Ancient times
This ancient civilization built the Great Pyramids of Giza.
What is Ancient Egypt?
People in the Middle Ages lived in these large stone buildings ruled by kings and queens.
What are castles?
He was the first President of the United States.
Who is George Washington?
his war was fought from 1939 to 1945 and involved most of the world.
What is World War II?
This popular device made by Apple was first released in 2007 and changed how people use phones.
What is the iPhone?
This famous Roman structure was used for gladiator fights.
What is the Colosseum?
These warriors in armor protected lords and fought in battles.
What are knights?
He wrote the Declaration of Independence in 1776.
Who is Thomas Jefferson?
This Boat sank after hitting an iceberg in 1912
What is the Titanic
This first Black President of the United States was elected in 2008.
Who is Barack Obama?
This river was very important to Ancient Egyptian life and farming.
What is the Nile River?
This disease killed millions of people in Europe during the 1300s.
What is the Black Plague (or Black Death)?
He led the fight to end slavery and gave the Gettysburg Address. (He is a famous president on the penny)
Who is Abraham Lincoln?
This peaceful leader fought for civil rights and gave the “I Have a Dream” speech.
Who is Martin Luther King Jr.?
In 2020, many schools closed and people stayed home because of this virus.
What is COVID-19?
This large wall was built to protect China from invaders.
What is the Great Wall of China?
A person who farmed the land and served the lord in exchange for protection was called this. (Hint: they were very poor)
What is a serf (or peasant)?
This pair explored the land gained in the Louisiana Purchase.
Who are Lewis and Clark?
This wall separated East and West Berlin until it came down in 1989.
What is the Berlin Wall?
This online shopping company grew to be one of the biggest in the world.
What is Amazon?
This Greek thinker is known as the "father of philosophy."
Who is Socrates?
These wars were fought between Christians and Muslims over the Holy Land.
What are the Crusades?
The war between the North and South in the USA in the 1860s was called this.
What is the Civil War?
This African American woman refused to give up her bus seat in 1955.
Who is Rosa Parks?
This country hosted the Summer Olympics in 2008 and amazed the world with a spectacular opening ceremony.
What is China?