Ancient Civilization
Hot Pieces of Land
Famous Historical Women
Important Inventions
Revolutions
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The ancient civilization responsible for building the great pyramids of Giza
Egypt
200
One of the most conquered places on earth, this island has been controlled by Greek, Roman, Arab, and Norman rulers, just to name a few.
Sicily
200
She was the first woman to win a Nobel Peace prize
Marie Curie
200
Let's not re-invent it, this object revolutionized transportation.
The Wheel
200
She is known for a famous line, that she never actually said!!
Marie Antoinette
400
The hanging gardens of this city, now located in modern-day Iraq
Babylon
400
This much-conquered area has fought itself almost as much as it has fought the Turks, the Romans, and the Austrians.
The Balkan Peninsula
400
She was the duchess of this area of France, and through marriage became the Queen of both France and England in her lifetime
Eleanor of Aquitaine
400
Still used in places today, this Roman invention helped remote places get drinking water
Aqueduct
400
From 1927 to 1949, Mao Zedong led a revolution in this country
China
600
The area of the world known as the "cradle of civilization"
Mesopotamia, the ferticle crescent
600
When medieval rulers went on a crusade, this city was probably where they were trying to go.
Jereusalem
600
The Czarina of Russia who expanded the empire greatly in the 18th century
Catherine the Great
600
Originally intended for fireworks and tea (yes, tea) this went on to change warfare forever.
Gunpowder
600
The Bolsheviks took control of a massive empire in this 1917 revolution
Russian Revolution
800
The primary writing material used by the ancient Egyptians, now the name of a modern-day font.
Papyrus
800
These two peninsular countries, recently split in two have been a constant target for the large powers surrounding it.
South and North Korea
800
The first woman to fly solo across the Atlantic ocean
Emilia Earhart
800
This ancient Chinese invention made it much easier to navigate the seas
Magnetic Compass
800
Funded largely by the French, this took place in the thirteen colonies
American War of Independence
1000
The Minoan civilization thrived on this greek island, its collapse was a possible inspiration for the city of Atlantis.
Crete
1000
This border city, now in France has changed hands between French and German lands dozens of times since its founding.
Strasbourg
1000
She led hundreds of enslaved people through to freedom with the Underground Railroad
Harriet Tubman
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The lifesaving medical breakthrough invented by Alexander Fleming in 1928
Penicillin
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This Caribbean island was home to the first large-scale slave uprising in modern history
Haiti