the first city to see the sun
WHAT IS ?
" Gisborne "
the most populated state
WHAT IS ?
" New South Wales "
this is the capital of Greece
WHAT IS ?
" Athens "
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name one of three people involved in the assassination of Julius Caesar
WHO IS ?
" Marcus Brutus // Gaius Longinus //Decimus Albinus "
this is the purpose of the pyramids in Ancient Egypt
WHAT IS ?
" a tome for the Pharaoh's "
this important moment took place on the sixth of February (1840)
WHAT IS ?
" The Signing of the Treaty of Waitangi "
this is the national bird of Australia
WHAT IS ?
" Emu "
this person was the main leader of Greece
WHO IS ?
" Alexander the Great "
the 'Peutinger Table' is a what
WHAT IS ?
" a map "
this was the youngest Pharaoh to rule Egypt
WHO IS ?
" Tutankhamen "
this was the name of Captain James Cook's ship
WHAT IS ?
" HMS Endeavour "
this is the capital of Tasmania
WHAT IS ?
" Hobart "
this group won the Peloponnesian War
WHO IS ?
" Sparta "
this many books are in the 'Code of Justinian'
WHAT IS ?
" 4 "
this material is what the 'Great Sphinx' is made of
WHAT IS ?
" Limestone "
this person was the first to climb Mount Everest
WHO IS ?
" Sir Edmund Hillary "
this member of the 'royal family' opened the Sydney Opera House
WHO IS ?
" Queen Elizabeth II "
how does history tell us Socrates died
WHAT IS ?
" Poison "
alongside Remus, this person was a founder of Rome
WHO IS ?
" Romulus "
this was the writing systems used in Ancient Egypt
WHAT IS ?
" Hieroglyphics "
this form of production was the key to colonial exporting in New Zealand farming
WHAT IS ?
" Wool Production "
this person was the first Prime Minister of Australia
WHO IS ?
" Edmund Barton "
this year was the first time the 'Olympiad' (Olympic Games) were held
WHAT IS ?
" 1896 "
in this year the Western Roman Empire came to an end
WHEN IS ?
" 476 CE "
this is what the Ancient Egyptian used to preserve bodies
WHAT IS ?
" salt "