Rome
Ancient Egypt
Mesopotamia
Ancient India
Greece
100
He defeated his rival at the Battle of the Milvian Bridge and converted to Christianity on his deathbed.
Who was Constantine?
100
the period before Menes (Narmer) united Upper and Lower Egypt
What is Proto-Dynastic?
100
the first Mesopotamian civilization, non-Semitic
What was Sumer?
100
founder of Bhuddism
What was Siddhartha Gautama?
100
the most important city state about which we have the most historical documentation
What is Athens?
200
the underclass in the Roman Republic
What are the plebeians?
200
attempted to move toward montheism
Who was Ahkenaten?
200
famous for his lex talionis
Who was Hammurabi?
200
life is suffering, suffering is caused by desire, suffering can be ended by extinguishing desire, desire can be extinguished through deliberate effort
What are the Four Noble Truths?
200
the war between Athens and Sparta
What is the Peloponnesian War?
300
He conquered Gaul, brought Vercingetorix to Rome as a captive, and wept with envy while contemplating statue of Alexander the Great.
Who was Julius Caesar?
300
had three languages on it
What was the Rosetta Stone?
300
according to the Bible, Abraham was from here
What is Ur?
300
"Greater Vehicle" Bhuddism
What is Mahayana?
300
Socrates was forced to drink hemlock as a punishment for these two "crimes".
What are impiety and corrupting the youth?
400
naval battle at which Octavian defeated Cleopatra and Mark Anthony
What was Actium?
400
some kings of Egypt were from here after the New Kingdom ended
What is Nubia?
400
an ancient work of literature about this guy and his BFF Ekidu
What is the Epic of Gilgamesh?
400
the language in which the Vedas were writtten
What is Classical Sanskrit?
400
this Hellenic dynasty ruled Egypt till the time of Cleopatra
Who are the Ptolemys?
500
This empire continued calling itself the Roman Empire till 1453 when it finally collapsed, even though it was a Greek-speaking polity.
What is the Byzantine Empire?
500
commissioned a huge propaganda piece about how he won the battle of Kadesh almost single-handedly
Who was Ramses the Great?
500
the last stage of Mesopotamian civilization
What is Assyrian?
500
another important Indian religion that arose around the same time as Buddhism, it emphasizes not harming any living things
What is Jainism?
500
Alexander the Great's horse, according to legend buried in modern Pakistan
Who was Buchepalus?
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