World History Timeline—Scavenger Hunt http://www.hyperhistory.com/online_n2/History_n2/a.html
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To begin, take a deep breath. The scavenger hunts up to this point have been cupcakes for previous years. This one is going to be legendary. For every questions, a quick wiki, google or bing wouldn’t be a bad idea so you know the “time” and “region” for what you’ll be looking.
1. Name two facts about Homer.
2. What was Jeremiah’s profession?
3. What does “Buddha” mean in Sanskrit?
4. Name two parables told by St. Luke.
5. What did the Western leaders call Attila the Hun?
6. Where in North America did Leif Erickson travel?
7. Explain Disraeli’s religious conversion as a young man.
8. Where was Simon Bolivar born?
9. The Kingdom of Ghana reigns from 4-__ centuries.
10. Who withdrew from the League of Nations in 1933?
11. What program was established in 1949 in South Africa? Give a definition for this word.
12. Who led the Cuban Revolution that began in 1956?
13. The 1967 “Six Day War” took place between what two nations?
14. What country did the United States invade in 1983?
15. In 1995, the Israeli Prime Minister was assassinated. What was his name?