It was the high hill that was the center of Athens.
What was the Acropolis?
100
This mountain range crosses the Italy to its north.
What are the Alps?
100
He is the current President of the United States.
Who is Barack Obama?
100
He was forced to drink hemlock because of his teachings.
Who was Socrates?
100
He was the first historian of the western world.
Who was Herodotus?
200
This war continued for 27 years until the starving Athenians surrendered to Sparta in 404 B.C.
What is the Peloponnesian War?
200
This mountain range runs down the full length of the Italian Peninsula.
What are the Apennines?
200
He is the current Vice President of the United States.
Who is Joe Biden?
200
He was the famous student of Socrates.
Who was Plato?
200
They were the first people to write dramas.
Who were the ancient Greeks?
300
It was the alliance of Greek city-states, with Athens as its leader. The money they collected was kept on the island of Delos.
What was the Delian League?
300
Rome was built along this river.
What is the Tiber River?
300
He is the current Speaker of the House. (of Representatives)
Who is John Boehner?
300
His son was the famous pupil of Aristotle.
Who was Philip II of Macedon?
300
They were the first people to observe sunspots.
Who are the Chinese?
400
These were a series of conflicts between Greece and Persia.
What were the Persian Wars?
400
These ten officials were elected by the assemblies of ancient Rome. These officials had some power over the actions of the Senate and other public officials. These officials could choose not to approve the actions if they were not in the interest of the public.
Who were the tribunes?
400
He is the current Senate Majority Leader.
Who is Harry Reid?
400
He developed the theory of "forms"; that this world is just a representation of the real, perfect ideas of what we see around us.
Who was Plato?
400
They were the first people to invent the art of glassblowing.
Who were the Phoenicians?
500
He seized power in Athens and created a democracy in 507 B.C.?
Who was Cleisthenes?
500
In ancient Rome, these were the powerful, rich landowners.
Who were the patricians?
500
He is the current Supreme Court Chief Justice.
Who is John Roberts?
500
He thought everything could be explained through mathematics.
Who was Pythagoras?
500
They were the first people to use cavalry...soldiers on horseback.