Old Folks
This Babylonian King died in 1750 B.C., but is still remembered for producing the oldest set of written laws which bear his name: "The Code of _______"
Who is "Hammurabi"?
Roman Gladiators entertained the public by fighting in this giant, open-air arena
What is "The Colosseum"?
The name of the Sun God in Ancient Egypt
What is "Ra"?
Alpha is the 1st, and this is the LAST letter of the Greek alphabet
The two principal rivers of this system helped form "The Fertile Crescent", the birthplace of ancient Mesopotamian Civilization
What are the "Tigris and Euphrates"?
This "Greek" king actually came from Macedonia
Who is "Alexander the Great"?
Also known as Octavian, he was the 1st Roman Emperor, and has a summer month named after him
He became Pharoah at 9 years of age, ruled for 10 years, but is perhaps most famous due to his tomb being found essentially intact
Who is "King Tut"?
(Tutankhamun)
The 2nd longest river in China served as the birthplace of Ancient Chinese civilization
What is the "Yellow River", or "Huang He"?
This great king is credited with building the "Hanging Gardens of Babylon", one of the Seven Wonders of the Ancient World?
Who is "Nebuchadnezzar II"?
According to legend, Rome was founded by these brothers, abandoned near the Tiber river, and raised by a she-wolf
Who are "Romulus and Remus"?
The last Pharoah of Egypt
Who was "Cleopatra VII"?
Dedicated to the Goddess Athena, this temple sits atop the Acropolis in the city of Athens
What is "The Parthenon"?
There is some debate, but this is generally accepted as the 1st Chinese Dynasty
What is the "Shang"?
(I will also accept "Xia" with supporting documentation...heheh)
At the height of his reign, this King invaded Greece on a punitive expedition against Athens -- the start of the "Persian Wars"
Who was "Darius I"?
The 5th Roman Emperor, he was adopted by Claudius at age 13, may have been responsible or the Great Fire of Rome, and committed suicide at age 30
Who was "Nero"?
The artifact discovered in a Napoleanic campaign in Egypt served as the basis of deciphering previously untranslatable ancient Hieroglyphic script to Ancient Greek
What is "The Rosetta Stone"?
His "Allegory of the Cave" symbolizes the journey from ignorance to wisdom
This 2000 mile long river is the longest in Pakistan, and its valley birthed an ancient civilization of the same name, also known as the Harappan
What is the "Indus River"?
While many people think of Cleopatra, it was actually *this* female Egyptian Pharoah that is considered the most powerful -- expanding trade routes and building towering obelisks at Karnak, as well as an enormous mortuary Temple at Deir el-Bahri
Who is "Hatshepsut"?
The symbol SPQR, which is found all over the city of Rome, stands for this
What is “Senatus Populus Que Romanus”
(“The senate and people of Rome”)
Known as "The Great", he is considered the most powerful Pharoah of the New Kingdom, he ruled for 66 years, lived to be 90, and fathered over 100 children
Who is "Ramses II"?
The name of the war between Athens and Sparta
What is the "Peloponnesian War"?
Name TWO of the major Mesopotamian Civilizations
Who were the Sumerians, Babylonians, Akkadians, or Assyrians?