India
Name one of the three main rivers of India
Indus River, Brahmaputra River, Ganges River
Which half of China contained 94% of China's population?
Inner China
What are the two types of imaginary lines that run across the earth?
Latitude and Longitude
Where are the headquarters of the UN located?
New York City
Who was the Goddess of Wisdom and War Strategy?
Athena
Why can't we learn about the Indus Valley Civilization through their writing?
It is undeciphered (accept similar answers)
The luxurious silk that was traded along the Silk Road was made from what animal?
Silkworms (Caterpillars, Silk moths, Worms *HALF POINTS*)
What is Mr. Consentino's Room Number (NO CHEATING BY LOOKING)
C311
In Flint, Michigan, residents were drinking water contaminated with what?
Lead
Which city-state was known for giving more rights to women than any other area of Greece?
Sparta
In Hinduism, the social structure divided people into 4 main castes: The Shudra, the Vaishya, the Kshatriya, and the _________.
Brahmin
During the Shang Dynasty, people communicated with ancestors by throwing these things into the fire and reading the cracks that form
Oracle Bones (Bones)
Name the 5 oceans of the world
Atlantic Ocean, Pacific Ocean, Southern Ocean, Arctic Ocean, and Indian Ocean
Name all 6 official languages of the United Nations
English, Spanish, French, Russian, Arabic, and Mandarin (Chinese*)
The Greeks invented what field of mathematics, which also includes use of the number pi ?
Geometry
Ashoka's prison, where people were famously ground with a mortar and pestle until only their bones remained, was called what?
Hell on Earth
Name the 3 founders of the philosophies: Confucianism, Taoism, and Legalism
Confucius, Laozi, Han Fei
Mr. Consentino's first name is Anthony, but what does he actually go by?
Tony
Each individual at a UN Meeting is called a delegate. What is a group of delegates from a single country called?
Delegation
This formidable opponent to the Greeks caused the Peloponnesian War. Eventually, Alexander would conquer it
The Persian Empire
What was the Buddha's FULL name?
Siddhartha Gautama
China's enemy to the north, and the reason the Great Wall was built, were called who?
The Xiongnu
What year was Mr. C born in?
2000
Name 2 of the 3 types of water problems we discussed.
Scarcity, Pollution, and Mismanagement
What two theories are there for why Alexander died?
BE. SPECIFIC.
Typhoid Fever or Poisoning