Roman Empire
This famous Roman structure held gladiator battles and large public events.
Colosseum
A new form of government used in Ancient Greek city-states to give a voice to the people.
Democracy
A massive structure built to protect China from invaders.
The Great Wall of China
These pyramids were believed to have been built for this reason.
Tombs for pharaohs
Maya priests used these buildings to study the stars.
Observatories
A famous leader of the Mali Empire known for his great wealth.
B. Mansa Musa
An animal that was important for carrying goods in the Inca Empire.
Llama
These structures helped goods and soldiers travel quickly.
Roman Roads
A sporting event that began in Ancient Greece and still happens around the world today.
Olympic Games
This connected China with far away places for trade.
The Silk Road
This river was the “lifeline” of Ancient Egypt.
Nile
The region of America that the Maya lived, mainly dwelling in the forests and mountains.
Mexico and Central America
Two important trade items that helped make the Mali Empire very rich.
Gold and Salt
A farming method the Inca developed to grow crops on steep mountainsides.
Terrace Farming
A leader that became the first emperor of Rome.
Augustus
A legendary Greek demigod, son of Zeus and Alcmene, renowned for his superhuman strength, courage, and numerous heroic feats, most famously his "12 Labors,"
Hercules
The Chinese famously guarded the secret to how this material was made, making it extremely valuable.
Silk
A paper-like material Egyptians wrote hieroglyphs on.
Papyrus
The Mayan writing system that used complex pictorial image and drawings, similar to the Ancient Egyptians.
Heiroglyphics
A famous city of the Mali Empire best known for learning and trade.
Timbuktu
The main language spoken in the Inca Empire.
Quechua
The language of Rome that was the precursor to many modern languages like Spanish.
Latin
This Greek goddess had the Parthenon, a famous Greek building,built to honor her.
Athena
Shang Dynasty writing was often carved into these items for fortune telling.
Turtle shells and ox bones
A structure that protected the pharaoh’s pyramid and had the body of a lion with a human head.
Great Sphinx
Maya structures used for religious ceremonies and offerings.
Pyramids
Mansa Musa famously brought this religion to the Mali Empire.
Islam
Used by the Incas for recording information with knotted string.
Quipus
These structures allowed Romans to move water into cities using long raised channels.
Aqueducts
A famous Greek philosopher that taught students to ask deep questions.
Socrates
A famous clay army that was discovered near Emperor Qin Shi Huang’s tomb. Each soldier was crafted with unique details.
Terracotta Warriors
Egyptians tool used to lift water from the Nile and move it to their fields.
Shaduf
The parts of the body used by the Maya people to hit a ball into a round hoop in a game called Pitz.
B. Their hips and elbows
A famous story tells about the founding of the Mali Empire.
The Epic of Sundiata
A famous structure believed to be a royal estate or sacred site.
Machu Picchu