the difference between monotheistic and polytheistic.
BONUS POINTS FOR AN EXAMPLE OF ONE MONOTHEISTIC GROUP THAT WE STUDIED AND ONE POLYTHEISTIC GROUP THAT WE STUDIED.
the number of god(s).
100
this region of our world is presently melting at a staggering pace because of human influence on our global climate.
the arctic.
100
the name of the lake upon which the Aztec built their city of Tenochtitlan.
Lake Texcoco.
100
a main feature of a map that is used to tell cardinal direction.
a compass.
100
these are the three largest countries on earth.
Russia.
Canada.
the U.S.
200
this religion considers Mecca to be its holiest city, and it is located in this present-day country.
Islam, and it is located in Saudi Arabia.
200
this region of the world located around this line has the highest average temperatures.
the equator.
200
the names of the five oceans.
Arctic, Atlantic, Indian, Pacific, and Southern.
200
this is the single largest obstacle in the way of everyone being able to communicate with everyone and anyone else.
language.
200
this type of map shows elevation.
a topographical map.
300
the name of the house of worship for each of the three Abrahamic religions.
Synagogue/Temple, Church, Mosque.
300
this region is home to all three Abahamic religions, and has been (for extended periods of time) for over a thousand years.
the Middle East.
300
spell the name of the sea that surrounds the Italian peninsula AND ALSO the sea that lies directly between the U.S. and Mexico.
Mediterranean and Caribbean.
300
the grid of imaginary lines that blanket our planet and allow us to use precise coordinates for gps.
Longitude and Latitude.
300
the name of the city in Northern Africa wherein the merchants made more money selling books than they did selling anything else.
Timbuktu.
400
this series of holy wars (a) saw people from which [at least two] present-day countries (b) attempt to ‘re-conquer’ the holy land.
BONUS POINTS FOR NAMING THE RELIGIONS INVOLVED IN THESE WARS.
the Crusades; France, Germany, Austria, Italy, Switzerland.
400
sub-Saharan Africa, containing countries like Mauritania, Sudan, Mali, Chad, and Niger.
the Sahel.
400
the two main rivers in the Middle East that run through present-day Iraq.
the Tigris and the Euphrates.
400
the number of continents and their names.
Seven. Africa, Antarctica, Asia, Australia, Europe, North and South America.
400
this invention during the Renaissance made it easier for knowledge and ideas to spread.
BONUS POINTS FOR THE YEAR IT WAS INVENTED IN EUROPE OR THE YEAR IT WAS INVENTED IN KOREA.
Printing Press by Gutenberg.
500
of the six major world religions, these three are of the Abrahamic Tradition.
BONUS POINTS FOR NAMING THE OTHER THREE.
Judaism, Christianity, and Islam.
500
name and spell four of the ‘Stan’ countries in central Asia.
Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, Uzbekistan, Turkmenistan, Afghanistan, and Pakistan.
500
these are the five ‘Great Lakes’ that exist in the United States.
Huron, Ontario, Michigan, Erie, and Superior.
500
this is the reason why 'seasons' exist.
the tilt of the earth's axis.
500
these are ALL of the major ways that an early civilization could have access to food.