Rivers
This river ran through the oldest capital in Europe today?
What is the Thames River?
The first civilization in the world located in Mesopotamia.
What was the Sumerian civilization?
He is considered to be the greatest general to conquered the most land on the Earth in the shortest time.
Who was Genghis Khan?
This city was the seat of power for the Romans.
What is Rome?
This invention was first used as fireworks until the Song Dynasty realized that it had great explosion power.
What is gunpowder?
This river would deposit a yellowish silt (soil) when it floods, hence that's how it got its name.
What is the Yellow River (Huang He)?
This civilization created the pyramids of Giza.
Who were the ancient Egyptians?
She was the queen of England that defeated the Spanish Armada and beheaded the Queen of Scots.
Who was Queen Elizabeth I?
This city-state is the seat of the Pope located in Italy.
What is Vatican City?
This invention helped to change how work was done and propelled the Industrial Revolution.
What is the steam engine?
This river was the gift to the ancient Egyptians and other empires by it.
What is the Nile River?
This civilization built the greatest capital city called Tenochtitlan in the new world, located where Mexico City is today.
Who were the Aztecs?
He was a Macedonian prince that conquered most of the Mediterranean world, including Egypt and cemented Greek culture in many places.
Who was Alexander the Great?
This city was built to honor Alexander the Great, housing the largest library in ancient times.
What is Alexandria?
This invention helped people to settled in places and ultimately creating civilizations.
What is the Agricultural Revolution?
This river is the most sacred river to Hindus, starting high in the Himalayas and emptying into the Bay of Bengal.
What is the Ganges River?
Gun powder was first created in this civilization in China from 618-906 CE.
Who was the Tang Dynasty?
The great grandson of Genghis Khan, defeated the Song Chinese to established a great empire for the Mongols.
Who was Kublai Khan?
The Incas built this beautiful city in the Andes Mountains with its intricate gardens and aquaducts.
What is Machu Picchu?
This idea of believing in one God was started with the Abraham and his people, who made a covenant with God.
What is monotheism?
These two rivers provided water for the first civilization in the current country of Iraq today.
What are the Tigris and Euphrates?
This civilization was known for its roads and aqueducts around the Mediterranean world.
Who were the Romans?
He was killed by his colleagues in the Senate chamber because they were jealous of his popularity among the people.
Who was Julius Caesar?
This city was the place of a great revolution that would end the feudal system in Europe.
What is Paris?
The idea of letting people pick their own leaders or making decisions for their own welfare came from the Athenians of ancient Greece.
What is democracy?