Ancient River Civs.
Ancient Greece
Ancient Rome
Middle Ages
Renaissance
100
Mesopotamia is the region between what two rivers?
The Tigris and the Euphrates
100
This was the Greek god of thunder, he was also the ruler of the gods.
Who is Zeus?
100
What country is the city of Rome located in?
What is Italy?
100
This young woman was burned at the stake for witchcraft and heresy.
Who is Joan of Arc?
100
What modern day city did the Renaissance begin in?
What is Florence?
200
This is the building where people in Mesopotamia worshipped their god
What is a ziggurat?
200
This was the military formation of soldiers carrying shields and spears close together for defense.
What is a phalanx?
200
These two brothers are known to be the founders of Rome.
Who are Romulus and Remus?
200
This region is where the vikings originated from.
What is Scandinavia?
200
Who painted the Mona Lisa?
Who is Leonardo da Vinci?
300
This was the form of writing used by the Mesopotamians.
What is cuneiform?
300
This city-state is home to the first democracy - where all free men raised their hands to vote or wrote their votes on pottery shards
What is Athens?
300
These were the workers and common citizens of Rome.
What are plebeians?
300
What event marks the start of the Middle Ages?
What is the fall of Rome?
300
Who is this statue of?
Who is David?
400
This person controlled all of society in ancient Egypt. They were known as a king and a god.
What is a pharaoh?
400
This man was a Greek philosopher that was executed by the Athenian government.
Who is Socrates?
400
Julius Caesar crossed this river, which caused Rome to descend into a Civil War.
What is the Rubicon River?
400
This person was at the top of the feudal system. He owned all the land and rented it out.
Who is the king?
400
Who painted the "Last Judgement" located at the Sistine Chapel?
Who is Michelangelo?
500
King of Babylon who created his own code of rules.
Who is Hammurabi?
500
What is a Greek soldier called?
What is a hoplite?
500
This was the first Emperor of Rome.
Who is Augustus Caesar?
500
What does the does the rook represent on a chess board?
What is a castle?
500
What is the name of this painting by Leonardo da Vinci?
What is The Last Supper?
600
What did people learn to do in the Neolithic Revolution?
Farm
600
This civilization of fierce warrior pirates may have attacked the city of Troy.
Who are the Mycenaeans?
600
This is a form of government where supreme power is held by the people and their elected representatives.
What is a republic?
600
These were centers of religious worship and learning located in Ireland during the Middle Ages.
What are monasteries?
600
What two civilizations inspired Renaissance art?
What are the Greeks and Romans?
700
This is the oldest written story in the world.
What is the "Epic of Gilgamesh"?
700
In this war, Athens and Sparta fought each other for power over the Greeks.
What is the Peloponnesian War?
700
The roman army was divided into these, they were approximately 5,000 soldiers in each.
What are legions?
700
This man formed the Holy Roman Empire.
Who is Charlemagne?
700
Where is the Mona Lisa located today?
What is the Louvre in Paris, France?
800
This is the Egyptian form of writing, which consists of a series of images.
What are hieroglyphics?
800
This ruler became king of Macedonia at 20 and eventually conquered the Persian Empire.
Who is Alexander the Great?
800
This emperor is accused of playing the fiddle and watching Rome burn in the great fire in 64 AD.
Who is Nero?
800
What years did the Black Plague take place?
What is 1346 to 1352?
800
How tall is the statue of David?
What is 16 ft. 11 inches?
900
The Shang dynasty in China used these to communicate with dead ancestors.
What are oracle bones?
900
This movie 300 is based on this battle between the Spartans and the Persians.
What is the battle at Thermopylae?
900
This man from Carthage crossed the Alps with his men and elephants during the Punic Wars against Rome.
Who is Hannibal Barca?
900
This is the location of the first viking raid.
What is Lindisfarne Abbey?
900
What are the names of all the ninja turtles?
What is Leonardo, Raphael, Donatello, and Michelangelo?