ABC Bowl Questions: Easy 1. In order to be a king or queen in Ancient Maya, you had to be: a. Voted in b.

Born into a royal family c. Able to bribe high officials d. Able to pass a test 2. Most of the population in Mayan society was made up of: a. Royals b. Farmers c. Warriors d. Cooks 3. Why is Mesopotamia referred to as the Fertile Crescent? a. The dimensions of the land b. The area was known for its rich farmland c. The region was so densely populated d. All of the above 4. Who implemented a system of laws? a. King Nebuchadnezzarll b. Cyrus the Great c. King Hammurabi d. Alexander the Great 5. In 1519, what race of people arrived by ship to the shore of the Aztec Empire: a. Irish b. Spanish c. English d. Portuguese 6. Ziggurats were: a. Buildings that were constructed for government purposes b. Homes that were built for the wealthy c. Temples that were built for the Gods d. Main areas in the market place

7. Who was Sargon the Great? a. A high priest of Babylon b. A scholar in Sumeria c. Made mathematical contributions in Mesopotamia d. Established the Empire of Akkad and conquered all of Southern Mesopotamia 8. Who was Tiglath-Pilesar I? a. Made artistic contribution in Mesopotamia b. A Sumerian writer c. A King and fierce conqueror of the Assyrian Empire d. None of the above 9. Who is credited with unifying China? a. Kublai Khan b. Genghis Khan c. Marco Polo d. Qin Shi Huang 10. What is a dynasty? a. A type of house in China b. A type of hotel for nobles c. A passage along the Silk Road d. A family of rulers 11. Which dynasty contributed the first written records? a. The Shang Dynasty b. The Han Dynasty c. The Qin Dynsaty d. None of the Above 12. Paper was created under the ________ Dynasty. a. Shang b. Han c. Qin d. Ming

13. Marco Polo _____________________. a. Was Italian explorer for the Shang Dynasty b. Introduced Feudalism in Ancient China c. Wrote during the Han Dynasty d. Was an Italian explorer who worked for the Khan Dynasty 14. Kublai Khan was ______________. a. the jealous brother of Genghis b. the father of Genghis c. a Chinese monk who introduced philosophy d. the grandson of Genghis 15. Why was the Great Wall of China constructed? a. As a symbol of nobility b. To serve as a war memorial c. To keep warring nations d. It gave a job for slaves 16. What kind of letters did Egyptians use? a. Chinese characters b. Pictograph c. Hieroglyph d. Alphabet 17. Who was one of the leaders of Roman Empire? a. Alexander the Great b. Napoleon c. Julius Caesar d. Luis XVI 18. ____________ is the increase of the general price level. a. Inflation b. Deflation c. Economic Boom d. IMF (International Monetary Fund)

19. What is the Tomb of the Pharaohs? a. Ziggurat b. Temple c. Taj Mahal d. Pyramid 20. What is the major numerical system in the world? a. Alphabet b. Roman Numeral c. Arabic Numeral d. Hangul

ABC Bowl Questions: Medium 1. All of the following are examples of governmental structure EXCEPT: a. Federal b. Confederal c. Democratic d. Unitary 2. The right to the freedom of speech can be found in the _____ amendment. a. Second b. First c. Third d. Fifth 3. Population characteristics of places include all of the following EXCEPT: a. Birth and death rates b. Average family size c. Urban growth d. Economic/political activity 4. ________________ is the statistical study of the characteristics of human population. a. Settlement Patterns b. Demography c. Populography d. Population association 5. Migration patterns are affected by ________________. a. Disease/epidemics in an area b. Lack of food/water c. Job opportunities d. All of the Above 6. _____________ is an example of a market economy. a. South Korea b. Cuba c. Peoples Republic of China d. Both A and C

7. __________________ is an example of a command economy. a. United States b. Canada c. Germany d. North Korea 8.