Ancient Greece
This military leader, son of Philip, was not just good but very good.
Who was Alexander the Great?
In this large edifice, the ancient Romans watched gladiators fighting, and Christians being fed to the lions.
What is the Colosseum?
This provided the main artery of transportation between East and West during the Industrial Revolution in the United States.
What is the railroad, or Transcontinental Railroad?
The discovery of this resource in the American West led to the first major westward migration.
What is mineral wealth (gold or silver)?
This undeclared conflict between the United States and the Soviet Union involved the Vietnam War, the Korean War, the Cuban Missile Crisis, and the Space Race.
What was the Cold War?
According to the famous story by Homer, this lady's face launched a thousand ships.
Who was Helen, or Helen of Troy?
These twin brothers are said to have founded Rome.
Who were Romulus and Remus?
The Industrial Revolution started in this country.
What is England (or Great Britain)?
In 1803, this European leader sold the Louisiana Territory to the United States.
Who was Napoleon?
Who was Henry Ford?
According to Homer, this mythical sailor and king of Ithaca came up with the idea of the Trojan Horse.
Who was Odysseus (or Ulysses)?
This dictator was assassinated by Roman senators, led by Brutus and Cassius.
Who was Julius Caesar?
This man's 1794 invention enabled the speedy separation of cotton fibers from their seeds.
Who was Eli Whitney?
This American abolitionist led the raid on Harpers Ferry.
Who was John Brown?
This President led the country out of the Great Depression and into World War II.
Who was Franklin D. Roosevelt?
This ancient Greek word for city-state is the basis for our English word, "politics."
What is "polis"?
This Carthaginian general surprised the Romans by leading his forces, including elephants, across the Alps.
Who was Hannibal?
This German intellectual claimed that industrialization would cause capitalism to collapse, leading to a new social order.
Who was Karl Marx?
This American President was skeptical about federal institutions and so he shut down the Bank of the United States.
Who was Andrew Jackson?
This President was the fourth and final U.S. President to be assassinated.
Who was John F. Kennedy?
This war between Athens (and its allies) and Sparta (and its allies) lasted from 431 to 404 BC.
What was the Peloponnesian War?
The ancient City of Rome was built around this river.
What is the Tiber?
During the Industrial Revolution, this resource from the ocean lubricated machinery and fueled lanterns.
What is whale oil?
Completed in 1825, this important trade route connected New York City to destinations west of the city.
What is the Erie Canal?
This President established the system of National Parks.
Who was Theodore Roosevelt?