Ancient Civilizations
This river valley was home to the first known civilization, Sumer.
What is the Tigris-Euphrates River Valley?
He was the founder of the Mongol Empire.
Who is Genghis Khan?
This revolution began in 1789 and overthrew a monarchy.
What is the French Revolution?
Christopher Columbus sailed under this country’s flag.
What is Spain?
This movable-type printing press was invented around 1440.
What is the Gutenberg Press?
This ancient Egyptian writing system used pictures and symbols.
What are hieroglyphics?
This empire built roads across the Andes Mountains.
What is the Inca Empire?
This “war to end all wars” lasted from 1914 to 1918.
What is World War I?
This Portuguese explorer was the first to sail around Africa to India.
Who is Vasco da Gama?
This Enlightenment thinker believed in separation of powers.
Who is Montesquieu?
The Indus Valley cities of Harappa and Mohenjo-Daro were located in this modern-day country.
What is Pakistan?
Constantinople was the capital of this empire.
What is the Byzantine Empire?
The Cold War was a power struggle between these two nations.
What are the United States and the Soviet Union?
This canal, opened in 1869, connects the Mediterranean Sea to the Red Sea.
What is the Suez Canal?
The scientific method was developed during this historical period.
What is the Scientific Revolution?
This philosopher taught Alexander the Great.
Who is Aristotle?
This empire reached its height under Suleiman the Magnificent.
What is the Ottoman Empire?
This revolution led to the rise of the Soviet Union.
What is the Russian Revolution?
The Silk Road connected China to this continent.
What is Europe?
This document, signed in 1215, limited the power of English kings.
What is the Magna Carta?
The Code of Hammurabi came from this empire.
What is Babylon?
This European empire controlled India before independence in 1947.
What is the British Empire?
This 20th-century war divided Korea into North and South.
What is the Korean War?
This empire’s capital, Tenochtitlán, was built on a lake.
What is the Aztec Empire?
This invention by the Chinese helped navigators find direction.
What is the compass?