Pre-History
The pre-history era is generally defined as the era before this invention
Writing Systems
The sun god of Ancient Egypt
Ra and sometimes Horus
The first Roman Emperor
Julius Gaius Caesar
This is the name for a series of religious campaigns that pitted the Catholics against the Muslims
The Crusades
This "unsinkable" ship sank in 1912 killing over 1,500 passengers.
Titanic
This iconic image associated with cavemen was likely made by blowing paint around their manus
Hand paintings
This is the name for the pictorial writing system Ancient Egyptians used
Hieroglyphics
He is widely regarded as the worst Roman emperor, and for possibly burning part of Rome
Nero
This is the system of social and political governance in which relationships are formed through the holding of land, in exchange for service or labor
The feudal system
Most agree "modern history" started around this time
16th century
The name of one of the well-preserved natural mummies found in the alps (Bonus points for cause of death)
Otzi the Iceman. Arrowhead and subsequent blood loss. Evidence of prehistoric warfare.
This is Ancient Egypt's youngest known pharaoh who's body was found in one of the most intact tombs ever discovered (bonus points for full name)
Kink Tutankhamun (King Tut)(Ruled from age 9-19yrs of age)
The most common currency in ancient Rome that was made of silver
the denarius
The Black Death killed roughly this many people (Bonus Points # and %)
Roughly 50% of Europe
This treaty ended the war between Japan and the Allied Powers
Treaty of San Francisco
The name for a famous 3.2 million year old skeleton discovered in 1974 in Ethiopia
Lucy
Describe the Social Structure of ancient Egypt
Pharaoh, Vizier(s), Priests/Nobels, Soldiers, Scribes, Merchants, Craftsmen, Farmers/Peasants, Slaves
Name the 5 good Emperors
Nerva, Trajan, Hadrian, Antoninus Pius, and Marcus Aurelius
This was the primary language spoken in all European Universities
Latin
This was the most successful company in history (by market capitalization)
Dutch East India Trading Company (VOC)(valued at 8.2 Trillion)
This is the earliest known writing form
cuneiform
There were this many Egyptian Dynasties
31-33
The Roman Empire lasted for this length. (2 possible answers)
27BCE - 476CE (503 years)
27BCE - 1453CE (1480 years)
This literature was supposedly written by Aristotle to Alexander the Great, and contained advice on how to rule as well as magical rituals
The Secretum Secretorum or "The Secret of Secrets"
Deng Xiaoping is known fordoing this for his countries economy
Introducing capitalism and opening China to foreign investment and trade