Mesopotamia
This is the process by which Mesopotamians brought water from rivers to their fields.
Irrigation.
This is the name given to the type of writing found on ancient Egyptian artifacts.
Hieroglyphics.
This is the Mountain Range that lies on the northern border of India and on the south western border of China?
The Himalayas.
He was the king of the gods
Zeus
This stadium was often used to hold fighting matches and other games
The Coliseum
This leader of Egypt was only 9 years old when he ascended the throne as pharaoh.
King Tut/Tutankhaten/Tutankhamun
This is another name given to the Mesopotamian region because of its good soil.
The Fertile Crescent.
This plant was used for many things, including the building of boats.
papyrus
This man was the first European to be welcomed into China
Marco Polo
According to ancient beliefs, the Greek Gods and Goddesses lived on this mountain.
Mount Olympus.
This mountain/volcano erupted in 69 AD, completely burying the city of Pompeii
Mt. Vesuvius
This Greek Goddess, often pictured with a bow and arrow, was goddess of the hunt.
Artemis
The independent cities with their surrounding farm land are called this.
City-states
People whose job was to write and keep records were called this.
scribes
One of China's most cruel and infamous emperors, Shi Huang Di, was responsible for creating these two great wonders of China.
Great Wall, Terra Cotta Warriors,
These three philosophers are considered to be the most influential thinkers in Ancient Greece. You only have to name one of them.
Socrates, Plato, & Aristotle
This famous Roman general and dictator was assassinated by his political rivals on March 15, 44 BC.
Julius Caesar
During the American Revolutionary War between the American Patriots and the British, this famous general and future president was chosen to lead the American troops.
George Washington
These are the names of the two rivers that flowed through Mesopotamia.
The Tigris and Euphrates Rivers.
During embalming, a person's brain was removed through this part of their body
nose
This man is considered the most influential Chinese philosopher of all time.
Confucius
This god was the son of Zeus and was the god of music and the sun.
Apollo
According to legend, these two brothers, abandoned as babies and raised by a she-wolf, founded the city of Rome. You only have to name one of them.
Romulus and Remus
During the 14th century, this horrible pandemic killed more than 25 million people in Europe.
Black Plague/Black Death/bubonic plague
This was the largest and most important structure in every Sumerian city.
Ziggurat.
During embalming, a person's organs, except for the brain and heart, were removed and placed in these.
Canopic jars
This Chinese invention was mostly used for military purposes, including recording wind speed and spying on enemy troops.
kite
This ancient Greek scientist and philosopher came up with a mathematical theory that is still used today in much of geometry today.
Pythagoras
This Roman leader and military general eventually turned traitor and partnered with Cleopatra of Egypt in her fight against Rome.
Mark Antony
During World War II, the three major enemies of the United States and Great Britain were Germany, Japan, and this country, which was the first of the three enemies to surrender.
Italy
According to Hammurabi's Code, if a slave tells his owner, "You are not my master," this would be the slave's punishment.
His master shall cut off his ear.
After 1500 BC, pharaohs no longer had pyramids built due to thieves robbing them. Instead, all Pharaohs, including King Tut, were buried in this area.
Valley of the Kings
The Chinese invented gunpowder during this century.
9th century AD
This type of fruit is thought to have caused the Trojan War
(Golden) Apple (of Discord)
The ancient Romans built these long stone structures to bring fresh water from the mountains into their cities.
Aqueducts
The Wright brothers, usually credited with inventing the first motorized airplane, made their first successful flight in this U.S. state.
North Carolina
This Mesopotamian ruler became the second emperor of the Neo-Babylonian period.
Nebuchadnezzar
This 18th Dynasty king expanded Egypt’s empire in Nubia.
Thutmose
Between 141 BC and 87 BC, this emperor greatly expanded China's borders through a number of military campaigns.
Emperor Wu
This dessert food, which is still popular today, was often given to Olympic competitors in ancient Greece to help keep their energy up during events.
Cheesecake
This item of men's clothing, usually worn for more formal occasions, wrapped around their bodies all the way to their ankles.
toga
This Soviet Union dog was one of the first living creatures to be sent into space back in 1957.
Laika