Ancient Rome
This city was the center of the Roman empire
What is Rome
This city-state, home to the Parthenon, was named for the goddess of wisdom.
What is Athens
This huge wall was built to help protect China from invaders from the north.
What is The Great Wall
This long river flooded each year and gave Egypt rich soil for farming.
The Nile River
These two letters stand for “Before Christ” and are used for years before year 1.
What is B.C.
What was The Colloseum
The first Olympic Games were held in this country around 776 B.C.E. to honor Zeus.
What is Greece
This Chinese invention, made from plant fibers like bark and rags, is used for writing and printing.
What is paper
Egyptians used this title for their kings and queens, like Tutankhamun.
This abbreviation, from Latin words meaning “in the year of the Lord,” is used for years after year 1.
What is A.D.
This man was the first emperor of Rome
Who was Augustus
This system of government, meaning “rule by the people,” began in Athens.
What is democracy
This long trade network carried silk, spices, and ideas between China and the West.
What is The Silk Road
The Great Pyramid at Giza was built as one of these for the pharaoh Khufu.
What is a tomb
In B.C. dates, the bigger the number, the longer ago it was. So this year came first: 500 B.C. or 100 B.C.
What is 500 B.C.
Romans used these to carry water to their homes
Aqueducts
This warlike city-state trained its boys to be soldiers from a young age.
What is Sparta
This Chinese philosopher taught respect for family, elders, and good behavior, and his ideas shaped China for over 2,000 years.
Who was Confucius
This picture-based writing system was finally decoded with the help of the Rosetta Stone.
What is Hieroglyphics
The Egyptian Great Pyramid was built around 2560 B.C., and the Colosseum in Rome was finished in 80 A.D. This one was built first.
The Great Pyramid
Ancient Romans spoke this language
What is Latin
In this famous story, Greek soldiers hid inside a giant wooden horse to sneak into a city.
What is The Trojan Horse
This hot drink was discovered and used medicinally as early as the 3rd century AD
Egyptians dried and wrapped bodies in linen using this process to prepare them for the afterlife.
What is mummification
Many historians use these letters instead of B.C., and they stand for “Before Common Era.”
What is B.C.E