Revolutions and Revolutionaries
That's a Monument
Great Leaders
Writers and Artists
Famous Artifacts
200

This country had a revolution in 1917 and as a result, pulled out of the first world war

Russia

200

Also known as the Flavian Amphitheatre, this large stadium was built in Rome

Colosseum

200

This Indian politician led a non-violent resistance against the British Empire

Mahatma Gandhi

200

This Italian artist was also a talented inventor and wrote in his journal using an elaborate code

Leonardo Da Vinci

200

This stele allowed historians and linguists to learn the language of the ancient Egyptians

The Rosetta Stone

400

This American General led the forces of the united states to victory during the American revolution

George Washington

400

Among the oldest monuments in the world, this megalithic structure is comprised of a circle of free standing sandstone blocks

Stonehenge

400

Famous for his philosophy, this Greek was famous for his method which centered around asking questions of his students

Socrates

400

This relatively modern artist rose to fame in the 1960s for his pop art movement

Andy Warhol

400

This embroidered cloth depicts the Norman conquest of England by William the conqueror

Bayeux Tapestry

600

This French politician was the author of the Friend of the People and was murdered in his bathtub

Jean-Paul Marat

600

This monument towers over the city of Rio De Janeiro in Brazil

Christo Redemptor/Christ the Redeemer

600

Famous for leading the voyage that would first circumnavigate the earth, this Portuguese explorer was killed one of the islands making up the modern Philippines

Ferdinand Magellan

600

This American author wrote a farewell to arms and the old man and the sea

Ernest Hemmingway

600

These enormous heads can be found dotted around Rapa Nui, also known as Easter Island

Moai

800

This country was founded after a revolution by self-liberated slaves defeated the French forces in 1804

Haiti

800

This massive temple complex resides in the ancient capital city of the Khmer

Angkor Wat

800

This Aztec emperor was killed during the Spanish conquest of the Aztec Empire in 1520

Moctezuma/Montezuma

800

Sometimes referred to as the “father of history” this ancient writer described the events of the Greco-Persian wars

Herodotus

800

This small animal shaped vessel belonged to the civilisation that predated Rome on the Italian peninsula

Etruscan Boar

1000

This long-named revolutionary led several south American countries against the Spanish Empire

Simon Bolivar/ Simón José Antonio de la Santísima Trinidad Bolívar Palacios Ponte y Blanco

1000

This enormous church in Barcelona has been under construction since 1882

Sagrada Familia

1000

This Pontic King spent most of his life building up an immunity to poisoning by continually ingesting non-lethal amounts

Mithridates VI

1000

This artist is famous for his cubist and surrealist pieces including Guernica

Pablo Picasso

1000

This collection of bronze sculptures were pillaged from a West African kingdom and taken to the British museum

Benin Bronzes

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