Ancient Egypt
These massive stone structures in Giza were built as tombs for pharaohs.
What are the Pyramids?
This city-state is famously known as the birthplace of democracy.
What is Athens?
Legend says these twin brothers, raised by a wolf, founded the city of Rome.
Who are Romulus and Remus?
This West African empire was famously ruled by Mansa Musa, considered one of the wealthiest people in history.
What is the Mali Empire?
This river valley was the site of India’s earliest known civilization.
What is the Indus River Valley?
This system of writing used pictures and symbols to represent sounds and ideas.
What are hieroglyphics?
This major sporting event was first held in 776 BCE to honor the god Zeus.
What are the Olympic Games?
This massive amphitheater in the heart of Rome was used for gladiator contests.
What is the Colosseum?
This city in Mali became a world-renowned center of Islamic learning and trade.
What is Timbuktu?
This strict social hierarchy in India divided people into groups like Brahmins and Kshatriyas.
What is the Caste System?
This boy-king’s nearly intact tomb was discovered by Howard Carter in 1922.
Who is King Tutankhamun / King Tut?
This blind poet is traditionally credited with writing the Iliad and the Odyssey.
Who is Homer?
He was a Roman general and statesman who played a critical role in the demise of the Republic before being assassinated on the Ides of March.
Who is Julius Caesar?)
This religion, founded in the 7th century, spread rapidly across North Africa and the Middle East.
What is Islam?
Siddhartha Gautama, the founder of this religion, sought a path to end human suffering.
What is Buddhism?
This river, the longest in the world, provided the essential water and silt for Egyptian farming.
What is the Nile?
This Macedonian king conquered an empire stretching from Greece to India by the age of 30.
Who is Alexander the Great?
These bridge-like structures were built to carry water from distant sources into Roman cities.
What are aqueducts?
This East African kingdom, located in modern-day Ethiopia, was an early adopter of Christianity and a major trade hub.
What is Aksum / Axum?
This Mauryan Emperor converted to Buddhism and promoted non-violence across his empire.
Who is Ashoka the Great?
She was the last active ruler of the Ptolemaic Kingdom and famous for her relationship with Mark Antony.
Who is Cleopatra?
The "Socratic Method" of questioning is named after this famous philosopher.
Who is Socrates?
This 200-year period of relative peace and stability began under the reign of Augustus.
What is the Pax Romana?
This Great Enclosure is the largest pre-colonial structure in sub-Saharan Africa, located in modern-day Zimbabwe.
What is Great Zimbabwe?
These ancient Hindu scriptures are written in Sanskrit and are among the oldest religious texts in the world.
What are the Vedas?