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Name the three sons of Noah.
Shem, Ham, Japheth
Who was the first king of Israel?
Saul
What is ancient Egyptian writing called?
Hieroglyphics
Most of the pyramids were built along what river?
The Nile River
Who pushed pillars down with his bare hands?
Sampson
The name of a man who made instruments and taught music.
Jubal
Stonehenge is located in present day _______________.
England
I am used to make a stinky, but beautiful dye. What am I?
Murex snail
Who wrote The Illiad and The Odyssey?
Homer
Who started the first Olympics?
Ancient Greeks
Name two city-states that fought a lot.
Athens and Sparta
The Hopewell Indians of America are remembered for what?
Burial mounds
Hammurabi was a Babylonian king best remembered for________________?
Writing a code of 300 laws
Who built the "Hanging Gardens?"
Nebuchadnezzar II
At the theater, what did the Greeks wear to make themselves appear to be different characters?
Masks
Name the cupbearer to King Artaxerxes.
Nehemiah
Name the famous Greek philosopher who tutored Alexander the Great.
Aristotle
A runner by the name of _______________________ ran about 25 miles from Marathon to Athens to tell of the Greek victory.
Pheidippides
During what "age" did the Greeks generally have peace with Persia?
Golden Age of Athens
What animal did Hannibal use to fight against the Romans?
Elephants
The Roman month of Quintiles was renamed ________ to memorialize the name of Julius Caesar.
July
Amenhotep and Nefertiti worshiped Aten, the _______ god.
Sun
What was Ruth's home country?
Moab
What was Archimedes doing when he discovered the principle of displacement?
He was taking a bath.
What Jewish feast was Jesus celebrating with his disciples during the Last Supper?
Passover