mythology
the Greek god of beauty
aphrodite
the empire that held the Colosseum
Rome
an important battle (as told by Homer) that had a giant wooden horse contraption to hide soldiers
Trojan War
The Roman empire ended in this year
476 A.D.
Roman emperor that conquered land all across the Mediterranean. regarded as one of the best military strategists in history and was assassinated.
Alexander the great
mythology where leaders are thought to descend from gods
egyptian
the civilization acknowledged for inventing chocolate
The Aztec empire
A very successful, yet flawed and broken empire that somehow managed to last thousands of years with a weak military
The Byzantine Empire
The great pyramid of Giza was built this year
2600 B.C.E.
unified the Mongolian empire and conquered a ton of territory. 1 in every 200 people worldwide are related to him.
Genghis Khan
native American myth brought rain and prosperity across the areas it flew, striking thunder with each flap of its wings
the thunderbird
2 Oldest cities in the world
Damascus and Jericho (tied at 11,000 years!)
the dynasty known for the spread of Islam and Arabic across the middle east
the Umayyad Caliphate
The Skara Brae was founded
3180 B.C.E.
Egyptian pharaoh that is thought to be the first recorded transgender person in history; was female but required subjects to refer to her as king
Hatshepsut
considered the most evil god in all of mythological history
The Mesopotamian goddess/demon Lamashtu
ancient civilizations that are left today
the indigenous people of Australia as well as many tribes, whether ancient or more recent, that have been untouched throughout Ethiopia and all of Africa
this indigenous tribe lived in Grand Rapids
The last mammoth population went extinct
2500 B.C.E.
high priestess of Apollo that has recently stricken controversy on her 'visions of Apollo'
pythia
the name of the cow who licked an ice block to create Burri in Norse mythology
Audumla
the first rediscovered Indus-river valley civilization, known as the civilization that disappeared without a trace
The Harappa civilization
These people were acknowledged as the first people to domesticate horses
This culture began in 1000 B.C.E.
Nok Culture
character from epic poem, great hero, epic has no known author
beowulf