Ancient Egypt
These giant tombs were built to honor and bury pharaohs.
Pyramids
The invention of this simple machine helped revolutionize transportation.
Wheel
These athletic competitions were held every four years in honor of Zeus.
Olympics
This ancient civilization is often called the "Gift of the Nile."
Egypt
This Egyptian ruler was considered the highest authority in the land.
Pharaoh
This river flooded each year, leaving fertile soil for Egyptian farmers.
Nile River
This Babylonian king is famous for creating a code of laws.
Hammurabi
This Greek philosopher taught Alexander the Great.
Aristotle
This Egyptian structure was guarded by a giant statue with the body of a lion and the head of a human.
Sphinx
Mesopotamian farmers depended on this process to water their crops.
Irrigation
Egyptians wrote using this picture-based writing system.
Hieroglyphs
These large stepped temples were built by Mesopotamian civilizations.
Ziggurats
This city-state was famous for its powerful army and military training.
Sparta
This conqueror from Macedonia spread Greek culture throughout much of the known world.
Alexander
Egyptians used this natural salt mixture to dry out bodies during mummification.
Natron
This process preserved bodies for the afterlife.
Mummification
This was the world's first known written legal code.
Code of Hammurabi
The Greeks believed these gods lived on this mountain.
Olympus
This Egyptian ruler's tomb was discovered nearly intact in 1922.
King Tut
The fertile land between the Tigris and Euphrates Rivers was known as this.
Fertile Crescent
Egyptians believed this god ruled the underworld and judged the dead.
Osiris
Mesopotamia was located between these two rivers.
Tigris and Euphrates
According to legend, this wooden object helped the Greeks capture Troy.
Trojan Horse
This ancient civilization is often called the "Cradle of Civilization."
Mesopotamia
This sea was important for trade and travel in Ancient Greece.
Mediteranean