Geography
Which ocean is between North America and Europe?
Atlantic Ocean
What is the name of the person who founded Islam?
Muhammad
Who was the French queen who lost her head during the French Revolution?
Marie Antoinette
Year when Columbus 1st sailed to the New World
1492
Which three nations formed the Axis alliance during WWII?
Germany, Italy, and Japan
What is the largest continent?
Asia
Which religion was founded in India, but eventually spread throughout East and Southeast Asia?
Buddhism
Who was the Malian king who was extremely wealthy and also extremely generous?
Mansa Musa
What is the name of the period that started in England that saw a dramatic increase in machines and industry?
Industrial Revolution
What empire did Australia, New Zealand, Canada, and India all used to be part of?
The British Empire
Name three food indiginous to the Americas
Beans, corn, squash, tomatoes, avocado, pineapple, etc
Which religion came first according to archeology and history?: Islam, Judaism, or Christianity?
Judaism
What is the name of the religious reformer who sparked the Protestant Reformation?
Martin Luther
What was the movement in the 1700s that emphasized reason and science over superstition and blind faith?
The Enlightenment
Which Mesoamerican (central American) empire ruled over modern day Mexico before the Spanish arrived?
The Aztecs
What is the ancient trade route linking China with the West, that carried goods and ideas between the two areas?
The Silk Road
The law of Karma and reincarnation are beliefs in what religion(s)?
Hinduism, Buddhism, Jainism, and Sikhism.
Which world leader successfully led a nonviolent movement against British rule in India?
Mahatma Gandhi
What was the period called in Europe in which there was a rebirth of classical art, literature and thought?
The Renaissance
What is the name of the sea voyage taken by slave ships from West Africa to the Caribbean and the American South?
The Middle Passage
India, Pakistan, East Pakistan (Bangladesh), Burma (Myanmar), Kashmir
Which religions are referred to as "Abrahamic" religions?
Mainly Judaism, Christianity, and Islam, but also the Baha'i Faith, the Druze Faith, Samaritanism, and Mandaeism.
Name of Haitian leader who led a successful slave revolt
Touissant Louverture
What was the name given to the war in which China fought against the British to stop the British import and selling of opium in China?
The Opium War(s)
What is the name of the Latin American revolutionary who led independence movements in modern day Venezuela, Colombia, Ecuador, Peru, and Bolivia? (Hint: One of these countries is named after him)
Simon Bolivar