Ancient China
This is one of ancient China's biggest achievements. People from all over the world come to see it.
The Great Wall
This river is one of the most famous rivers around the world! FUN FACT: It actually flows back meaning from the south to the north.
The Nile River
This huge mountain range typically blocked invaders coming in from the north of India.
The Andes
The Himalayas
The Dolomites
The Altais & Urals
The Himalayas
The religion, or belief system, that put their faith in Jesus.
Chrisitianity
Held every four years in honor of the king of the gods, Zeus, this ancient athletic event brought city-states together in peaceful competition.
Sacrificial Ceremonies
Libations
The Dionysia
The Olympics
The Olympics
Han Fei founded this philosophy, which taught that people are naturally selfish and require strict rules and harsh punishments to maintain order.
Confucianism
Legalism
Daoism
Feudalism
Legalism
This jackal-headed god was responsible for preparing bodies for death and the afterlife.
Anubis
Ra/Re
Osirius
Set
Anubis
Alexander the Great's army mutinied and refused to advance into the Magadha Kingdom upon hearing the king possessed 6,000 of these units.
War Ships
Cannons
War Elephants
Units of Gunpowder
War Elephants
Hinduism and Buddhism both come from this country.
India
China
Nepal
Mongolia
India
Driven by a prophecy that his offspring would overthrow him, this Titan swallowed his children.
Cronos
Gaia
Uranus
Crius
Cronos
Daoist founder Laozi used the analogy of cooking a small fish—warning not to poke it too much—to describe this style of governing.
Monarchy Approach
Tyranny Approach
Democracy Approach
Hands-off Approach
Hands-Off Approach
While the Greeks named the writing system Hieroglyphics, the native Egyptians called their written language by this name.
Hieroglyphs
Medu Netjer
Cyrillic Alphabet
Coptic
Medu Netjer
This university was made India known for academics and intelligence in the ancient times. It was one of the first recorded university in the world.
University at New Delhi
Valahbi University
Nalanda University
First University of Bombay
Nalanda University
What is the difference between monothesitic and polythesitic?
Monotheistic: the belief in one god
Polytheistic: the belief in multiple gods
When Zeus came to defeat the Titans, he banished them to Tartarus in the Underworld. What was this chaotic event called?
Typhonomachy
Gigantomachy
Titanomachy
Clash of the Titans
Titanomachy
This system was like a giant relay race. It stretched from the far corners of China to Italy, and some would even say Great Britian. What was this famous system called?
The Trans-Saharan Salt & Gold Trade
The Silk Road
The Incense Road
The Triangle Trade
The Silk Road
Name the location where pharaohs lay to rest in Egypt.
Valley of the Kings
Valley of the Dead
Valley of the Whales
Valley of the Tombs
Valley of the Kings
Originating over 3,500 years ago, this complex language served as the foundation for the Vedas and liturgical texts of Hinduism.
Sanskirt
Vedic
Hindi
Urdu
Sanskirt
The book that Muslims use for their faith.
Hajj
Koros
Koran
Bible
Koran
This Greek mathematician earned historical recognition as the "Father of Geometry".
Archimedes
Euclid
Plato
Pythagoras
Euclid
Sitting at an average elevation of 13,500 feet, this massive landform is famously known as the "Roof of the World".
Tibet-Qinghai Plateau
The Yellow River
The Himalayas
The China Sea
Tibet-Qinghai Plateau
This royal New Kingdom couple redesigned Egypt's religion and were known as the "Creators of the Gods".
Julius Caesar & Cleopatra
Khufu & Hapshetsut
Ramses & Saqqara
Akhenaten and Nefertiti
Akhenaten and Nefertiti
Before chess was recorded, Harappan excavations revealed this original version that was just like the grid-based strategy game played today, but with ivory and terracotta pieces. FUN FACT: the original name is Chaturanga.
Chutes and Ladders
Catan
Onitama
Chess
Chess
Like the Koran and the Bible, the followers of the Jewish faith have their own complete book with all the writings. What is it called?
Shemot
Torah
Pentateuch
Tanakh
Tanakh
In Spartan culture, if you're a boy, you were removed from their homes to enter this rigorous, state-mandated military training program designed to teach discipline, stealth, and loyalty.
Agoge
Krypteia
Agonia
Ktetor
Agoge