This river was the lifeblood of civilization providing fertile soil for crops; It is famous for crocodiles.
What is the Nile River?
The region between the Tigris and Euphrates is often referred to this, because of its shape and soil.
This city-state was known for its strong navy and love of democracy.
What is Athens?
DAILY TRIPLE: Name the twin brothers who were said to have founded Rome.
Romulus and Remus; One brother killed another out of jealousy and founded Rome.
The belief in many gods is called this.
What is polytheism?
This stone allowed scholars to decode hieroglyphs with two Greek languages.
What is the Rosetta Stone?
This king is credited with building the Hanging Gardens of Babylon.
Who was King Nebuchadnezzar II?
What is Sparta?
This man was assassinated on the Ides of March, marking the end of the Roman Republic.
Who was Julius Caesar?
This Greek philosopher was sentenced to death for corrupting the youth with his questions.
Who was Socrates?
These monumental tombs were built for pharaohs as their final resting places.
What were the pyramids?
The Biblical structure was built to attempt to reach the heavens before being destroyed.
What is the Tower of Babel?
This epic war was sparked by the abduction of Helen and ended with the deception of a peace offering.
What is the Trojan War?
This period of peace and prosperity lasted 200 years in Rome.
What is Pax Romana?
This philosophy encouraged accepting fate and focusing on virtue.
What is Stoicism?
The process of preservation of bodies for the afterlife was called this.
What was mummifcation?
This wedge-shaped writing system was developed by the Sumerians.
What is cuneiform?
This war was fought between Athens and Sparta.
What is the Poloponnesian War?
These were the three wars fought between Rome and Carthage.
What are the Punic Wars?
This belief system's main goal was to seek happiness and avoid pain.
What is Epicureanism?
This famous young pharaoh's tomb was discovered nearly intact by Howard Carter and his team during a dig in 1922.
Who was King Tutankhamun?
This law is famous for certain harsh principles such as "an eye for an eye".
This Macedonian king spread Greek Culture as far as India in his 12 years in power.
Who was Alexander The Great?
This emperor was the first to convert to Christianity and legalized Christianity with the Edict of Milan.
Who was Constantine?
In Rome, this was the main religion before Christianity became dominant
Roman polytheism/Roman pantheon.