Maps/Timelines
Britain
Rome
Greece
Egypt
Aztecs
100
Which of the following is the earliest year?
17 A.D.
1010 B.C.
1000 B.C.
1001 B.C.
1001 B.C.
100
This famous prehistoric stone circle in Wiltshire is called ________
Stonehenge
100
What is the name of the town that Vesuvius exploded near in 79AD
Pompeii
100
The Olympic games in Ancient Greece were held so that the Greeks could ____.
honor their gods
100
The Nile River empties into _________.
the Mediterranean Sea
100
The Aztecs lived in what today is known as _____.
Mexico
200
Which ocean separates us from America?
Atlantic
200
How many wives did Henry VIII have?
6
200
What language did the Romans speak and write in?
Latin
200
What was the capital of Ancient Greece?
Athenes
200
The main purpose of Egyptian pyramids was _______.
tombs for the rich and powerful
200
What European country destroyed the Aztec Empire?
Spain
300
A.D. means the same as ______
B.C.
B.C.E.
C.E.
C.E.
300
When was the Battle of Hastings?
1066
300
How did Romans keep clean?
They went to bath houses
300
Who was the Greek God of the Ocean?
Poseidon
300
What artifact was the key to understanding Egyptian hieroglyphics?
Rosetta Stone
300
Who was the leader of the Aztecs when they fell?
Montezuma
400
What was the capit
northeast
400
What was the name of the document signed in 1215 which limited the power of English Kings?
Magna Carta
400
How many soldiers made up a century?
80
400
It was difficult to unite early Greece under a single government because _____.
The geography of the region caused the city-states to be isolated.
400
Who were the rulers of Ancient Egypt who were viewed as “god-kings”?
pharaohs
400
What was the capital called?
Tenochtitlan
500
What type of map is this?
physical map
500
What year was the Great Fire of London?
1666
500
Which emperor made Christianity the official religion of Rome?
Constantine
500
Homer tells a story about a wooden horse in the city of _____.
Troy
500
What was unusual about King Tut's reign?
He was a child
500
What disease wiped them out and enabled the Spanish to conquer them?
Smallpox