World Scholars Cup History 2025/2026 Questions and Correct Answers

World Scholars Cup History 2025/2026 Questions and Correct Answers Historical Revisionism - Answer -Critical reexamination of historical facts with or without new evidence The !Kung - Answer -Society residing in the Kalahari Desert of Southern Africa which has an abundance of leisure time but very little technology., Hunters and gatherers Dynastic China - Answer -Neolithic Period (sophisticated stone tools > into Bronze Age), euro-centrism in readings, Diamond & Eurasioncentrism, water buffalo, silkworm/ducks/geese/tea/pigs/chicken/peaches, citrus fruit/rice, Dynastic culture, Grand Canal, Great Wall, martial arts, Wushu/Kung Fu, warfar Sparta - Answer -Greek city-state that was ruled by an oligarchy, focused on military, used slaves for agriculture, discouraged the arts Colonial America - Answer -the English set up colonies in the new world (North America) The Yanomami - Answer -Aboriginal nation from Brazil that is slowly losing their culture because of gold mining.Medieval Europe - Answer -Also known as "The Dark Ages". Bad disease such as small pox and The Black Plague started decreasing the population by thousands. The Catholic Chruch had power and not much was going going on. It was a very slowtime period. The big thing that everypne was worried about = BLACK PLAGUE The Stolen Generations - Answer -the children of Australian Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander descent who were removed from their families by the Australian Federal and State government agencies and church missions, under acts of their respective parliaments. Orphanages - Answer -an institution for the housing and care of orphans. UN Convention on the Rights of the Child - Answer -1990 international legislation outlining children's rights, which recognizes that all children have the right to grow up in a family environment in an atmosphere of happiness, love and understanding, and in the spirit of peace, dignity, tolerance, freedom, equality, and solidarity Rites of passage - Answer -kahs-wan, sweet sixteen, krypteia, quinceañera, guan li/ji li, seijin shiki, chudakarana,