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What is archaeology?
Persepolis was the ceremonial capital of this ancient empire.
What is the Persian Empire?
Boudicca was queen of this ancient British tribe.
Who are the Iceni?
The ancient Egyptians built these structures as royal tombs.
What are pyramids?
The First World War began in this year.
What is 1914?
This type of source was made at the time of the event and can include artefacts and inscriptions among others.
What is a primary source?
Persepolis is located in this modern-day country.
What is Iran?
Boudicca led a revolt against this occupying power.
What is Rome (or the Roman Empire)?
This ancient Mesoamerican civilisation built massive step pyramids and had a written script.
What is the Maya?
The dropping of atomic bombs ended this war.
What is World War II?
This process involves carefully removing soil to uncover archaeological materials.
What is excavation?
The construction of Persepolis began under this Persian king.
Who is Darius I?
Boudicca’s rebellion occurred in this century.
What is the 1st century AD?
The Peloponnesian War was fought between Athens and this city-state.
What is Sparta?
The civil rights leader who gave the "I Have a Dream" speech.
Who is Martin Luther King Jr.?
This process must be undertaken to ensure artefacts are genuine?
What is authentication?
These carved images found at Persepolis display delegations from various parts of the empire.
What are bas-reliefs (or reliefs)?
The Roman governor in Britain during Boudicca’s revolt was named this.
Who is Suetonius Paulinus?
The Hanging Gardens were located in this ancient Mesopotamian city.
What is Babylon?
This global organisation was formed in 1945 to promote peace and security.
What is the United Nations?
This technique is commonly used to determine the age of organic material at ancient sites.
What is radiocarbon dating (or carbon-14 dating)?
The audience hall at Persepolis, used for royal receptions, is called this.
What is the Apadana?
The Roman authors who wrote about Boudicca's life and rebellion.
Who are Cassius Dio and Tacitus?
The Roman Empire officially fell in this year.
What is 476 CE?
This leader was the British Prime Minister during World War II
Who is Winston Churchill?