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1. The journey begins in 2050 BC, in the Arabian Desert. Your character, the time traveller, is unfamiliar with the territory he has landed in. He spots a body of water due south. What has he stumbled across?
2. The time traveller crosses the Sinai peninsula, and is now in ancient Egypt. He finds his way into Cairo, and has been walking down city streets toward the king's palace. What does he notice in the city streets?
3. The traveller has seen enough of this area for a while. He bursts forward through time, and lands on the Silk Road. Help him to navigate by deciding which of the following is the BEST answer as to its purpose.
4. The traveller has followed the Silk Road to China. He has entered at a bad time. The country is being overtaken by a group of savage warriors known as the Mongols. They kidnap the traveller on their move into Beijing. He is on the horse of the leader of the Khans, a feared name throughout the Indochina at the time. Who is it?
5. The traveller, during a raid, manages to break free of the savages' hands. Weary in the desert, he comes across Confucius, also weary, and in his last days of life. He teaches the traveller about Confucianism. This is obviously clean thoughts and actions. What other religion of the time followed a similar philosophy, the "eightfold path?"
6. Unfortunately, our traveller observes that Confucius died. He takes a huge leap through time, all the way to seventeenth century India. The first person he meets there is the builder of the Taj Mahal, Shah Jahan. Jahan explains to him why it was built. Why was it built?
7. In a conversation with Jahan, our traveller asks Jahan about the Indian caste system. He explains about the lowest rung of the ladder, the Untouchables, and then the highest rung, a group of priests called the what?
8. Before the traveller is to depart to Japan, he asks Jahan about the rest of the caste system. The next rung below the top one is called the ____________, consisting of the aristocratic warriors.
9. On to Japan, land of the rising sun. Our traveller has entered it at a time of isolation. Japan wants to remain separate from all other land areas. One religious group, our traveller notices, is entering Japan, trying to convert the people. What group was this?
10. The traveller does not want to stick around for the bloodshed to follow. Instead, he goes forward 200 or so years to 1800's Japan. Here, he witnesses the one shogunate that rose Japan out of the slums, toward a future trade with the West. What was the name of this shogunate?
11. The major step towards Japan's de-isolation came when Commodore Matthew Perry stepped out of his ship to open trade with the West. Is it true that Perry represented England?
12. Our traveller witnesses how eager the Japanese are to open commerce with Perry. After the traveller spends some time analyzing the situation, it strikes him as to what provoked the sudden eagerness. What was this driving catalyst?
13. Now that things are settled with Japan, our traveller heads west to China to check on the progress. Of course, by this time, the Khans are well gone. However, they are having a conflict with Britain. Britain has demanded that China stop producing a certain product, for their own financial gain. What product was this?
14. Which of the following BEST describes China's trading patterns from about 1840 up to about 1910?
15. A brief jump off the natural flow of the Space-time-continuum. Our adventurer knows what the modern government of China will turn out to be. What is the official ideology of this government?
16. As the traveller is making his way towards Russia, he passes over the country that the Mongols came to see as their permanent home. This is the country wedged between Russia and China. What is it?
17. Right before landing in Russia, he flies over the capital of this Mongol country. What is its capital?
18. Now in the 1900's, our traveller is definitely in Communist capital. He does not want to stay here long, because of who the ruler of the Communists is. He is a member of the Big Three. Who is it?
19. Our traveller has had enough of the Asian mainland. He wants to finish with equator locations. When passing 1945 Japan towards the South, he sees utmost devastation. He knows that President Harry Truman has just ordered an atom-bomb dropped on two major Japanese cities. What are these?
20. Finally, he reaches his southern destination. The country he lands in for a new flux capacitor for his time machine is the same country that was the first in the world to give women the right to vote in parliamentary elections. The country is:
21. He arrives in Thailand, making his way to Bangkok. The city is loaded with merchants, and artisans of all sorts. But here, in the 1950's, he witnesses a very unique vehicle, sort of like a carriage with a driver. It is indigenous to only this capital city. What is it called?
22. Having seen enough of the early 1900's, he makes his next thrust forward to the early 1990's. He lands in this country, which was the birth place of terrorist Usama Bin Laden.
23. The traveller is in the midst of the Gulf War between Iraq and the U.S. The U.S. will go on to win this war. However, did the U.S. win the earlier Vietnam war?
24. In Iraq, the traveller notices Saddam Hussein's regime going to its height. He departs Iraq, and makes his final journey to Korea. He observes that a neighboring country, in an early negotiation, annexed part of Korea. What country was this?
25. Finally, the traveller is done, and returns to the 21st century. He has analyzed his journey, having met interesting people, and been to interesting places. In modern-day North Korea, he heads for Pyongyang. His reflections lead him to another wonder ... Whatever happened to Japan?
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