Egypt
Mesopotamia
India
China
Greece
Rome
100

The pharaoh known for uniting the Upper and Lower Kingdoms into one large country.

Who was Menes?

100

This great leader had the first written code of law which resulted in a fairer system for all.

Who was Hammurabi?

100

This word means your "life's purpose."  To be able to raise to a higher caste when you are reincarnated. For example, if you're born a SUDRA (peasant, etc.) you must remain a SUDRA your entire life.

What is DHARMA?

100

This man was the first to unify the kingdoms of China and also began the building of the Great Wall.

Who was Shi Huangdi?

100

What was the name of the battle during which the Spartan 300 fought for three days against the Persians. Even though Sparta didn't win, they held off the Persians long enough for the others to prepare for battle. 

What was THERMOPYLAE?

100

These were the twins in the legend of the "founding of Rome."

Who were ROMULUS & REMUS?

200

This pharaoh was known for his rule of over 60 years and having incredible monuments built.

Who was Ramses II a.k.a.  Ramses the Great?

200

This king was the main character in a famous legend during which he and Enkidu traveled to the forest.  

Who was Gilgamesh?

200

This man was born a prince, but later in life, founded a philosophy which stated the path to happiness was to give up your worldly possessions.

Who was Buddha OR Prince Siddhartha Gautama?

200

This man was the most influential teacher in Chinese history.  His philosophy included:

*respect for your elders   *leaders should have good morals   *show loyalty and dedication to your country (civic duty - required 3 day exam)


Who was Confucius?

200

This man was the son of Philip II and was known for conquering the Persian Empire.

Who was Alexander the Great?

200

This was the general from Carthage that marched into Italy and Roman territory to conquer them during the SECOND PUNIC WAR.

Who is HANNIBAL?

300

This pharaoh was known for emphasizing trade to improve Egypt's wealthy, instead of war.

Who was Hatshepsut?

300

This man was the first ruler to have a permanent army (not just volunteers during war time).

Who was Sargon?

300

This man was a very influential leader during the last century in India because he led peaceful protests to help India win its independence from Great Britain.

Who was Gandhi?

300

In China there is a philosophy(religion) named this and it emphasizes the importance of nature and a balanced. The name of the man who started this was called Laozi.


What is DAOISM?


300

This man is known to have written "The Iliad and The Odyssey."

Who was Homer?

300

This was the language of Ancient Rome.

What is LATIN?

400

This pharaoh was known for building the Great Pyramid during the Old Kingdom.

Who was Khufu?

400

This ruler was the most famous Chaldean king, rebuilt Babylon into a beautiful city, and had the "Hanging Gardens" as part of his palace.

Nebuchadnezzar  

400

This man was a leader during the Mauryan Empire.  He changed his violent ways when he changed to Buddhism; a more peaceful religion.

Who was Asoka?

400

Han Fei Zi was a leader in China who believed that people were bad by nature and needed to be controlled with harsh treatment.  This word is the name of his philosophy.

What was legalism?

400

This man is known for writing many fables, which are stories that have a lesson.  The characters are frequently animals.

Who was AESOP?

400

This was the island over which Carthage and Rome fought during the First Punic War.

What is SICILY?

500

This pharaoh was known for "driving out the Hyksos" (their foreign enemy), ending the Middle Kingdom period.

Who was Ahmose?

500

This building was a temple and built like a step pyramid. Some say it looked like a "wedding

What was ziggurat?


500

Name one of the groups of people of the caste system. 

Who were Brahmins, or Kshatriyas, or Vaisyas, or Sudras.


500

There was a recent discovery of hundreds of statues who were soldiers to protect Shi Huang Di after his death.  This is the word that describes these statues and is what they are made out of.

What is TERRACOTTA?

500

This was the first important philosopher of Athens.

Who was Socrates?

500

This was the slave who led a revolt against the Roman Army.

Who is SPARTACUS?

600

This word means a type of waterfall of which there were five along the Nile River.  It made it impossible for ships to sail north into Egypt.

What are CATARACTS?

600

This word is the name of the Ancient Mesopotamian writing system.

What is CUNEIFORM?

600

This word means the ancient language of India.

What is SANSKRIT?

600

This is one of the many inventions in China.  It is something that measures the intensity of an earthquake.

What is a SEISMOGRAPH?

600

This was the name of the alliance in Ancient Greece from which Pericles took a lot of money to "beautify Athens."

What was the DELIAN LEAGUE?

600

This was the man to whom George Washington was compared because he WILLINGLY gave up power.

Who is CINCINNATUS?

700

This word meant a slave in Sparta.

What is HELOT?