Famous Landmarks
This famous statue in New York Harbor was a gift from France to the United States.
Statue of Liberty
I was the first president of the United States.
George Washington
The United States declared its independence in this year.
1776
This ancient civilization built the pyramids at Giza.
Ancient Egypt
This document, signed in 1776, announced that the American colonies were separating from Great Britain.
Declaration of Independence
This ancient wall stretches across northern China and was built to help protect the country.
Great Wall of China
I was an Egyptian queen who ruled alongside Julius Caesar and Mark Antony.
Cleopatra
Christopher Columbus reached the Americas in this year.
1492
This ancient civilization developed democracy in the city-state of Athens.
Ancient Greece
This major revolution began in France in 1789.
French Revolution
This famous clock tower in London is often called Big Ben, although Big Ben is actually the bell inside it.
Elizabeth Tower
I led the French army during the Hundred Years' War and became known as the Maid of Orléans.
Cleopatra
The Berlin Wall fell in this year.
1989
This civilization developed a writing system called cuneiform in ancient Mesopotamia.
Sumerian civilization
This global conflict lasted from 1914 to 1918.
World War I
This ancient city in Jordan is famous for buildings carved directly into pink-colored rock.
Petra
I was a Mongol ruler who founded the Mongol Empire in the early 1200s.
Gengis Khan
The Titanic sank in this year.
1912
This ancient American civilization built the city of Tikal and developed a complex calendar system.
Maya civilization
This event on December 7, 1941, led the United States to enter World War II.
Attack of Pearl Harbor
This enormous temple complex in Cambodia was originally built for the Hindu god Vishnu.
Angkor Wall or Angkor Wat
I was the Carthaginian general who crossed the Alps with elephants to fight Rome.
Hannibal Barca
The Western Roman Empire fell in this year.
A.D. 476
This ancient civilization built Machu Picchu high in the Andes Mountains.
Inca civilization
This 1989 event opened the way for German reunification and became a major symbol of the Cold War’s end.
Fall of Berlin Wall