People
What legendary king of Macedonia created an empire from Greece to India?
Alexander the Great
What letters do we use to divide the timeline into eras?
BC and AD
Where did the ancient Inca live?
South America / Peru
What was the title given to the ruler of ancient Egypt?
Pharaoh
What civilization gave the world the Olympics?
Greece
What Roman general caused the fall of the Roman Republic by declaring himself dictator for life?
Julius Caesar
It's 2024. What event happened in year 1 that we count years from?
The birth of Jesus Christ
What river brought floods to Egypt allowing civilization to thrive there?
The Nile River
What is the term for the small countries in ancient Greece?
City-states
What religion did the Romans adopt and help spread?
Christianity
What ancient king of Babylonia created a code of laws to protect the weak and punish the wicked?
Hammurabi
What were the two sides in the Peloponnesian War?
Athens and Sparta
What empire was located east of Greece and fought many wars with Greece?
Persia
What trade route connected China and the Roman Empire?
The Silk Road
What ancient civilization invented paper?
China
What emperor of India gave up violence and sent missionaries to spread Buddhism in Asia?
Ashoka
What was the place between two rivers where the first civilization came to be?
Mesopotamia
What ancient American people built pyramids in the jungles of the Yucatan Peninsula?
The Mayans
What type of government is run by a small group with all the power?
Oligarchy
What group of ancient Americans gave Mexico its name?
The Aztecs
What king of Mali is thought to have been the richest person of all time?
Mansa Musa
Why do we not know much about ancient Africa before the Middle Ages?
Ancient Africans did not write their history down.
What feature did ancient hunters use to migrate from Asia to North America?
The land bridge connecting Asia to Alaska.
Rome expanded to dominate Europe, West Asia, and North Africa. What is this era of Roman history called?
Pax Romana
What Arabian prophet started the religion Islam?
Muhammad