He was an Athenian statesman who was famous for his funeral oration during the Pelloponesian War
Who is Pericles?
100
According to legend Rome was founded by these twins that were abandoned and raised by a she-wolf
Who are Romulus and Remus?
100
This group came to dominate Western Europe. The country of France derived its name from them
Who are the Franks?
200
The written language developed by the Mesopotamians
What is cuneiform?
200
A great war between the united Greeks and a neighbouring power that saw Achilles & Hector fight against each other.
What is the Trojan War?
200
He developed important theories regarding evolution, natural selection and survival of the fittest
Who is Charles Darwin?
200
This was a series of major wars between the Roman Republic and Carthage
What are the Punic Wars?
200
This religion became very popular in the 6th century in the Middle East
What is Islam?
300
The excavation of tombs has told us much about ancient religions, particularly people belief in this...
What is the afterlife?
300
The Greek poet who wrote the Iliad and the Odyssey
Who is Homer?
300
A scientific theory about the creation of the universe that involves a rapidly expanding ball of gas
What is the Big Bang Theory?
300
He was a powerful general and statesman who rose to a very high position of political power and then was assassinated
Who is Julius Caesar?
300
A system of land distribution that brought stability and safety to the people of Western Europe
What is the Feudal System?
400
These rivers run through the Cradle of Civilization
What are the Tigris and Euphrates?
400
Considering the battles we studied during the Persian Wars, this one was a Persian victory
What is Thermopylae?
400
From ancient Mesopotamia, this is the world's oldest known piece of literature
What is the epic of Gilgamesh?
400
He was the first Roman Emperor
Who is Caesar Augustus?
400
In 1066 William the Conqueror led a successful invasion of Englad and declared himself King after this battle
What is the Battle of Hastings?
500
The four Mesopotamian Empires that we studied
What are Sumer, Babylonia, Assyria, Chaldea?
500
The War between Athens and Sparta
What is the Pelloponessian War?
500
This artefact, discovered in the 19th century by French soldiers in Egypt, has been crucial in deciphering Egpytian hieroglyphics
What is the Rosetta Stone?
500
It was in this year that the Roman Empire fell
What is 476 AD?
500
This movement, which literally mean rebirth, came at the end of the Middle Ages and brought art, architecture, education, science back to the forefront in Europe