Ancient Civilizations
What river was important to Ancient Egypt?
The Nile
Who was the first President of the United States?
George Washington
Who was the first person to walk on the moon?
Neil Armstrong
What device did Gutenberg invent that changed how books were made?
Printing press
Who is the Greek god of the ocean?
Poseidon
What writing system did the Mesopotamians invent?
Cuneiform
Which ancient Roman leader was assassinated by his friends in 44 BCE?
Julius Caesar
What ship famously sank in 1912 after hitting an iceberg?
the Titanic
Who said the Earth orbits the Sun?
Nicolaus Copernicus
Which Slavic witch lives in a walking hut and is both feared and wise?
Baba Yaga
Which ancient civilization built the Parthenon?
Ancient Greeks
Who was the famous female pharaoh of Egypt?
Cleopatra
What major event started in 1914 and involved many world powers?
World War 1
What invention by Alexander Graham Bell changed communication?
Telephone
What is the name of the Viking afterlife for warriors?
Valhalla
Which civilization had city-states like Tikal and Chichén Itzá?
Mayans
Which Indian leader used non-violence to fight for independence?
Mahatma Gandhi
What disease in the 1300s killed millions in Europe?
the Black Death
Who developed the theory of gravity after watching an apple fall from a tree?
Isaac Newton
Who is the trickster god in many West African stories?
Anansi
What ancient civilization/s built ziggurats?
Ancient civilizations in Mesopotamia (Sumerians, Akkadians, Babylonians, Assyrians)
Who was the last king of Russia?
Nicholas II
What ancient city was buried by a volcano in 79 AD?
Pompeii
Who discovered penicillin, the first medicine to fight bacterial infections?
Alexander Fleming
In Hindu belief, who is the god with an elephant head?
Ganesha