WONDERS OF THE ANCIENT WORLD
This ancient civilization built the Great Pyramids as tombs for their pharaohs.
Who were the Ancient Egyptians?
In 1492, he sailed from Spain across the Atlantic Ocean, hoping to find a new route to Asia.
Who was Christopher Columbus?
This material, invented in ancient China, was originally used for making things like cups and plates before it was used for writing.
What is paper?
He was the famous general and emperor of ancient Macedonia who conquered a huge empire while still a young man.
Who was Alexander the Great?
This December holiday, celebrating the birth of Jesus Christ, is based on a story from over 2,000 years ago.
What is Christmas?
People in Ancient Rome came to watch chariot races and gladiator fights in this large, oval stadium.
What is the Colosseum?
He was an ancient Egyptian pharaoh who ruled from around 1333 to 1323 BCE. He is most famous for his nearly intact tomb discovered in 1922, which contained a wealth of artifacts and provided significant insights into ancient Egyptian culture and history.
Who was King Tut? (Tutankhamun)
Ancient civilizations like the Romans and Chinese built these stone structures to carry fresh water to their cities.
What are aqueducts?
She was the powerful queen of ancient Egypt who had relationships with the Roman leaders Julius Caesar and Mark Antony.
Who was Cleopatra?
This holiday in March or April celebrates the resurrection of Jesus and gets its name from an ancient Anglo-Saxon goddess of spring.
What is Easter?
This long, man-made wall was built in China to protect against northern invaders.
What is the Great Wall of China?
This Viking explorer is believed to have been the first European to reach North America, around the year 1000.
Who was Leif Erikson?
This invention by Johannes Gutenberg in the 1400s used movable type to quickly produce books.
What is the printing press?
This leader of the Mongol Empire created one of the largest contiguous land empires in history.
Who was Genghis Khan?
This "Festival of Lights" is a major holiday in India, celebrating the victory of light over darkness.
What is Diwali?
This ancient Greek city-state was known for its strong, disciplined army and its fierce warriors.
What was Sparta?
This Portuguese explorer was the first to sail from Europe to India by going around the southern tip of Africa.
Who was Vasco da Gama?
The ancient Sumerians developed this system of writing using wedge-shaped marks on clay tablets.
What is cuneiform?
This French emperor, a brilliant military leader, conquered much of Europe in the early 1800s.
Who was Napoleon Bonaparte?
This Muslim holiday involves fasting from sunrise to sunset for an entire month.
What is Ramadan?
This was the name for the region between the Tigris and Euphrates rivers, where some of the earliest civilizations began.
What is Mesopotamia?
She was a brave French teenager who dressed as a man to lead armies in the Hundred Years' War.
Who was Joan of Arc?
This machine, invented by Eli Whitney in 1793, made it much faster to separate cotton seeds from the fluffy cotton fiber.
What is the cotton gin?
This queen of England ruled for over 60 years during a time of great industrial growth and empire expansion.
Who was Queen Victoria?
This Chinese holiday, also known as the Spring Festival, is marked by dragon dances, red envelopes, and fireworks.
What is Chinese New Year (or Lunar New Year)?