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Korea is a peninsula that is surrounded by water on ……. sides
Three
Korea is located between…
China and Japan
Koreas location made it perfect for what…
Trading
What Korean kingdom is the northernmost kingdom?
Koguryo
What was the weather like in Koguryo (Korea)
It was very cold and mountains
in the ……. there is a much smaller but still very powerful kingdom called Paekche (Korea)
south west
in the south west there is a much smaller but still very powerful kingdom called …. (Korea)
Paekche
who originally brought Buddhism to Japan? (Korea)
the Paekche
which kingdom is located in the south east? (Korea)
the Silla
Where is the Silla located? (Korea)
the south east
Which kingdom is the smallest of the three? (Korea)
the Silla
Who won the 3 Kingdoms War? (Korea)
the Silla
Where is the Mayan empire located?
Guatemala
What were the Mayans’ achievements?
urbanization, 40-100 cities, minimum of 50,000 people
What was the capital of the Mayan empire?
Tikal
What did the Mayans do?
they brought the first language to america
What were the Mayans first calendar?
the solar calendar
How long was the Solar Calendar? (Mayan Empire)
18 months and 20 days, 5 unlucky days
What events did the solar calendar measure? (Mayan Empire)
it measured/predicted earthly and heavenly events
what were the mayans second calendar?
the religious calendar
How long is the religious calendar? (Mayan Empire)
13 months of 20 days = 260 days
What happened during the religious calendar? (Mayan Empire)
human sacrifice
what is the mayans third calendar?
the long calendar
how long is the Long calendar? (Mayan Empire)
5000 years long, starting in 3113 b.c.
what is the mayan game where two teams play on a huge ball field, using only their knees and their hips to get a leather ball into a hoop 20 feet high?
poc - a - toc
what three regions are in the pacific realm?
Melanesia, Micronesia, and Polynesia
where is Melanesia located? (Pacific Realm)
to the west
where is Micronesia located? (Pacific Realm)
in the middle
where is Polynesia located? (Pacific Realm)
what is the worlds second largest island? (Pacific Realm)
Papua New Guinea
what is the largest island in the entire pacific realm? (Pacific Realm)
Papua New Guinea
what is the population of Papua New Guinea? (Pacific Realm)
7.2 million
how many tribes are there in Papua New Guinea? (Pacific Realm)
700 tribes, each with their own language
when did Papua New Guinea gain its independence? (Pacific Realm)
in 1975 , broke away from Indonesia.
how many of the small islands in the solomon islands are under water? (Pacific Realm)
80% or 800
the solomon island consists of …. main islands and …. smaller islands. (Pacific Realm)
6 main islands, 1000 smaller islands
what was the currency of the solomon people? (Pacific Realm)
feathers
what island has the largest nickle mines? (Pacific Realm)
the island of New Caledonia
the island of New Caledonia is still controlled by who? (Pacific Realm)
the french
fiji consists of …. main islands and …. smaller islands ?(Pacific Realm)
2 main islands, 300 smaller islands
What nation was governed by two separate european powers at the same time? (Pacific Realm)
fiji
what nations controlled Fiji? (Pacific Realm)
France and England
how many microscopic islands are there in Micronesia? (Pacific Realm)
10,000 microscopic islands
Micronesia is a territory of where?
the united states
what nation is the largest in terms of size and population in Micronesia? (Pacific Realm)
Guam
what is the richest nation in Micronesia? (Pacific Realm)
the nation of Nairu
what nation is the only one that is wealthy enough to be independent? (Pacific Realm)
the nation of Nairu
what nation has been used as a cite for nuclear testing? (Pacific Realm)
the marshal islands
what shape is Polynesia? (Pacific Realm)
a triangle
whats the 50th us state (Pacific Realm)
hawaii
what island is the only independent hereditary monarchy? (Pacific Realm)
the island nation of Tonga
what is the french speaking, french dominated ? (Pacific Realm)
Tahiti
who controls litte easter island? (Pacific Realm)
Chile
antartica is the worlds largest ….?
desert
what was captain James Cook’s goal? (Antarctica)
to prove that Antarctica existed
who were the two men that tried to be the first to Antarctica?
captain palmer from the United States, and captain fabian von bellings-hausen
who was the first person to physically set foot in Antarctica?
captain fabian von bellings-hausen
what was the name of captain james ross’s ship? (Antarctica)
the terror
who were in the race to the north pole?
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