times?

12-16

200

Which country was the first to use paper money?

China

200

What were the three main purposes of the large, triangular structures called pyramids?

To serve as a tomb (burial place) for the Pharaoh, to protect the Pharaoh's body and possessions, and to symbolise the Pharaoh's power/journey to the afterlife.

200

Which major trade route connected China to the Mediterranean world and allowed goods like silk, spices, and porcelain to be exchanged?

The Silk Road

300

What does circa mean?

Approximately

300

Describe the houses peasants lived in

Thatched roof - mud walls - 1 or 2 rooms

300

How many wives did Henry VIII have?

6

300

What process did the ancient Egyptians use to preserve the body of a pharaoh, believing it was necessary for their spirit to live in the afterlife?

Mummification

300

It was the belief that the gods granted a ruler the right to rule China. It allowed a dynasty to justify its overthrow of a previous ruler (if the old dynasty became corrupt or unjust) and gave them the authority to rule in the eyes of the people.

The Mandate of Heaven

400

The year 1257 A.D is in what century?

13th 

400

The name of the King who had Magna Carta introduced during his rule?

King John

400

Which country first gave women the right to vote?

New Zealand

400

Name any female pharaoh  

Hatshepsut

Cleopatra VII

Nefertiti

(Any others listed by students)

400

Name the influential teacher and philosopher whose ideas about respect, duty, and relationships (like the Five Relationships) formed the bedrock of Chinese society for over 2,000 years.

Confucius 

500

Where was Otzi the Iceman found?

The Otzal Alps (Between Italy and Austria)

500

In what year did William the Conquerer conquer England?

1066

500

How many extinction events has to earth gone through? (Closest to the number gets the points)

(Five) The Big 5

  • Ordovician-Silurian extinction: About 443 million years ago, which wiped out about 85% of species. 
  • Late Devonian extinction: Around 374 million years ago, with about three-quarters of all species becoming extinct. 
  • Permian-Triassic extinction: The most severe, occurring 250 million years ago and killing over 95% of species. 
  • Triassic-Jurassic extinction: About 200 million years ago, eliminating about 80% of Earth's species. 
  • Cretaceous-Paleogene (K-Pg) extinction: 65 million years ago, which famously killed the dinosaurs. 
500

What is the name of the stone, discovered in 1799, that contained the same text written in three different scripts (hieroglyphs, Demotic, and Greek), which finally allowed historians to translate ancient Egyptian writing?

The Rosetta Stone

500

Name any of the 12 ruling dynasties in China

Xia, Shang, Zhou, Qin, Han, Jin, Sui, Tang, Song, Yuan, Ming, and Qing.