Final Jeopardy
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What is the scientific name for man?
Answer
Homo sapiens
20
On what continent
do scientists
believe that
mankind began?
Answer
Africa
30
What does Paleolithic mean?
Answer
Old Stone Age
40
What term means New Stone Age?
Answer
Neolithic
50
Paleolithic man
mastered the use of
this to help control
his environment.
Answer
FIRE!!!!!!!
60
The discovery of this is what
shifted Paleolithic
man into the Neolithic Age.
Answer
Agriculture
70
The ____________ of animals
in the Neolithic
period helped early man to
stop being nomadic.
Answer
Domestication
80
Archaeologists use this test to
determine the date/age of organic
artifacts.
Answer
Radiocarbon Dating
90
Stonehenge, pictured here,
was built during what period of
human history?
Answer
Neolithic
100
What group of Homo Sapiens
took over the
Neanderthals?
Answer
Cro-Magnon
10
In what river valley did
ancient Egyptian civilization
emerge?
Answer
Nile
20
Arc of farmable land stretching
from the
Mediterranean Sea to the Persian
Gulf.
Answer
Fertile Crescent
30
This group from the ancient middle
east is responsible for
spreading the alphabet around the
Mediterranean region.
Answer
Phoenicians
40
Kings of ancient Egypt were known
as ____________________.
Answer
Pharaohs
50
First written law code, collected by
one of the kings of ancient Babylon.
Answer
Hammurabi’s Code
60
What is the name of this, the first
written language?
Answer
Cuneiform
70
With the exception of the
Hebrews, most
peoples of the ancient
Middle east were
________________.
Answer
Polytheistic
80
This group conquered the
greatest empire of the Ancient
Middle East.
Their ruler Cyrus the Great
released the Hebrews from the
Babylonian Captivity.
Answer
Persians
90
This group invaded India through the
Khyber pass,
suppressing the Dravidian culture.
Answer
Aryans
100
India experienced its Golden Age under the
leadership of this group.
Answer
Guptas
10
According to the map, which letter is the Indus River?
Answer
C
20
According to the map, what letter is Sumer?
Answer
E
30
Which of the following geographic conditions was
most important to the development of early Egyptian
civilization?
A. Moderate climate
B. Protection by the Libyan Desert
C. Location in the Nile River Valley
D. Access to the Mediterranean Sea
Answer
C. Location in the Nile River Valley
40
The major line of longitude that runs
through Greenwich, England.
Answer
Prime Meridian
50
The latitude line that is exactly half-way
between the North and South Poles is called the-
Answer
Equator
60
A topography map which shows how the land looks ( land features)
is also referred to as a _______________.
A. Political Map
B. Language Map
C. Population Map
D. Physical Map
Answer
D. Physical Map
70
Physically the largest continent is Asia
and the smallest continent is _________________.
Answer
Australia
80
Geographers would identify China as being part of which region?
A. South Asia
B. Eastern Europe
C. East Asia
D. Middle East
Answer
C. East Asia
90
The term geographers use for a narrow channel
of water joining two larger bodies of water is _________.
A. Bay
B. Tributary
C. Gulf
D. Strait
Answer
D. Strait
100
India is a large sub-continent located in______________.
A. East Asia
B. South Asia
C. Southern Europe
D. Eastern Europe
Answer
B. South Asia
10
Which of these tools from the Old Stone Age
probably developed first?
A.
C.
B.
D.
Answer
A.
20
Which religion believes in Karma, Dharma, Reincarnation,
and the Caste System?
A. Buddhism
B. Islam
C. Christianity
D. Hinduism
Answer
D. Hinduism
30
This religion was founded by Siddhartha Gautama.
Answer
Buddhism
40
The core teachings of Buddhism are the Four Noble Truths
and the _________________________.
Answer
Eightfold Path
50
This route facilitated trade between China and the West.
Answer
Silk Road
60
This Chinese emperor unified China,
built the Great Wall,
and constructed the Terra Cotta Army.
Answer
Qin Shihuangdi
70
This Chinese philosophy stressed filial piety, education,
and following the five
relationships essential for a functional society.
Answer
Confucianism
80
Which Chinese philosophy uses this
symbol to represent balance and harmony in the universe?
Answer
Daoism
90
This Indian ruler is responsible
for spreading Buddhism from India throughout Asia.
Answer
Asoka
100
In which war did Sparta and Athens
work together to defeat an enemy Empire?
Answer
Persian War
Final Jeopardy
Which letter on the map represents the Aegean Sea?
Answer
E.