QoD Archive

Quiz of the Day

1.

WHI.2a Hunters and gatherers were able to permanently settle due to the creation of:

A) metal tools
B) weapons
C) domestication of animals
D) agriculture

2.

WHI.10a  The Silk Road stretched across Asia to the ____?____.

A) Red Sea
B) Black Sea
C) Indian Ocean
D) Mediterranean Basin

3.

WHI.5a  Greek colonization was related to overpopulation and the lack of ________.

A) transportation
B) arable land
C) slaves
D) leadership

4.

 WHI.5a  Which of these was not a city-state important to the rise of Greek civilization?

A) Athens
B) Sparta
C) Troy
D) Rome

5. 

WHI.5a  Name the two peninsulas that make up mainland Greece. 5 pts each, and spelling counts.

6.

WHI.4b Buddhism instructed followers to understand the ________________ and follow the ________________ .

A) Four Noble Truths . . . Eightfold Path
B) Power of nature . . . Yin and Yang
C) Vedas. . .Upanishads
D) Torah. . .Ten Commandments

7. WHI.4c  Name the two holy texts of Hinduism.

8.

WHI.4f  Name two religions founded in China.

9.

WHI.5a What LINCS term refers to people moving and finding new land to start new cities/towns/villages?

 

10.

WHI.4d  What did Asoka use in order to spread the messages of Buddhism?

A) missionaries
B) apostles
C) monks
D) e-mail

 

 

Bonus

 

WHI.4d 2 Points for every contribution of Classical China, and +3 pts for one drawn- go!