The Fertile Crescent
The two main rivers found in Mesopotamia.
What are the Tigris and Euphrates Rivers?
These twin brothers founded Rome after defeating their great-uncle.
Who are Romulus and Remus?
The Egyptians settled along this river, which is the longest river in the world.
What is the Nile River
The two city-states after the Aegean civilizations.
What is Sparta and Athens?
Though better known as a book, the movie "Percy Jackson and the Lighting Thief" was about ______ mythology.
What is Greek?
The Akkadians used these animal pulled, wheeled carts in battles.
What are chariots?
The working class in Rome.
What are Plebeians?
In Egypt, when one died, they would do this to preserve the body.
What is mummification?
The two types of theater in Ancient Greece.
What are comedies and tragedies?
Brendan Fraser starred in "The Mummy" and released this civilization's curses when exploring an ancient tomb.
What is Egypt?
This king of Babylon created a set of laws that is known as the "Code of _______"
Who is Hammurabi?
An abbreviation for "the Senate and the People of Rome".
What is S.P.Q.R.?
The ancient Egyptians believed in many of these, that can also be described as gods.
What are deities?
This Greek philosopher and physician revolutionized medicine.
Who is Hippocrates?
This 1997 Disney movie was based on a Greek tale involving a child of Zeus triumphing over the antagonist, Hades.
What is "Hercules"?
The Sumerians wrote this on clay tablets that were characterized for its wedge shaped writing. It is often credited as the earliest writing system.
What is cuneiform?
Julius Caesar was assassinated on March 15, also known as this.
What is the "Ides of March"?
This Egyptian king ruled for nine years and died at age 18.
Who is King Tutankhamun?
This Greek philosopher had started an academy in 385 B.C. and believed that a ruler should be a person of good character.
The upcoming movie "The Odyssey" is based on the work of this Greek poet and writer.
Who is Homer?
The king of the city of Nineveh built a magnificent palace that was covered with these, made of stone, that are wall carvings that stand out from the surface of the building.
What is a relief?
A wealthy descendant of Rome's earliest settlers.
Who is a patrician?
This Egyptian ruler ordered the Great Pyramids to be built.
Who is Khufu?
This Athenian leader was always seen wearing his helmet to show his rank and to hide his unusually shaped head.
Who is Pericles?
This movie was about fighters in the colosseum in Rome starring Russel Crowe.
What is "Gladiator"