Ancient Civilizations
This ancient civilization built the pyramids along the Nile River.
Egyptians
This war was fought between the North and South in the U.S.
Civil War
He invented the light bulb.
Thomas Edison
This U.S. president freed enslaved people with the Emancipation Proclamation.
Abraham Lincoln
The first ten amendments to the U.S. Constitution.
Bill of Rights
This empire built roads, aqueducts, and the Colosseum.
Romans
The year the United States declared independence.
1776
This invention by the Wright brothers changed transportation forever.
airplane
This civil rights leader helped pass the Civil Rights Act of 1964.
Martin Luther King Jr.
This law, passed in 1964, outlawed segregation and discrimination in public places.
Civil Rights Act of 1964
This civilization is known for its democracy and philosophers like Socrates.
Ancient Greeks
This 1803 purchase doubled the size of the United States.
Louisiana Purchase
This German inventor created the first practical gasoline-powered automobile in 1885.
Karl Benz
This leader of India used nonviolent protest to fight British rule.
Mahatma Gandhi
This document ended slavery in the United States.
13th Amendment
This civilization built large stone cities like Machu Picchu in South America.
Incas
This 19th-century movement sought to end slavery in the United States.
Abolishment Movement
She developed the first computer algorithm and is considered the first programmer.
Ada Lovelace
This South African leader helped end apartheid and became the country’s first Black president.
Nelson Mandela
What does Amendment 2 of the constitution allow a person to do?
Right to Bear Arms
This ancient civilization invented cuneiform, one of the earliest writing systems.
Sumerians
This rebellion in 1786–1787 by farmers protesting high taxes and debt highlighted weaknesses in the Articles of Confederation.
Shays’ Rebellion
This inventor helped create alternating current (AC) electricity systems.
Hint: This car company was named after him.
Nikola Tesla
Unlike many Founding Fathers, this leader was never President but appears on the $100 bill and also is famous for proving that lightning is electricity using a lightning rod
Benjamin Franklin
This 1620 document signed by Pilgrims established the idea of self-government in America.
Mayflower Compact