Ms. Miner Trivia
The Silk Road and Globalization
Historian's Vocabulary
Current Events and COVID
Geography
100

What state is Ms. Miner from?

Minnesota!!!!!!

100

Which three continents did the Silk Road connect?

Africa, Europe, and Asia 

(Afroeurasia)

100

What kind of source is a first-hand account of an event (like a letter, photo, or speech)

Primary Source

100

Who is the current President of Russia?

Vladimir Putin

100

What is the biggest country in the world by landmass?

Russia

200

What football team does Ms. Miner root for?

THE VIKINGS

200

What was a caravanserai?

Medieval equivalent of a hotel - travelers stopped to rest and exchange ideas

200

Name an example of a secondary source

Article, textbook, etc

(teacher discretion)

200

What does NATO stand for?

North Atlantic Treaty Organization

200

Name the cardinal and intermediate directions.

teacher discretion
300

How many cats does Ms. Miner have?

2

300

What is globalization?

The process of the world becoming interconnected (can include social, economic, and cultural connection)

(teacher discretion)

300

What is the name for a government led by a king or a queen?

Monarchy

300

What does AAPI stand for?

Asian American or Pacific Islander

300

Name the 7 continents

Africa, Asia, Europe, North America, South America, Australia/Oceania, Antarctica

400

Ms. Miner has one brother.  What does he do for a living?

He's a teacher!

400

Name 3 goods (products) that were traded on the Silk Road.

Silk, Spices, Textiles, Horses, Gunpowder, Glass

(teacher discretion)

400

What is cultural diffusion?

The spread of ideas, goods, or beliefs from one place to another

400

Which vocabulary word means: to unfairly blame someone?

Scapegoating

400

Name one country in each of the 7 continents (Antarctica is a freebie)

Teacher discretion

500

What year was Ms. Miner born?

1997

500

Name 2 pros and 2 cons of globalization!

Pros: cultural exchange, lower costs, more variety of goods, economic benefits


Cons: environmental damage (deforestation, invasive species, greenhouse gases), exploitation of labor, cultural uniformity, rich get richer

(teacher discretion)

500
Define export and import

Export: goods you send out from your country

Import: goods you bring in to your country

500

Name one similarity and one difference between reactions to the Bubonic Plague and COVID.

Similarities: Scapegoating, blaming a particular group, people were scared, hateful incidents increased

Differences: Level of severity, which group was blamed

500

What is the name of the supercontinent that existed millions of years ago?

Pangea