People
Who assassinated Abraham Lincoln?
John Wilkes Booth
Where did the Oregon Trail Start?
Independence, Missouri
Who spread Christianity through Japan during the 16th Century?
The Jesuits
Why didn't people in Ancient China cut their hair?
They thought it was from their ancestors.
What is the mechanical reaper used for?
To cut grain
In 1846, who patented the improved sewing machine?
Elias Howe
What is a hacienda?
A large ranch with a Spanish flavor.
What was the name for a Mexican Cowboy?
Vaqueros
Where were sumo matches originally held?
Shinto Shrines
What is a wigwam?
Birchbark house made by the Ojibwe
Akhenaten changed his name from
Amenhotep IV
Gold mining camps that quickly grew into larger towns were called what?
What was the average age of a Civil War soldier? And What was the youngest?
25, 12
Anubis is the Egyptian god of __________ and the _____________.
Mummification, Afterlife
What was an Ironclad?
Who was the president of Mexico who attacked the Alamo in 1836
Antonio Lopez de Santa Anna
What was the Underground Railroad?
The Secret Route African Americans took to escape from the South.
What did Oda Nobunaga want from the Portuguese?
Firearms
What is an Obelisk?
A religious pillar of stone.
What are three examples of things you could buy at a Medieval Japan Marketplace?
Foodstuffs, Pottery, Tools, Cooking Utensils, Household Furniture, Ming Porcelain, Chinese Silk, Korean Cotton, Korean Ginseng
How did Stalin defeat his opponents?
He killed or imprisoned them
By March 1861, what seven states left the Union to make the Confederate States of America?
South Carolina, Alabama, Florida, Mississippi, Georgia, Louisiana, and Texas.
In Medieval Japan, there were certain rules of etiquette such as
A ________ should serve a ___________
The ______________________ should serve the _________________________
Wife, Husband
Eldest daughter-in-law, Female head of the household
What is a possible reason for Akhenaten making his own religion?
To take power away from the priests of Amun.
What three things made the Prairie Schooner good for traveling West?
Large Wheels: stay out of the mud
Watertight: float across rivers