QoD Archive Quiz of the Day
1.
WHI.8b The common people of the Islamic Civilization spoke what language?
A)
Latin
B)
Moroccan
C)
Greek
D)
Arabic
2.
WHI.11a The Mayans lived in what is now
A)
Mexico’s Yucatan Peninsula and Guatemala’s rain forests
B)
Peru, Ecuador, and Chile
C)
the central Mexican Basin
D)
North America’s Great Plains region
3-5. Label the Civilizations/Empires. Spelling counts.
6.
WHI.6c The influential set of early Roman laws was
A)
Draco’s Law Code
B)
Ten Commandments
C)
the Five Pillars
D)
the Twelve Tables
7.
WHI.5f 2 X Medieval Spanish Leaders- 5 pts each. Spelling counts
8.
WHI.6c The United States of America and Rome are both examples of a __?__ or a government in which people elect leaders to vote on issues for them.
A)
aristocracy
B)
direct democracy
C)
representative
democracy
D)
tyranny
9.
WHI.5ef 2 Points for every contribution of Greek culture to Western civilization you can name.
10. WHI.12b (A break from puzzles!) Name the civilization that dominated Russia, China, and Southwest Asia during the 13th & 14th centuries (4 pts), one major leader of this civilization (3 pts), and the term for one of their tribal leaders / generals (3 pts).
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Bonus
WH
I.5a,b Fill in the blanks: (3 points each, but spelling counts)__________________, __________________ = Terrain type throughout much of Greece, Name for a Greek city state
__________________, __________________ = Greek goddess of the hunt (twin of the god of the sun), Greek goddess of wisdom and battle planning (sprang from Zeus' head)