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End of the Year Game Part II- World Geo & Ancient Civ II
End of the Year Game Part II- World Geo & Ancient Civ II
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What is the capital of India?
New Dehli
Columbo
Bombay
Mumbai
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What Ancient Greek city-state was known for its militaristic culture and emphasis on physical fitness?
Athens
Troy
Knossos
Sparta
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The starting point for measuring degrees of east and west longitude is known as the
Equator
Prime Meridian
4
Which Athenian statesman led the city-state during her "Golden Age"?
Pericles
Socrates
Aristotle
Themistocles
5
Medieval Japanese warriors were called?
Shoguns
Helots
Spartans
Samurais
6
What period of time followed the death of Alexander the Great?
The Hellenistic Age
The Pax Romana
The Golden Age
The Age of Exploration
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Height above sea level is known as
flood zone
elevation
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What is the name of this ancient building?
The Oracle at Delphi
The Pnyx
The acropolis
The Parthenon
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What is the capital of China?
Shanghai
Beijing
Hong Kong
Taipei
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Which group of people are native to New Zealand?
The Mayans
The Aborigines
The Maoris
The Aztecs
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A map designed to show natural features such as mountains, rivers, plains, lakes
political map
physical map
topographic map
12
The oldest, continuously practiced religion in the world is...?
Islam
Judaism
Hinduism
Buddhism
13
A map designed to show boundaries of political units, such as countries or states.
physical
thematic
political
special-purpose
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A large flat area that rises above the surrounding land; at least one side has a steep slope
plateau
plain
mountain peak
desert
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Lines of longitude are also called
north lines
parallels
meridians
south lines
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A separate area on a map, usually boxed off, explains the lines, symbols, and colors used on a map.
scale
title
key or legend
compass rose
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West of Brazil on the Pacific Ocean is an example of
absolute location
relative location
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What was the collection of ancient Chinese and personal accounts?
Book of Tang
Balland of Mulan
Book of Songs
Books of Ming
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A plain at the mouth of a river, often triangular in shape, formed when material is deposited by flowing water.
island
swamp
delta
isthmus
20
We live in the
southwest hempisphere
southeast hemisphere
northwest hemisphere
northeast hemisphere
21
The Great Wall of China was built to keep out whom?
The Mongols
The Koreans
The Japanese
The Vietnamese
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Canton is located at roughly 42N, 71W. This is an example of
Relative location
Absolute location
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Which Chinese philosophy taught respect of elders?
Confucianism
Buddhism
Taoism
Legalism
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A large area of flat or gently rolling hill
plain
plateau
mountain
hill
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What country is pictured in this image?
United Kingdom
Australia
New Zealand
Japan
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Which foreign enemy did Athens defeat at the battle of Salamis?
The Persians
The Mycenaeans
The Trojans
The Spartans
27
Where does the word "idiot" come from?
Latin word "idioti", someone who lacks passion and ambition
Egyptian word, "idiuntes", someone who makes a fool of themselves
Hindi word, "idritos", someone who insults others too frequently
Greek word "idiotes", someone who did not participate in the democracy
28
What famous South Asian building is this?
Mini Taj
The Taj Mahal
The Jama Masjid
Red Fort
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Latitude lines measure
distance from the Prime Meridian
distance east and west of the Equator
distance north and south of the Equator
distance on a map
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How did new religions, philosophies and goods travel across Asia?
By Alexander the Great
By Chinese expansion to the west
By the Silk Road
By Mongol conquest
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Siddhartha Guatauma is the founder of what religion?
Buddhism
Legalism
Daoism
Hinduism
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Which Indian king was influencial in the spread of Buddhism?
Siddhartha Guatama
Kautilya
Ashoka
Chandra Gupta
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The native people of Australia are known as...
Micronesian
Maori
Aboriginals
Polynesian
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North, South, East and West are known as
Intermediate directions
Cardinal directions
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Who was assassinated on March 15th 44BCE?
Julius Caesar
Marc Antony
Julian Cesar
Augustus Caesar
