Ancient Civilization
This river valley civilization built pyramids and was ruled by pharaohs.
What is Ancient Egypt?
This Greek city-state is known as the birthplace of democracy.
What is Athens?
This social system organized medieval society into lords, vassals, and knights.
What is Feudalism?
This cultural movement revived interest in art, science, and learning from classical civilizations.
What is the Renaissance?
This religion began in the Middle East and is based on the teachings of Jesus Christ.
What is Christianity?
This river provided fertile soil and transportation for Egyptian civilization.
What is the Nile River?
This Greek city-state focused heavily on military strength and discipline.
What is Sparta?
These wars were fought between Christians and Muslims over the Holy Land.
What are the Crusades?
This invention by Johannes Gutenberg helped spread books and ideas quickly.
What is the Printing Press?
This religious leader was considered the head of the Church in medieval Europe.
Who is the Pope?
This region between the Tigris and Euphrates Rivers is called the “cradle of civilization.”
What is Mesopotomania?
This Macedonian ruler spread Greek culture across a huge empire.
Who is Alexander the Great?
This deadly disease killed millions of Europeans in the 1300s.
What is the Black Death/Black Plauge?
This explorer sailed for Spain and reached the Americas in 1492.
Who is Christopher Columbus?
This movement in the 1500s challenged the authority of the Catholic Church and led to new Christian denominations.
What is the Protestant Reformation?
This Babylonian king created one of the earliest written law codes.
Who is Hammurabi?
This massive empire centered in Italy controlled much of Europe and the Mediterranean.
What is the Roman Empire?
This large Christian church dominated religious life in medieval Europe.
What is the Catholic Church?
This famous artist painted the Mona Lisa and the Last Supper during the Renaissance.
Who is Leonardo da Vinci?
This German monk started the Reformation by posting the 95 Theses in 1517.
Who is Martin Luther?
This early writing system, using wedge-shaped symbols, was invented by the Sumerians.
What is Cuneiform?
This Roman general and dictator was assassinated in 44 BCE on the Ides of March.
Who is Julius Caesar?
This intellectual movement of the 1300s–1600s emphasized human potential and classical learning.
What is the Renaissance?
This trade route connected Europe and Asia and was important before ocean exploration.
What is the Silk Road?
This religion, founded by the prophet Muhammad in the 7th century, follows the holy book called the Quran.
What is Islam?