US HISTORY
WORLD GEOGRAPHY
ANCIENT CIVILIZATIONS
US GOVERNMENT
HUMANITIES
100
He was the first President of the United States.
George Washington
100
This is the name of the body of water on the east coast of the United States.
Atlantic Ocean
100
This civilization built pyramids as tombs for their pharaohs.
Ancient Egypt
100
This city is the nation's capital and center of government.
Washington, DC
100
This subject is the study of past events, people, and societies.
History
200
This famous document, signed in 1776, declared America’s independence.
The Declaration of Independence
200
This continent is home to the Sahara Desert.
Africa
200
This Greek city-state is known as the birthplace of democracy.
Athens
200
This person represents the Executive branch of the United States government, and is also known as the "commander-in-chief" of the armed forces.
The President
200
This word describes the beliefs, arts, and customs shared by a group of people.
Culture
300
This ship carried the Pilgrims to North America in 1620.
The Mayflower
300
This river in Egypt is considered the longest in the world.
Nile
300
This empire created a road system stretching over 50,000 miles.
The Roman Empire
300
This document represents the main laws for the U.S., written long ago, with amendments (changes) added over time.
Constitution
300
This famous painting by Leonardo da Vinci shows a woman with a mysterious smile.
Mona Lisa
400
This U.S. President wrote the Emancipation Proclamation.
Abraham Lincoln
400
This line of latitude divides Earth into Northern and Southern Hemispheres.
Equator
400
This civilization developed cuneiform writing.
Mesopotamia
400
This amendment guarantees an individual's right to free speech, religion, press, and peaceful assembly (protest).
The First Amendment
400
This religion has the most followers worldwide, roughly 2.3 billion people (25% of the worlds population)!
Christianity
500
This conflict between the North and South lasted from 1861–1865.
The US Civil War
500
Mount Everest lies on the border of these two Asian countries.
Nepal and China
500
This civilization was the first to invent paper, significantly aiding communication.
Ancient China
500
This system gives each US state a set number of votes to a presidential candidate, and the first person to reach 270 votes becomes President.
The Electoral College
500
This subject teaches people how to think about big questions, like "What is right and wrong?" or "What is the meaning of life?".
Philosophy