The River whose famous Delta flows into the Mediterranean
The Nile
100
The mountains separating China from India
Himalayas
100
The largest ancient empire, centered in modern day Iran, and practiced Zoroastrianism
Persia
100
The Greek Polis known as the origin of democracy, encouraging public debate and civic duties of the citizens
Athens
100
The seat of the (Western) Roman Empire. Centrally located in the Mediterranean with protection from the Alps
Rome
200
Land meaning 'between two Rivers'
Mesopotamia
200
The large desert in northern Africa
Sahara
200
The son of a Macedonian King who conquered territory empire stretching from the Greece to the Indus River. He spread Hellenistic culture across Asia
Alexander the Great
200
The holiest city in Islam, birthplace of Muhammad and location of the Kaaba
Mecca
200
The seat of the Byzantine Empire. Known as a crossroads of trade, but situated a sufficient distance from Germanic invaders of the west
Constantinople
300
The colorful river of China
Yellow River or Huange He
300
The pass located in the Hindu Kush Mountains
Khyber Pass
300
The Indian Empire known as the 'Golden Age' of Ancient India, with contributions such as mathematics (the concept of zero), medical advances (setting bones), and astronomy (concept of a round Earth)
Gupta
300
The city in modern France where a battle took place- ultimately stopping the expansion of Islam into Europe
Tours
300
The seat of the Umayyad Caliphate and modern capital of Syria
Damascus
400
A river flowing through India, but not the Indus (that's too easy)
Ganges
400
The sea between the Balkan Peninsula (Greece) and Asia Minor (Persia)
Aegean Sea
400
The South American Empire that was centered around the Andes. Known for its road system, and Machu Picchu
Incan
400
Either end of the Persian Royal Road
Sardis or Susa
400
The seat of the Abbasid Caliphate and modern capital of Iraq
Baghdad
500
Either of the Rivers in Mesopotamia
Tigris or Euphrates
500
The small strait south of the Bosporus. Darius created a pontoon bridge to cross it during the Persian War
Dardanelles
500
The Mauryan Emperor who spread Buddhism and politically united much of India. (Begins with an 'A')
Asoka
500
Either neolithic archaeological site in the Fertile Crescent
Aleppo or Jerico
500
The seat of the Aztec Empire, located in an arid (dry) valley in central Mexico