Early Man
Mesopotamia
Egypt
Greece
Rome
100
The earliest man-made tools were made out of what material?
Stone
100
Ancient Mesopotamia was located in the Fertile Crescent. What does fertile mean?
Land that is capable of producing crops/ Land where things grow.
100
The process of preserving a body after death is called what?
Mummification
100
What Macedonian conquered the Greeks?
Phillip of Macedon
100
Who was the first Roman emperor in history?
Caesar Augustus or Octavian
200
The time before writing was invented is known as
Prehistory
200
This oldest form of writing was done on soft wax tablets and used characters made of wedge-shaped marks.
Cuneiform
200
This drink was grown from wheat grown on the River Nile, and was considered by the Egyptians to have nutritional value.
Beer
200
Which Greek mythological figure came up with the idea for the Trojan Horse, and later had his own epic written about him?
Odysseus
200
Social confrontations in the early Roman Republic were mainly between these two groups:
Plebeians and Patricians
300
Despite its name, this hominid species which was the first to use tools was actually discovered in South Africa, not Australia.
Australopithecus
300
Hammurabi's Code and Nebuchadnezzar's Hanging Gardens are two legacies of which ancient Mesopotamian society?
The Babylonians
300
She was the last pharaoh of Egypt, and said to have been in love with Roman emperor Julius Caesar.
Cleopatra
300
In Greek mythology, who were the three daughters of the Titans Kronos and Rhea?
Hera, Demeter, and Hestia
300
Although they usually copied Greek art and architecture, the Romans were said to have perfected this technique of using small cermaic tiles to make larger patterns or images:
Mosaics
400
The Lascaux Caves in this modern-day country are one example of caves where ancient humans' made paintings like this:
France
400
The Sumerians used adobe and brick to build these enourmous stepped temples, where the souls of the gods were said to reside.
Ziggurats
400
During the New Kingdom, pharaohs like Tutenkhamen and Nefertari were buried in these funerary structures in the Valley of the Kings and Queens, respectively.
Hypogea
400
Pankratus, javelin throwing, and chariot racing were some events seen at this event:
The Olympic Games
400
These four letters can be seen on Roman buildings, armor, and coins. Translated into English, it means "The Senate and People of Rome".
S-P-Q-R ("Senatus Populus Que Romana")
500
Which feature of hominids allowed it to travel large distances and settle across the world?
Bipedalism
500
List IN ORDER the three countries that the Tigris and Euphrates rivers flows through before spilling into the Red Sea
1.) Turkey 2.) Syria, 3.) Iraq
500
This guardian god of tombs and embalmers is distinct due to his jackal's head:
Anubis
500
This Greek physicist famously said "Give me a place to stand and a lever long enough, and I shall move the world."
Archimedes
500
This Germanic tribe lived within the boundaries of the Empire for some time before sacking Rome in A.D. 410, and settling in modern-day Spain.
The Visigoths