The Gift of the Nile
The Cradle of Democracy
From Republic to Empire
The Subcontinent
The Writer’s Craft
100

This structure was built during the Old Kingdom as a tomb for the Pharaoh Khufu.

What is the Great Pyramid of Giza?

100

This city-state is famous for being the birthplace of democracy.

What is Athens?

100

These common people made up the majority of the Roman population.

Who are the plebeians?

100

The Prince who became the "Enlightened One," or the Buddha.

Who is Siddhartha Gautama?

100

The sequence of events that make up the "action" of a story.

What is the plot?

200

The plant used by Egyptians to make a paper-like writing material.

What is papyrus?

200

The high, fortified hill in a Greek city where the Parthenon sits.

What is the Acropolis?

200

The 200-year period of relative peace and stability in the Roman Empire.

What is the Pax Romana?

200

These seasonal winds bring heavy rains to India and are vital for farming.

What are monsoons?

200

This is the perspective from which a story is told, such as first or third person.

What is point of view?

300

She was the first female pharaoh who promoted trade during the New Kingdom.

Who is Hatshepsut?

300

This city-state focused almost entirely on military training and strength.

What is Sparta?

300

This massive amphitheater was used for gladiator fights and public spectacles.

What is the Colosseum?

300

The rigid social hierarchy in India that determined a person's job and status.

What is the caste system?

300

Conversation between two or more characters, usually shown with quotation marks.

What is dialogue?

400

This famous artifact allowed modern scholars to finally decipher hieroglyphs.

What is the Rosetta Stone?

400

He was the Macedonian leader who conquered the Persian Empire and spread Greek culture.

Who is Alexander the Great?

400

Rome’s first code of laws, displayed in the Forum for all to see.

What are the Twelve Tables?

400

This Mauryan Emperor gave up violence and converted to Buddhism after a bloody war.

Who is Ashoka?

400

The turning point or most intense moment of a narrative.

What is the climax?

500

This process was used to preserve bodies, based on the belief in an afterlife.

What is mummification?

500

This philosopher was known for a teaching method that involved asking constant questions.

Who is Socrates?

500

He became "dictator for life" before being assassinated on the Ides of March.

Who is Julius Caesar?

500

The "Golden Age" of India occurred under this empire, known for math and art.

What is the Gupta Empire?

500

Narratives often center on these 5 types of struggle, such as Person vs. Self or Person vs. Nature.

What is conflict?

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