Unit 1
Unit 2
Unit 3
Miscellaneous
Fun Facts
100
When did the Neolithic Revolution take place?
(What two 'ages' came before it and what 'age' came after it?)
What is ~12,000 years ago in ca. 10,000 BCE?
What are the Stone Age, Paleolithic Age, and the Neolithic Age?
100
Describe the Roman Republic and the various offices.
What is....
- Consuls (2 people elected every year)
- Dictator (elected for a 6 month period)
- Senate (300 Patricians elected for life)
- Voting rights and privileges held by Roman citizens.
100
What is the significance of the gold and salt trade in Africa?
What is...
- Provided wealth to the Mediterranean and Northern African empires
- Was equally beneficial for both parties
- Gave African empires necessary materials to survive and continue thriving and expanding
100
A story about a man who is away from his home for about 20 years and somehow keeps getting lost.
What is the Odyssey by Homer in roughly 750 BCE?
100
Ms. Weltch's favorite beverage
What is iced coffee?
200
What are hominids?
What is a family in which humans are a part of that is categorized by being bipedal--walking on two feet?
200
The three reasons why Socrates was tried by an ancient Greek cabinet.
What are...
1.) corrupting the minds of the young men
2.) not respecting the gods/goddesses in Rome
3.) introducing a new religion (or gods/goddesses) in Rome
200
In 1054 this event occurred, causing a shift in the Western world as well as Christianity.
What is the Great Schism?
200
A place where people went to study and invent new technologies in the Middle East during the 8th-9th century. This place was destroyed in 1258 CE when the Mongols invaded.
What is the House of Wisdom?
200
Before the Bald Eagle was decided on as the national bird for the United States of America, Benjamin Franklin mocked it in a letter to his daughters, stating that the national bird should be a ...
What is a Turkey?
300
Code of Hammurabi
What is the first recorded codified set of laws for a society? These laws were written in Babylon around 1750 BCE and include protections for women and enslaved people. They were written by King Hammurabi.
300
Athens prospered under Pericles due to this event...
What is the Persian Wars?
300
The death of this figure led to the French winning the Hundred Years War through their creation of the canon and reenergized passion.
Who is Joan of Arc?
300
The name for the area/region in which archaeologists have found evidence of early hominids.
What is the Great Rift Valley?
300
This U.S. President is in the Wrestling Hall of Fame.
Who is Abraham Lincoln?
400
Hanging Gardens of Babylon
What is one of the Seven Wonders of the Ancient World? These gardens were built by King Nebuchadnezzar II around 600 BCE.
400
Constantine and Diocletian are accredited with the downfall of Rome due to these two actions...
What are...
1.) Diocletian split the empire into two parts (East and West)
2.) Constantine moved the capital from Rome TO Constantinople
400
What were the overall roles of King Ferdinand and Queen Isabella?
What are...
- Spanish Inquisition
- Increased Exploration
- Increased Funding and Public Works Programs
400
Name two different forms of government, explain them, and provide an example of each from the various civilizations that we have discussed in class.
What are....
- There are too many options for this one
400
This green puppet, who spoke in strange proverbs, was featured in a hit 1980s film and went on to be a cultural icon.
What is Yoda from The Empire Strikes Back (1980)
500
Describe the structure of ancient Egyptian civilization.
500
Describe the Punic Wars and the major outcomes.
What are a series of three wars between 264 - 146 BCE between Rome and Carthage?
- Involvement of Scio Africanus, a Roman general, and Hannibal, a Carthaginian general
- War tactics
- Use of elephant warfare
500
What are three impacts from the Bubonic Plague?
What are...
1.) decrease in religion and religious practices --> a questioning of the government and role of the pope
2.) decreased population in Europe (killed 1/3 to 1/2 of the entire population)
3.) led to increased freedoms by people in society due to the overall decreased population
500
Explain the differences between the Minoans and Mycenaeans.
What is ...
Mycenaeans: mainland Greece, wartime society, Linear B (translated)
Minoans: Crete with a capital at Knossos, peaceful society, bull-jumping, Linear A (not translated)
500
The names from the party of nine, who travel across Middle Earth on an adventure to destroy a ring in Mordor.
(or at the very least just the four Hobbits involved)
What is Lord of the Rings?
Who are...
- Gandalf
- Legolas
- Gimli
- Aragorn
- Boromir
- Frodo
- Sam
- Merry
- Pippin