| Ancient Civilizations | ||
| #1 | Which ancient civilization built a great wall to protect against invaders? | China |
| #2 | Which ancient civilization had leaders called pharoahs, mummified dead leaders, and built large pyramids? | Egypt |
| #3 | Common in the Indus Valley civilization, what was the Hindu belief that people are reborn again in a different forms after death? | Reincarnation |
| #4 | Famous in ancient Greece, what word comes from the Greek word meaning “love of wisdom” and was practiced by Socrates, Plato, and Aristotle? | Philosophy |
| #5 | Which ancient civilization created the alphabet that influenced the Greeks and the Romans? | Phoenicians |
| Rome & Greece | ||
| #1 | Who was the first emperor of Rome? | Augustus Caesar |
| #2 | In order, list the three forms of government that Rome experienced? | Monarchy, Republic, Empire |
| #3 | Which two groups fought each other in the Great Peloponnesian War? | Athens & Sparta |
| #4 | Which Greek was known as the “father of history”? | Herodotus |
| #5 | In order to know the "will of the gods" or to predict the future, what objects did the ancient Greeks turn to? | Oracles |
| Early Middle Ages | ||
| #1 | Which group finally defeated the Western Roman Empire in 476 A.D.? | Barbarians |
| #2 | Which group of peasants entered unwritten feudal contracts with lords? | Serfs |
| #3 | Which group of trained combatants was expected to follow the Rules of Chivalry? | Knights |
| #4 | What system formed as a way for wealthy nobles to receive crops and services in exchange for protecting a group of peasants? | Feudalism |
| #5 | Who was named “Emperor of the Romans” on Christmas Day in 800 A.D. by Pope Leo? | Charlemagne |
| High & Late Middle Ages | ||
| #1 | What is the name for the series of holy wars fought between Christians and Muslims for control of the Holy Land? | Crusades |
| #2 | Which disease spread as a result of fleas on rats? | Black Death |
| #3 | The Eastern Roman Empire lost all territory except that in Greece, Turkey, and Egypt, and became known by what other title? | Byzantine Empire |
| #4 | What was the name of the business associations that were formed in the High Middle Ages to regulate the production and pricing of products in many different industries? | Guilds |
| #5 | Which version of the Plague was spread by coughing up droplets of blood and mucus? | Pneumonic Plague |
| Religion | ||
| #1 | Who is the head of the Roman Catholic Church? | Pope |
| #2 | What is the term for the belief in one God rather than many gods? | Monotheism |
| #3 | Which group was wrongly accused of poisoning Christian drinking wells, thereby causing Black Death? | Jews |
| #4 | What does the term “secular” mean? | Non-Religious or Worldly |
| #5 | Which meeting of important Catholic officials occurred in response to the Protestant Reformation? | Council of Trent |
| Final Question | |