Miscellaneous
The Egyptians and the Sumerians
Mesopotamia
The Greeks
The Romans
100

The earliest nomads lived in this area of the world.

What is the Fertile Crescent?

100

This river flooded each year, depositing rich soil to grow crops. It was extremely important to the Egyptian people.

What is the Nile?

100

This king of the Babylonians created the first written code of laws.

Who was Hammurabi?

100

This Greek city was known for having fierce warriors who started training when they were children!

What is Sparta?

100
The Romans built these bridge-like structures to carry fresh water from the mountains into the city.

What are aqueducts?

200

Ancient China was famous for producing this type of cloth--there was even a road named after it!

What is silk?

200

The Egyptian pharaoh Cheops had this special monument built for his tomb.

What is the Great Pyramid?

200

This Assyrian king conquered Babylon and formed the world's first library.

Who was Ashurbanipal?

200

This Greek city was known for its culture--art, music, books, and education.

What is Athens?

200

The Romans had a famous war with this city, whose leader Hannibal brought elephants over the mountains in a sneak attack!

What is Carthage?

300

This famous structure in Ancient China was built by the  Qin people for protection.

What is the Great Wall of China?

300

The Sumerians wrote on clay tablets using these special pictures.

What is cuneiform?

300

This famous Babylonian ruler conquered Assyria and created a beautiful hanging garden that is now one of the ancient wonders of the world.

Who was Nebuchadnezzar?

300

This king of the Greek gods was known for throwing lightning bolts when he was displeased.

Who is Zeus?

300

He was the famous Roman consul and war hero that became Rome's first emperor. When he became too powerful, the Senate plotted to kill him.

Who was Julius Caesar?

400

A rich man who lived in the Aryan civilization in India gave up his fortune and became poor to find the meaning of life. He taught peacefulness to others, and became known as the ________.

What is the Buddha?

400

This Akkadian king conquered all of Sumeria and established a military dictatorship.

Who was Sargon?

400

King Cyrus the Great was the leader of this group of people who conquered Babylon once and for all.

Who were the Persians?

400

The Greeks had a war with this nation that lasted 60 years.

What is Persia?

400

This Roman emperor blamed the Christians for a fire in Rome. They began meeting underground to avoid getting in trouble.

Who is Nero?

500

These three Barbarian tribes attacked and eventually conquered Rome.

Who are the Huns, the Visigoths, the Vandals?

500

This Egyptian pharaoh pretended to be a man and even wore a false beard in order to take the throne.

Who was Hatshepsut?

500

These ancient people lived in Canaan and were famous for being the best sailors in the ancient world.

Who were the Phoenicians?

500

This great leader of the Greeks conquered the Persians and used elephants in combat.

Who was Alexander the Great?

500

Rome grew too large and was divided into the Western Roman Empire, located in Rome, and the Eastern Roman Empire, located in this city.

What is Constantinople?

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