Cradles of Civilization
This region, located between the Tigris and Euphrates Rivers, is often called the “Cradle of Civilization.”
What is Mesopotamia?
This river was the source of life and agriculture for Egypt.
What is the Nile River?
This city-state was known for its "democratic" government.
What is Athens?
This Persian king built the Royal Road and ruled during the empire’s golden age.
Who is Darius I?
This Greek poet wrote the Iliad and the Odyssey.
Who is Homer?
The earliest form of writing, developed by the Sumerians.
What is cuneiform?
This young pharaoh’s tomb was discovered nearly intact by Howard Carter in 1922.
Who is Tutankhamun (King Tut)?
The Spartans made their last stand against Persia at this 480 BCE battle.
What is Thermopylae?
The Mauryan emperor who converted to Buddhism after the Battle of Kalinga.
Who is Ashoka?
This philosopher drank hemlock after being convicted of impiety.
Who is Socrates?
This ancient code of laws was created by a Babylonian king around 1750 BCE.
What is the Code of Hammurabi?
The Great Pyramid of Giza was built for this pharaoh.
Who is Khufu (Cheops)?
This philosopher taught the renown Macedonian Conqueror.
Who is Aristotle?
This empire, based in Anatolia, was known for its use of iron weapons.
What is the Hittite Empire?
According to legend, this hero completed twelve labors to atone for his sins.
Who is Heracles (Hercules)?
This ancient city state’s ziggurat honored the moon god Nanna.
What is Ur?
This stone helped scholars decode Egyptian hieroglyphs.
What is the Rosetta Stone?
Rome’s first emperor, who established the Pax Romana.
Who is Augustus (Octavian)?
The Macedonian conqueror who spread Greek culture across Asia.
Who is Alexander the Great?
This Chinese philosopher emphasized moral order and filial piety.
Who is Confucius?
The first empire in history, founded by Sargon the Great around 2334 BCE.
What is the Akkadian Empire?
This female pharaoh led trade expeditions to Punt and ruled as a “King.”
Who is Hatshepsut?
This Roman general crossed the Rubicon in 49 BCE, igniting a civil war.
Who is Julius Caesar?
This city, Rome’s rival in the Punic Wars, was led by the general Hannibal.
What is Carthage?
The Buddhist concept of liberation from the cycle of rebirth.
What is Nirvana?