First day World History

What country is not in Europe?

• England
• Poland
• France
• Egypt

What country is not part of North America?

• Canada
• The USA
• Colombia
• The USA

What is the name of this class?

• US History
• World History
• French History
• European History

A type of picture writing is called ________________.

• hieroglyphics
• papyrus
• alphabet
• cuneiform

Which river did the Egyptians live along?

• MIssissippi River
• Amazon River 
• Nile River
• Danube River 

________ united the Mongols and led them in conquering much of Asia

• Wu Zhao
• Kublai Khan
• Tang Taizong
• Genghis Khan

World War I began in ____ and ended in _____.

• 1914, 1917
• 1917, 1918

• 1914, 1918

Germany used their U-boats to sink ships of the Allied powers; this British passenger liner was destroyed in 1917.

• Lusitania
• USS Maine

What sparked World War I?

• Assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand
• Assassination of Archduke Marmaduke
• Assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdahand
• Assassination of Archduke Kaiser Wilhelm

What is a dynasty?

• a collection of queens
• a collection of kingdoms
• series of rulers from different families
• series of rulers from the same family