A piece of land surrounded by water on all sides but one.
100
The Boston Red Sox
This Major League Baseball Team hadn't won a World Series between 1918 and 2004.
100
King Leonidas
This famous Spartan King held off hundreds of thousands of Persians at the famous Battle of Thermopylae, in which the Greeks fought until their deaths in 480BCE.
100
The Bill of Rights
These first 10 Amendments to the Constitution of the U.S. were ratified with the Constitution. These Amendments give specific rights to the people and the state governments accordingly.
100
Chinese Communism
Adopted by the Chinese revolutionary, Mao Zedong, this economic and political system has continued to exist since the revolution in 1949.
200
The Mississippi River
This river is the largest stretching river in the United States.
200
Michael Jordan
This basketball player famously played for the Chicago Bulls in the 1980s and 1990s. He retired temporarily from Basketball to play Major League Baseball in 1994.
200
Homer
This Greek poet famously wrote the "Iliad" about the Trojan war, and the "Odyssey."
200
The Great Depression
A period of extreme economic misfortune for the United States, this period began with the stock market crash of 1929, followed by the collapse of the banking system, and the dust bowl in the Mid-West.
200
The Han Dynasty
The second imperial Dynasty of China lasting from 206BCE until 9CE, and then reemerging from 25 until 220. This dynasty rivaled that of the Roman and Persian Empires.
300
The Mediterranean Sea
The largest body of water to the immediate south of Europe. Italy and Greece both protrude into this sea.
300
Peyton Manning
This famous football quarterback just won World Series 50 for the Denver Broncos.
300
Herodotus
This Greek author is known as the "Father of History," thanks to his works on the Greco-Persian War.
300
John Winthrop
A Puritan Minister and colonist who coined the phrase, "A city upon a hill." He is famous for establishing the Massachusetts Bay Colony in the 17th century.
300
Genghis Khan
The Khan that united the Mongolian tribes in the 13th century to conquer all of central Asia (including much of China). His sons would succeed him and expand his conquests even further.
400
The Vatican City
This "city" is a city within a city. It acts as its own sovereign nation and is the center of Roman Catholicism around the world.
400
Chicago White Sox
This Major League Baseball team planned to throw the 1919 World Series game after being infamously influenced by gamblers and mobsters to do so.
400
Alexander the Great
This Macedonian King successfully campaigned through the Middle-East after subjugating Anatolia, Greece, and Egypt. His Kingdom splintered immediately after his death in 323BCE.
400
General Norman Schwarzkopf
This General led the UN coalition into Iraq during the First Gulf War in 1991. His nickname was "Stormin' Norman."
400
Qin Shi Huang Di
The father of China and the first Emperor of China. This man united China after the Warring States Period. He began construction of the Great Wall, as well as creating his Terra Cotta Army.
500
Five Oceans
This is the official number of declared oceans around the world.
500
Steve Prefontaine
This cross country runner famously broke numerous records during his career in both college and the Olympics in the 1970s. He is famous for running 5 Kilometers in 13 minutes and 22 seconds.
500
Pythagoras
Father of an Ancient Greek Cult, this Greek philosopher most likely believed in reincarnation. His followers attribute mathematical formulas relating to the triangle to him.
500
The Indian Removal Act
President Andrew Jackson issued this act in the 19th century to forcibly remove the Cherokee and other Native American Tribes from within the boarders of the United States. It became known as the "Trail of Tears".
500
The Xiongnu
This Nomadic people originating in the region of Manchuria constantly invaded China. The Great Wall of China was built to keep out their hordes. They also made an appearance in the Disney movie, "Mulan."