Great Battles
This battle in 490 BCE saw the Athenians defeat the Persians.
What is the Battle of Marathon?
These people from Sparta trained to fight from a young age.
Who are Spartans?
This sharp tool was used in battle for cutting or stabbing.
What is a sword?
This ancient empire was known for its roads, army, and emperors.
What is the Roman Empire?
The ancient Egyptians built these giant tombs for their pharaohs.
What are pyramids?
The ancient Egyptians often fought with this southern neighbor.
What is Nubia?
Roman soldiers were part of this large group or unit.
What is a legion?
This is what ancient people used to protect themselves from arrows.
What is a shield?
This empire tried to conquer Greece but lost at the Battle of Marathon.
What is the Persian Empire?
The people of Mesopotamia wrote on clay tablets using this type of writing.
What is cuneiform?
The Spartans made a heroic last stand at this mountain pass in 480 BCE.
What is Thermopylae?
These warriors used horses and bows and lived on the Asian steppe.
Who are the Mongols
These large animals were used by Hannibal to scare the Romans.
What are elephants?
This Mesopotamian ruler created one of the first written law codes.
Who is Hammurabi?
This ancient Chinese invention helped people find direction.
What is the compass?
This famous battle in China ended the Warring States period and helped Qin take power.
What is the Battle of Changping?
These warriors from Japan followed a strict code of honor.
Who are samurai?
This invention, made in China, changed war with explosions.
What is gunpowder?
This empire in the Andes had a large army and built roads to move troops.
What is the Inca Empire?
The Maya developed this accurate way of tracking time.
What is the calendar?
The Egyptian navy faced off against the Sea Peoples in this 13th-century BCE battle.
What is the Battle of the Delta?
These elite soldiers guarded the Chinese emperor during the Qin dynasty.
Who are the Terracotta Warriors?
This curved sword was used by many Middle Eastern warriors.
What is a scimitar?
This African empire controlled trade and gold in the region around the Niger River.
What is the Mali Empire?
The Inca built this amazing mountain city with terraces and stone buildings.
What is Machu Picchu?