Geography
This river flows from the south to the north in Egypt
What is the Nile River?
These three large structures are the most famous Egyptian tombs
What are the pyramids of Giza?
This famous queen had an affair with not one, but two Roman generals!
(extra 100 points for each general that you can name)
Who is Cleopatra
This monotheistic religion was initially persecuted but then later spread by the Roman emperors
What is Christianity?
This invention allowed Romans to transport water from up to 57 miles away!
What are aqueducts?
This mountain range in the Southwest of China is where Mt. Everest is located
What are the Himalayas?
This large mosaic artifact illustrates Sumerian life during peace and war
What is the Standard of Ur?
This Egyptian pharaoh is often depicted as a man in statues despite being the first female king
Who is Hatshepsut?
This Greek goddess is often portrayed using the symbols of an owl or an olive branch
Who is Athena?
When we learned about Sparta, Ms. Janower kept repeating this phrase to summarize Spartan values
What is: "To live in Sparta was to die for Sparta"?
This river was famously crossed by Julius Caesar as a declaration of civil war in Rome
What is the Rubicon River?
DAILY DOUBLE: This artifact is Ms. Janower's favorite
(double points earned ONLY if you can name the artifact AND which civilization it is from)
What is the Blue Ladies Fresco?
This Roman general formed the Second Triumvirate to take revenge on his adopted father's murders
Who is Octavian/Augustus?
This part of the body was sacred to the Egyptians because it connected directly to the Ka
What is the eye?
Assyrian kings used to hunt this animal to demonstrate their strength as rulers
This rare resource found off the coast of Crete allowed the Minoans produce luxury goods for trading
What are murex sea snails?
OR
What is purple dye?
These statues were found buried in a Chinese emperor's tomb to protect him in the afterlife
What are the Terracotta Warriors?
This (potentially mythological) Mesopotamian king was the main protagonist of a famous Mesopotamian epic poem
Who is Gilgamesh?
This Greek philosopher is famous for asking annoying questions in the marketplace
Who is Socrates?
This gradual, but major, change in prehistoric times allowed people to build more permanent settlements as opposed to hunting and gathering
(earn single points by labeling the change, earn double points if you can name the historical event)
Single points: What is farming?
Double points: What is the Neolithic Agricultural Revolution?
This island off the coast of Italy played a major role in both the Peloponnesian Wars (Greece) and the Punic Wars (Rome)
What is Sicily?
This type of pottery was made by the Greeks by using ink in the background to produce images out negative space on the clay
What is Red Figure Pottery?
This controversial British diplomat claimed to receive a permit from the Ottoman Empire to remove the Parthenon Marbles from Greece and bring them to England
Who is Lord Elgin?
This Chinese philosophy believes in following "the way"
What is Daoism?
This museum contains over 1.5 million works of art which span over 5,000 years of art and culture from around the globe.
What is the MET Museum?