Ancient Mesopotamia
This "land between two rivers" is situated between the Tigris and this other river.
What is the Euphrates?
This long river flooded annually, providing the "gift" of fertile soil to the Egyptians.
What is the Nile?
This city-state is known as the birthplace of democracy.
(What is Athens?)
This massive structure was built to protect China’s northern borders from invaders.
(What is the Great Wall?)
Legend says these twin brothers founded the city of Rome.
(Who are Romulus and Remus?)
This ancient wedge-shaped script is considered the world's first writing system.
What is Cuneiform?
This paper-like material was made from reeds growing along the riverbanks.
(What is Papyrus?)
This temple dedicated to the goddess Athena sits atop the Acropolis.
(What is the Parthenon?)
This philosopher’s teachings on ethics and family became the foundation of Chinese society.
(Who is Confucius?)
This massive amphitheater was used for gladiatorial contests and public spectacles.
(What is the Colosseum?)
This Babylonian king is famous for his "eye for an eye" code of laws.
Who is Hammurabi?
This "Boy King" is famous today because his tomb was discovered nearly intact in 1922.
(Who is Tutankhamun?)
This "Father of History" wrote about the Persian Wars.
(Who is Herodotus?)
This trade route connected China to the Mediterranean world.
(What is the Silk Road?)
This Roman general was assassinated on the Ides of March in 44 BCE.
(Who is Julius Caesar?)
These massive, stepped temple towers were built to honor local gods.
What are Ziggurats?
This stone, discovered in 1799, was the key to deciphering Egyptian hieroglyphs.
What is the Rosetta Stone?
This Macedonian king conquered the Persian Empire and spread Greek culture to India.
(Who is Alexander the Great?)
This first emperor of China was buried with an army of terracotta soldiers.
(Who is Qin Shi Huang?)
These structures were built to transport fresh water into Roman cities over long distances.
(What are Aqueducts?)
This legendary king of Uruk is the hero of one of the world's oldest works of literature.
Who is Gilgamesh?
She was the last active ruler of the Ptolemaic Kingdom of Egypt.
(Who is Cleopatra?)
In Greek mythology, this is the home of the twelve major gods.
(What is Mount Olympus?)
During the Han Dynasty, this process was invented using mulberry bark and old rags.
(What is Papermaking?)
This period of relative peace and stability across the empire lasted for about 200 years.
(What is the Pax Romana?)