Geography
What continent is Greece located?
Europe
What do archaeologists study to learn about early people?
Artifacts
What was a pharaoh in ancient Egypt believed to be?
A god-king
What’s one reason the Roman Empire fell?
Too big, corrupt leadership, invasions
What is the name of the race based on a man running to tell Athens they won a battle?
Marathon
Which continent is home to the Nile and the Sahara Desert
Africa
What does “prehistory” mean?
What Chinese structure was built to keep out northern invaders?
Great Wall
What was the name of the stadium where gladiators fought?
The Colosseum
Who was the first "super hero"?
Gilgamesh
What is it called when you move water from a river to a farm?
Irrigation
What is the modern way of referring to "AD" on a timeline?
CE
What was the Silk Road used for?
Trade
What was the Black Death and what did it do?
A plague that killed millions in Europe
What unlikely item was used to keep parts of Chinaa's great wall together?
Sticky rice
What ocean borders both Europe and North America?
Atlantic Ocean
What early law code was known for “an eye for an eye”?
Hammurabi's Code
What empire was led by warriors on horseback and stretched from China to Europe?
The Mongols
Who were the twin brothers said to have founded Rome?
Romulus and Remus
Cleopatra was able to capture Julius Caesars attention by doing this
Rolling herself into a carpet
What type of landform helped isolate China and protect it from the west?
Mountains
What major religion developed in India that believes in karma and reincarnation?
Hinduism
What city-state had strong warriors and no democracy?
Sparta
What do Judaism, Christianity, and Islam have in common?
Monotheistic / Abrahamic
This mystery of history is said to be the oldest possible settlement
Gobleki Tepe