Ancient Civilizations
This ancient civilization is known for building pyramids and practicing mummification.
What is Ancient Egypt?
This conflict, fought from 1939 to 1945, is the deadliest war in human history.
What is World War II?
This 18th-century revolution led to the creation of the United States of America.
What is the American Revolution?
This first president of the United States is often called the "Father of His Country."
Who is George Washington?
This device, invented by Alexander Graham Bell in 1876, revolutionized communication.
What is the telephone?
What is Sparta?
The assassination of this archduke in 1914 is widely considered the spark that started World War I.
Who is Archduke Franz Ferdinand?
This French prison was stormed on July 14, 1789, marking the beginning of the French Revolution.
What is the Bastille?
This British prime minister led the country through World War II and delivered the famous "We shall fight on the beaches" speech.
Who is Winston Churchill?
This groundbreaking invention by Thomas Edison provided electric light and replaced gas lamps.
What is the light bulb?
This river was crucial to the development of the ancient Egyptian civilization.
What is the Nile River?
This infamous German airship, used during World War I, was known for bombing raids and reconnaissance.
What is the Zeppelin?
This famous leader of the Indian independence movement advocated for nonviolent resistance against British rule.
Who is Mahatma Gandhi?
This Egyptian queen famously allied with Julius Caesar and later Mark Antony.
Who is Cleopatra?
In 1928, Alexander Fleming discovered this life-saving antibiotic.
What is Penicillin?
The famous Code of Hammurabi was a set of laws created by a king from this ancient MESOPOTAMIAN civilization.
What is Babylon?
This major battle, fought in 1942-1943, marked a turning point on the Eastern Front during World War II, ending with the surrender of German forces.
What is the Battle of Stalingrad?
This 20th-century revolution in Russia led to the overthrow of the czar and the establishment of a communist government.
What is the Bolshevik Revolution?
This U.S. president delivered the Gettysburg Address during the American Civil War.
Who is Abraham Lincoln?
This invention by Johannes Gutenberg in the 15th century allowed books to be mass-produced and revolutionized access to knowledge.
What is the Printing Press?
This MESOAMERICAN civilization, known for their advanced knowledge of astronomy and mathematics, mysteriously collapsed around the 9th century.
What is the Maya civilization?
The Zimmerman Telegram, sent during World War I, proposed a military alliance between Germany and this country, in exchange for help reclaiming lost territories from the U.S.
What is Mexico?
The Taiping Rebellion, one of the deadliest conflicts in history, took place in this country during the mid-19th century.
What is China?
This Mongol leader created the largest contiguous empire in history by uniting nomadic tribes and conquering vast territories in Asia and Europe.
Who is Genghis Khan?
This physicist developed the theory of general relativity, fundamentally changing our understanding of gravity and space-time.
Who is Albert Einstein?