Title: Jeopardy!
1This Is Jeopardy
2Jeopardy!
Final Jeopardy
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What is the scientific name for man?
Answer
4Homo sapiens
520
On what continent do scientists believe that
mankind began?
Answer
6Africa
730
What does Paleolithic mean?
Answer
8Old Stone Age
940
What term means New Stone Age?
Answer
10Neolithic
1150
Paleolithic man mastered the use ofthis to help
control his environment.
Answer
12FIRE!!!!!!!
1360
The discovery of this is what shifted
Paleolithic man into the Neolithic Age.
Answer
14Agriculture
1570
The ____________ of animals in the Neolithic
period helped early man to stop being nomadic.
Answer
16Domestication
1780
Archaeologists use this test to determine the
date/age of organic artifacts.
Answer
18Radiocarbon Dating
1990
Stonehenge, pictured here, was built during
what period of human history?
Answer
20Neolithic
21100
What group of Homo Sapiens took over
the Neanderthals?
Answer
22Cro-Magnon
2310
In what river valley did ancient Egyptian
civilization emerge?
Answer
24Nile
2520
Arc of farmable land stretching from the
Mediterranean Sea to the Persian Gulf.
Answer
26Fertile Crescent
2730
This group from the ancient middle east is
responsible for spreading the alphabet around
the Mediterranean region.
Answer
28Phoenicians
2940
Kings of ancient Egypt were knownas
____________________.
Answer
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30Pharaohs
3150
First written law code, collected by one of the
kings of ancient Babylon.
Answer
32Hammurabis Code
3360
What is the name of this, the first written
language?
Answer
34Cuneiform
3570
With the exception of the Hebrews, most peoples
of the ancient Middle east were ________________.
Answer
36Polytheistic
3780
This group conquered the greatest empire of the
Ancient Middle East. Their ruler Cyrus the Great
released the Hebrews from the Babylonian
Captivity.
Answer
38Persians
3990
This group invaded India through the Khyber pass,
suppressing the Dravidian culture.
Answer
40Aryans
41100
India experienced its Golden Age under the
leadership of this group.
Answer
42Guptas
4310
According to the map, which letter is the Indus
River?
Answer
44C
4520
According to the map, what letter is Sumer?
Answer
46E
4730
- 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
48 C. Location in the Nile River Valley
4940
The major line of longitude that runs through
Greenwich, England.
Answer
50Prime Meridian
5150
The latitude line that is exactly half-way
between the North and South Poles is called the-
Answer
52Equator
5360
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
54D. Physical Map
5570
Physically the largest continent is Asia and the
smallest continent is _________________.
Answer
56Australia
5780
Geographers would identify China as being part of
which region? A. South Asia B. Eastern Europe C.
East Asia D. Middle East
Answer
58C. East Asia
5990
- The term geographers use for a narrow channel
- of water joining two larger bodies of water is
_________. - Bay
- Tributary
- Gulf
- Strait
Answer
60D. Strait
61100
- India is a large sub-continent located
in______________. - East Asia
- South Asia
- Southern Europe
- Eastern Europe
Answer
62B. South Asia
6310
Which of these tools from the Old Stone Age
probably developed first? A. C. B.
D.
Answer
64A.
6520
- Which religion believes in Karma, Dharma,
Reincarnation, - and the Caste System?
- A. Buddhism
- B. Islam
- C. Christianity
- D. Hinduism
Answer
66 D. Hinduism
6730
This religion was founded by Siddhartha Gautama.
Answer
68Buddhism
6940
The core teachings of Buddhism are the Four
Noble Truths and the _________________________.
Answer
70Eightfold Path
7150
This route facilitated trade between China and
the West.
Answer
72Silk Road
7360
This Chinese emperor unified China,built the
Great Wall, and constructed the Terra Cotta
Army.
Answer
74Qin Shihuangdi
7570
This Chinese philosophy stressed filial piety,
education, and following the five relationships
essential for a functional society.
Answer
76Confucianism
7780
Which Chinese philosophy uses thissymbol to
represent balance and harmony in the universe?
Answer
78Daoism
7990
This Indian ruler is responsible for spreading
Buddhism from India throughout Asia.
Answer
80Asoka
81100
In which war did Sparta and Athenswork together
to defeat an enemy Empire?
Answer
82Persian War
83Final Jeopardy
Which letter on the map represents the Aegean
Sea?
Answer
84E.