WHI Final
Review
Jeopardy
Game Rules
Teams will choose questions on rotating basis with a
steal mode after each incorrect answer
 Each team gets 10 seconds to give an answer to the
question
 Any team sharing answers with another team will
lose points
* All rulings by the referees are FINAL, no appeals will
be allowed
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Regular Jeopardy
History
Civics and
Government
Geography
Economics
Individuals
Society &
Culture
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Double Jeopardy
History
Civics &
Government
Geography
Economics
Individuals
Society and
Cultures
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History- 100
Who lost at the Battle of
Thermopylae?
Sparta
History- 200
What was the purpose of
the Edict of Milan?
Ensure the toleration of
Christianity in the
Roman empire
History- 300
Who was the first
Egyptian king?
Menes, a.k.a. Narmer
History- 400
Who was responsible for
keeping Africa’s
history?
Griots, storytellers
History- 500
What civilization built
the city of Rome?
Etruscans
History- 600
Who is known as the
greatest Indian ruler
ever?
Asoka
Civics & Government100
Who was the first ruler of
Mali?
Sundiata Keita
Civics & Government200
Describe the
government of the
Ancient Greek city
states.
Direct Democracy
Civics & Government300
Name the members of
Rome’s first
Triumvirate and who
ended up with sole
power.
Crassus, Pompey and
Julius Caesar
Julius Caesar
Civics & Government 400
Who was the first
Emperor of Rome?
Octavian or Caesar
Augustus
Civics & Government –
500
What civilization was
responsible for the
“Law of Nations?”
Rome
Civics & Government600
Who was the leader of the
first empire of China, the
Qin?
Shihuangdi
Geography - 100
Where did the Epic of
Gilgamesh take place?
Mesopotamia, Sumer
Geography - 200
Along what river was the
first Indian civilization
and in what current
country?
Indus River, Pakistan
Geography - 300
Along what river is the
city of Rome?
Tiber River
Geography - 400
Where was Knossos
located?
On the island of Crete
Geography - 500
Nubia was located
along what river?
Nile River
Geography- 600
Near what river was the
Great Zimbabwe located?
Zambezi
Economics - 100
What two products were
traded in West Africa?
Salt and gold
Economics – 200
What was the
nickname of the
Berbers of West
African history?
“Fleets of the Desert”
Economics– 300
What all was
standardized under
the Chinese emperor
of the Qin Dynasty?
Name 2.
Weights, measures,
currency, language
Silk
Economics – 500
Name the trade
language of East
Africa.
Swahili
Economics- 600
What culture group was
responsible for developing
the “contract” and the “bill
of sale?”
Phoenicians
Individuals, Society,
and Culture– 100
What were the Vedas?
Ancient Hindu holy
scriptures, oldest
known in the world
Individuals, Society,
and Culture – 200
Which ancient civilization
was responsible for
developing drama?
Greece
Individuals, Society,
and Cultures– 300
In what year were the first
ancient Greek Olympics?
776 B.C.
Individuals, Society,
and Culture– 400
What does the word,
“Philosophy” mean?
Love of wisdom
Individuals, Society,
and Cultures – 500
Name one of the two
early cities of ancient
India?
Harappa and Mohenjo
Daro
Individuals, Society,
and Cultures- 600
What are anthropology
and archeology?
Anthropology is the
study of the origin and
development of
humans.
Archeology is the study
of materials from past
human life (tools and
buildings, etc.).
History - 200
Who won the
Peloponnesian
Wars?
History-200
Sparta
History - 400
Axum’s King Ezana
brought what religion
to the region?
Christianity
History - 600
Who won all three Punic
Wars?
Rome
History - 800
Name one of the two
earliest Greek
civilizations that we
studied.
Minoan and Mycenaean
History - 1000
Name 2 of the three
languages found on
the Rosetta Stone.
Greek and Egyptian
hieroglyphics
History-1200
The Pax Romana
occurred between
what two famous
Roman emperors?
Octavian (Caesar Augustus)
and Marcus Aurelius
Civics & Government 200
What Roman emperor
is accused of setting
Rome on fire?
Nero
Civics & Government 400
Who was the great
Carthaginian warrior
who took on the
Romans during the
Punic Wars?
Hannibal Barca
Civics & Government 600
SURPRISE!!!
DAILY
DOUBLE
(Chance: Double the next points)
Civics & Government 800
What was the name of the
first mythical or legendary
Chinese dynasty?
Xia
Civics & Government 1000
What did Roman
emperors provide for
the masses to keep
them satisfied?
Grain and circuses
Food and entertainment
Civics & Government1200
What Vandal took over
Rome in 476 A.D.?
Odoacer
Geography - 200
What two rivers flow into
the Persian Gulf?
Tigris and Euphrates Rivers
Geography - 400
Along what river were the
first Chinese
civilizations?
Yellow or Huang He
Geography - 600
Name the African city
that houses the
mosque of Sankore and
was a major center of
Muslim learning and
African trade.
Timbuktu
Geography - 800
What was the
population of the
Roman empire
during its height?
50 million
Geography - 1000
What kingdom was
referred to as the “Ten
Lost Tribes?”
Israel
Geography-1200
What country today has
more Hindus in it than
any other?
India
Economics - 200
What ancient trade
civilization
developed the
alphabet?
Phoenicia
Economics - 400
What Chinese civilization
was responsible for
developing water mills
to grind grain?
Han
Economics - 600
Why was the Persian Royal
Road built?
Help the emperor
communicate with
the rest of the
empire
Economics - 800
What civilization was
responsible for the
symbols for numbers
that we use today?
Gupta Empire of India
Economics - 1000
What trade city fought
the Punic Wars with
Rome?
Carthage
Economics-1200
What were the two
endpoint cities of
the Royal Road?
Sardis and Susa
Individuals, Society,
and Cultures- 200
What purpose did the
Egyptian pyramids
serve?
Tombs
Individuals, Society,
and Cultures- 400
Who were the Xiongnu?
Early Mongols, attempted to
invade China many times
Individuals, Society,
and Cultures- 600
At what age were Spartan
men allowed to retire
from the military?
60 years old
Individuals, Society,
and Cultures- 800
Name the three great
Athenian philosophers.
Socrates, Plato, Aristotle
Individuals, Society,
and Cultures- 1000
Which religion is usually
credited with being the
world’s first
monotheistic religion?
Judaism
Individuals, Society,
and Cultures- 1200
Name the 5
relationships of
Confucius.
Father-son
Husband-wife
Older brother-younger brother
Friend-friend
Ruler-ruled