Random History 1
Sumerian
Who was the man that God called out of Ur
Abraham
The largest country in Africa
Sudan
The short descendants of the original inhabitants of the Democratic Republic of Congo
Pygmies
First black president of South Africa
Nelson Mandela
What is Africa's highest mountain
Mt. Kilimanjaro
Kenya's capital
Nairobi
South Korea's capital
Seoul
Why is History important to learn (Explain to your teacher)
Because it helps us learn from past mistakes and allows us not repeat those mistakes.
Hanging Gardens
Babylon
What is the Sumerian wedge-shaped writing called
Cuneiform
Sudd
Serengeti National Park is located in
Greatest missionary-explorer of Africa
David Livingstone
What is the fourth largest island in the world
Madagascar
The well-known capital of South Africa
Cape Town
Taiwan's capital
Taipei
Why did the Lydians develop coins from the bars they use to pay with?
Because dishonest traders would chip pieces of the metal to remove its value. To stop dishonest traders, the Lydians developed coins because it was harder to chip and was easier to transport.
Coins
Lydian
Which religion did not begin in the Middle East
A. Christianity C. Islam
B. Hinduism D. Judaism
The structure built to control flooding of the Nile
Aswan High Dam
Leader of Communist China
Mao Ze Dong/Mao Tse Tung
Father of American Missions
Adoniram Judson
Where is the Barbary Coast located
Mediterranean Sea
Tanzania's capital
Dar es Salaam
Thailand's capital
Bangkok
When archaeologists dug into Lady Shubad's tomb, what did they find?
They found that jewelry, vases, pots, and dead bodies of her servants. (To entertain her in the afterlife)
Early Empire Builders
Hittites
What language is spoken by most people in the Middle East today
Arabic
The waterway separating Africa and Asia
Suez Canal
Only woman Pharaoh of ancient Egypt
Hatshepsut
What is the key to unlocking hieroglyphics
Which of the following is not a need in Africa today?
A. the gospel B. education
C. natural resources D. stable government
C. Natural Resources
China's capital
Beijing
Turkey's capital
Ankara
How advanced was the defense system of the city of Babylon?
It has 2 thick walls, 2 chariots can travel on the top of its walls, it also had a mote in between the walls.
Alphabet; Purple Dye
Phoenician
What is the Middle East's most important natural resource today
Oil
The body of water connecting the Mediterranean Sea and the Atlantic Ocean
Strait of Gibraltar
Father of Faith Missions
Hudson Taylor
What was an Egyptian irrigation device
Shadoof
Egypt's Capital
India's capital
New Delhi
Philippines's capital
Manila
How did the Persians brilliantly conquer the city of Babylon
They dug tunnels underneath the walls
No great accomplishment
Canaanites
In which river valley did the Indian Civilization begin
Indus River
The second largest freshwater lake in the world
Lake Victoria
Righteous Batswana Chief
Khama
Spice Islands
Indonesia
Sudan's capital
Khartoum
Iraq's capital
Baghdad
The name of the first president of Kenya
Kenyatta
Because Evolution teaches that man-kind began as an animal/monkey, which goes against what the bible teaches.
What is the false idea that man began as an animal
Evolution
What is the belief that when a person dies he is reborn into another man or animal
Humanism
The largest city in Africa
Kinshasa
First known African Christian
Ethiopian Eunuch
Land of the Rising Sun
Japan
DRC's (Democratic Republic of Congo) capital
Kinshasa
Israel's capital
Jerusalem
Singapore
During Ancient India, there was a social system called a Caste system. How was this Caste System unfair? and how did it affect people's lives personally? What were people called when they were kicked out of their caste?
Someone who was born to a specific caste was not allowed to leave that Caste. If a farmer's son grew up, even if he had the best grades; he would still end up in the lowest caste.
People born to different castes were not allowed to hang out or marry people from different caste systems. They could be punished with death.
If someone was kicked out of their caste, they were called an Outcaste.
Which event divides time into B.C and A.D (Exact Phrase)
Christ's coming to earth
Which country was was once called Persia
Iran
The two African countries that were never colonies of Europe
Ethiopia and Liberia
Queen of the Cannibals
Mary Slessor
What is the city famous for learning
Timbuktu
Ethiopia's capital
Addis Ababa
Japan's capital
Tokyo
Jonah
A communist government tries to convince people that they support equal rights and opportunity for everyone. They teach that there does not need to the rich and the poor; there can only be equality. However, what does a person have to actually do before there is "equality".
To form equality in a communist government, a person must lose all of his rights to the government. In reality, communism is just getting trapped into believing that you have freedom.