History

Question 1

Week 01: Tell me about commandments 1-5.

Answer 1

Thou shalt …

1. have no other gods before me.
2. not make unto thee any graven image.
3. not take the name of the Lord thy God in vain.
4. remember the Sabbath day, to keep it holy.
5. honor thy father and mother: that thy days may be long upon the land the Lord thy God giveth thee.

Question 2

Week 02: Tell me about commandments 6-10.

Answer 2

Thou shalt …

1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. not kill.
2. not commit adultery.
3. not steal.
4. not bear false witness against they neighbor.
5. not covet.

Question 3

Week 03: Tell me about the Greek and Roman gods.

Answer 3

GREEK

• Zeus
• Hera
• Ares
• Aphrodite
• Artemis
• Hermes

ROMAN

• Jupiter
• Juno
• Mars
• Venus
• Diana
• Mercury

Question 4

Week 04: Tell me about the Seven Wonders of the Ancient World.

Answer 4

The Seven Wonders of the Ancient World are: the Great Pyramids, Hanging Gardens, Temple of Artemis, Statue of Zeus, the Mausoleum, Pharos Lighthouse, and Colossus of Rhodes.

Question 5

Week 05: Tell me about the split of the Roman Empire.

Answer 5

The Roman Republic fought the Punic Wars, which were followed by the Pax Romana. In 286 A.D. the empire divided into the Western and Eastern empires until Germanic barbarians defeated the Western Empire, in 476 A.D.

Question 6

Week 06: Tell me about the fall of Rome.

Answer 6

Taxes, slavery, unemployment, and diseases all contributed to the fall of Rome.

Question 7

Week 07: Tell me about Hinduism.

Answer 7

Hinduism, founded around 1500 BC, teaches Brahman is the “one great spirit” and that people are divided into castes. Founded around 530 B.C., Buddhism teaches that Siddhartha was the “enlightened one.”

Question 8

Week 08: Tell me about the Age Imperialism.

Answer 8

During the Age of Imperialism, the British established the rule over India in 1858, and Queen Victoria was declared the Empress of India in 1877. Before his assassination in 1948, Mohandas Gandhi led the passive resistance movement, which helped win India’s independence.

Question 9

Week 09: Tell me about Confucius.

Answer 9

Confucius, who lived from 551 BC to 479 B.C., taught obedience and respect. Taoism means “The Path” and emphasizes harmony with nature.

Question 10

Week 10: Tell me about the Heian Empire.

Answer 10

As the Heian governmen weakened in Japan, Shoguns began to rule and expelled all foreigners during the period of isolation. Circa 1853, Commodore Matthew Perry of the U.S. restored trade, allowing the Meiji to modernize Japan.

Question 11

Week 11: Tell me about the Byzantine Empire.

Answer 11

In 313 A.D., Byzantine Emperor Constantine legalized Christianity. Emperor Justinian’s Code gave rights to all men. After Basil II and the Golden Age, Muslim Turks conquered parts of the Byzantine Empire, which led to the Crusades.

Question 12

Week 12: Tell me about the Muslim Empire.

Answer 12

In 622 A.D., the Muslim Empire’s religion was founded by Muhammad who worshiped Allah. The Ottoman Empire expanded the Muslim Empire until weakness forces westernization.

Question 13

Week 13: Tell me about Kush.

Answer 13

The Kush mined gold along the Nile River from 2000 B.C. to 350 A.D. The Berbers traded gold, iron, and salt in the desert.

Question 14

Week 14: Tell me about the Songhai.

Answer 14

In the 1400s, the Songhai ruled Timbuktu. The Zanj were skilled craftsmen and traders. The Zimbabweans were wealthy, skillful stone craftsmen.

Question 15

Week 15: Tell me about Henry the Navigator.

Answer 15

In the 1400s, Henry the Navigator established colonial rule in Africa, leading to slave trade between the Portuguese and the Ashanti.

Question 16

Week 16: Tell me about the civilizations of Mesoamerica.

Answer 16

Three of the advanced civilizations of Mesoamerica from 1200 B.C. to 1500 A.D. were the Olmecs, Mayans, and Aztecs.

Question 17

Week 17: Tell me about the Aztecs.

Answer 17

The Aztecs used pyramids in rituals of human sacrifice. Their civilization began to fall when Hernán Cortés of Spain defeated Montezuma in 1519.

Question 18

Week 18: Tell me about the Mound Builders.

Answer 18

Circa 1000 B.C. to 1450 A.D., three North American mound-building civilizations were the Adena, the Hopewell, and the Mississippians.

Question 19

Week 19: Tell me about the Anasazi.

Answer 19

The Anasazi of the southwestern United States built adobe villages on the sides of cliffs from 500 B.C. to 1200 A.D.

Question 20

Week 20: Tell me about the Mexican Revolution.

Answer 20

Circa 1910, during the Mexican Revolution, Pancho Villa and Emiliano Zapata fought the federales for “Land and Liberty.”

Question 21

Week 21: Tell me about the exploration of Canada.

Answer 21

John Cabot and Samuel de Champlain explored Canada and the St. Lawrence River. Creation of the Hudson’s Bay Company, in 1670, eventually led to war between Britain and France. The maple leaf is the symbol of Canada.

Question 22

Week 22: Tell me about the British North America Act (1867).

Answer 22

The British North America Act established the Dominion of Canada. The Canadians gained total independence from Britain in 1982. French is spoken in the province of Quebec.

Question 23

Week 23: Tell me about the liberation of South America.

Answer 23

In the early 1800s, San Martin of Argentina, O’Higgins of Chile, and Simón Bolivar of Venezuela fought to liberate South America from Spain.

Question 24

Week 24: Tell me about Napoleon.

Answer 24

When Napoleon threatened the Portuguese Empire, King John VI fled to Brazil. His son, Dom Pedro, granted Brazil independence in 1822.