Ancient Worlds
This ancient civilization built the pyramids at Giza
Ancient Egypt/Egyptians
The Declaration of Independence was adopted in this year.
1776
They have a great wall
China
I delivered the “I Have a Dream” speech during the 1963 March on Washington.
Martin Luther King Jr.
In 1932, the Australian military conducted an unsuccessful operation against these large flightless birds.
Emus
This Greek city-state is famous for developing an early form of democracy
Athens
This sixteenth president led the United States during the Civil War.
Abraham Lincoln
This empire constructed Machu Picchu.
Inca Empire
I was the last active ruler of Ptolemaic Egypt and formed alliances with Julius Caesar and Mark Antony.
Cleopatra
Graffiti, advertisements, and buildings were preserved beneath volcanic material in this ancient Roman city.
Pompeii
This Babylonian king created a written law code associated with the phrase “an eye for an eye.”
hammurabi
This president purchased the Louisiana Purchase from France
Thomas Jefferson
johannes gutenberg
I ruled the Mali Empire and became famous for my super wealthy pilgrimage to Mecca.
mansa Musa
When the Gregorian calendar was introduced in 1582, participating countries skipped this many calendar date
Ten days
Harappa and Mohenjo-daro were major cities of this Bronze Age civilization.
Indus Valley/harappan
This 1848 New York convention was a starting point for the American women's rights movement
Seneca Falls Convention
The storming of this Paris prison became a symbol of the French Revolution.
The Bastille
I helped lead the Haitian Revolution and became governor-general of Saint-Domingue
Toussaint Louverture
During a strange 1518 outbreak in Strasbourg, hundreds of residents reportedly could not stop doing this activity.
Dancing
This Carthaginian general famously crossed the Alps with elephants to attack Rome.
Hannibal
This 1803 Supreme Court case established the principle of judicial review.
Marbury v Madison
These 1648 treaties ended the Thirty Years’ War.
Peace of Westphalia
Known as “El Libertador,” I led independence campaigns across northern South America.
Simón Bolívar
The shortest recorded war was fought in 1896 between Britain and this East African sultanate.
Zanzibar