Ancient Australia
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Ancient Egypt
General knowledge
History
TRUE or FALSE
100
Why is Tasmania separate from Australia now?
Rising sea levels due to end of ice age
100
What fear do you suffer from if you have Cynophobia?
Dogs
100
What is the Egyptian written language?
Hieroglyphics
100
What is the last letter of the Greek alphabet?
Omega
100
Term for a human-made object remaining from a particular period (EG: tools, ornaments)
Artefact
100
TRUE or FALSE
Upper Egypt was in the north and Lower Egypt was in the south
FALSE
200
A key Indigenous person who is a keeper of important spiritual knowledge
Elders
200
On a dart board, what number is directly opposite number 1?
19
200
What is the writing material made from a reed that grew along the Nile?
Papyrus
200
What is Scooby Doo's full name?
Scoobert Doo
200
What is the process of putting events in time order called?
Chronology
200
TRUE or FALSE
Indigenous people tried to take everything possible from nature
FALSE - they just took what they needed
300
The large native animals that roamed the Earth 1.6 million to 10,000 years ago.
Double point question: list two examples
Megafauna
Examples: wombat, goanna, short-faced kangaroo, marsupial lion, emu
300
Which European region is represented by the flag below:
Sicily, Italy
300
Why were scribes considered important in Egyptian society?
They could read and write
300
If you are called a sandgroper, which Australian state do you come from?
Western Australia
300
The study of the past by digging up material remains
Archaeology
300
TRUE or FALSE
Women in Egypt had no rights compared to men
FALSE
400
A form of rock art by carving images into the rock face
Petroglyphs
400
Which animal consumes about 33% of its body weight in a single meal?
Pelican
400
A ______________ is a line of rulers all from one family that rule a country for many years.
Dynasty
400
Who was the first woman to fly solo across the Atlantic Ocean?
Amelia Earhart
400
How many of the Seven Wonders of the World still exist?
Double point question: name those that still exist
One
The Great Pyramids of Giza
400
TRUE or FALSE
Rock art and dreamtime stories are primary sources of evidence
TRUE
500
What is the estimated age of the human remains found in Lake Mungo?
38,000 - 42,000 years old
500
What does a funambulist walk on?
A tight rope
500
Who was buried in the Great Pyramid?
Khufu, the second pharaoh of the fourth dynasty
500
How many degrees does the earth rotate each hour?
15°
500
What does the AD dating system stand for?
Anno Domini
500
TRUE or FALSE
In Ancient China, Shi Huangdi had 6,000 terracotta soldiers guarding his tomb
TRUE
600
Who is Weowie from the Dreamtime stories?
Water serpent
600
Nephelococcygia is the practice of doing what?
Finding shapes in clouds
600
Which God killed Osiris?
Double point question: how were they related?
Seth
(Brother)
600
List the 7 colours of monopoly money
Double points question: correctly place the colour with the $ value
White = $1
Pink = $5
Yellow = $10
Green = $20
Blue = $50
Beige = $100
Orange = $500
600
A classmate is presenting a report about Cleopatra. The classmate giving the report is:
a) a secondary source
b) a primary source
a) a secondary source
600
TRUE or FALSE
The Zhou dynasty was the longest Ancient Chinese dynasty
TRUE
1046 BCE - 256 BCE