Mesopotamia
This is the process by which Mesopotamians brought water from rivers to their fields.
Irrigation.
During embalming, a person's brain was removed through this part of their body
nose
This is the famous Mountain Range that lies on the northern border of India and on the southwestern border of China.
The Himalayas.
He was the king of the gods
Zeus
This famous stadium was often used to hold gladiatorial fighting matches and other games
The Coliseum
This famous leader of Egypt, often called The Boy King, was only 9 years old when he ascended the throne as pharaoh.
King Tut/Tutankhaten/Tutankhamun
This woman is credited with helping further African American civil rights by refusing to give up her seat on a bus in Montgomery, Alabama.
Rosa Parks
This pandemic hit the world in 2019 and caused many deaths across the globe
COVID/COVID-9/Coronavirus
This is another name given to the Mesopotamian region because of its good soil.
The Fertile Crescent.
This is the name given to the type of writing found on ancient Egyptian artifacts.
Hieroglyphics.
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
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
This US President was killed shortly after the end of the Civil War
Abraham Lincoln
These two combatants (enemies) fought each other during the American Civil War.
North & South/Union & Confederacy
The independent cities with their surrounding farm land are called this.
City-states
This plant was used for many things, including the building of boats.
papyrus
This man is considered the most influential Chinese philosopher of all time.
Confucius
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 World War II, the major enemies of the United States and Great Britain were these three countries. You only need to name two of them.
Italy, Japan, and Germany
This man was the first and only African American president of the United States.
Barack Obama
This woman escaped from slavery in 1849 and was one of the many "conductors" of the Underground Railroad.
Harriet Tubman
These are the names of the two rivers that flowed through Mesopotamia. You only need to name one of them.
The Tigris and Euphrates Rivers.
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. You only need to name one of them.
Great Wall, Terra Cotta Warriors,
This ancient Greek scientist and philosopher came up with a mathematical theory that is still used in much of geometry today, especially with a certain type of triangle.
Pythagoras/Pythagorean Theorem
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
The Vietnam War took place on this continent during the 1950s, 1960s and early 1970s.
Asia
This terrorist leader of al Qaeda claimed responsibility for the 9/11 attacks on the United States in 2001.
Osama bin Laden/Usama bin Laden
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 god was the son of Zeus and was the god of music and the sun.
Apollo
This Roman leader and military general eventually turned traitor and partnered with Cleopatra of Egypt in her fight against Rome.
Mark Antony
The Wright brothers, usually credited with inventing the first motorized airplane, made their first successful flight in this U.S. state.
North Carolina
This large city in Michigan earned the nickname Motown (Motor Town) since the bigger American car manufacturers, such as Ford and Chrysler, started there.
Detroit
This system of reading and writing was invented by a 15 year old student from France after losing vision in both of his eyes.
Braille
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 in this century during the Tang Dynasty.
9th century AD
This type of fruit is thought to have caused the Trojan War
(Golden) Apple (of Discord)
This item of men's clothing, usually worn for more formal occasions, wrapped around their bodies all the way to their ankles.
toga
This Greek Goddess, often pictured with a bow and arrow, was goddess of the hunt.
Artemis
This man was the 35th President of the United States and died at the age of 46.
John F. Kennedy
This famous writer of plays, such as Romeo and Juliet, was born in Stratford-upon-Avon, England in 1564.
William Shakespeare
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
The ancient Romans built these long stone structures to bring fresh water from the mountains into their cities.
Aqueducts
This Soviet Union dog was one of the first living creatures to be sent into space back in 1957.
Laika
This queen of England, born in 1926, lived to be 96 years old.
Queen Elizabeth II
She spent roughly the last two years of her young life hiding from the Nazi party of Germany during WWII.
Anne Frank