Ancient Rome
The Greeks
Egypt
Ancient Military Forces
Ancient Discoveries
100
The first Roman Emperor
Who is Augustus
100
The "great" Macedonian general who defeated the Persian Empire.
Who is Alexander the Great
100
Massive tombs to honor the dead Pharaohs.
What are the Pyramids
100
The Roman Army was divided up into these units, typically 5000 men strong.
What is a Legion
100
The Pharos lighthouse was located in this ancient city the only one of 17 with the same name still left in the Middle East.
What is Alexandria
200
The two brothers who founded Rome and were raised by a wolf.
Romulus and Remus
200
The Greek study of how and why things are.
What is Philosophy
200
The home of the 3 largest Egyptian Pyramids and the Sphinx
What is the Giza Plateau
200
The Greeks used this military formation.
What is a Phalanx
200
The magnificent Gardens in this ancient city were one of the wonders of the Ancient World.
What is Babylon
300
Julius Caesar's important job before he became a great Roman General
What is an Engineer
300
Great Greek Orator who trained himself by putting pebbles in his mouth and yelling at the sea.
Who was Demosthenes
300
This is what made Egypt an important source for food int he ancient world.
What is the Nile Delta
300
This material made better weapons than bronze and stone and allowed the Hyksos to easily conquer Egypt.
What is Iron
300
The Romans learned to use this new type of construction in bridges, doorways, and buildings. Something the Greeks never mastered.
What is the Arch
400
Century
What Roman military unit had 80-100 Legionaries?
400
The Birthplace of Greek civilization.
What is Crete
400
The first civilization to conquer Egypt, ending the Old Kingdom.
Who are the Hyksos
400
This great Chinese General wrote The Art of War, a book which is still studied at Military Colleges and Business Schools today.
Who is Sun Tzu
400
Greek Scientists used Mathematics and Geometry to prove the earth was this shape.
What is round.
500
Rome's greatest rival.
What was Carthage
500
Achilles dragged the body of this Trojan hero around the walls of Troy after defeating him in single combat.
Who is Hector
500
Akhenaton was best known for changing Egyption religion from being polytheistic to this form of religion.
What is monotheistic.
500
This ancient General was famous for building hundreds of rafts in 9 days to carry Elephants, horses, and 40,000 troops across a river into Switzerland.
Who is Hannibal
500
The Romans invented this type of Engineering that allowed them to take things apart and learn how to build them themselves.
What is Reverse Engineering.