Who came from the northern countries, was good a using ships, and conquered and attacked many European countries and villages?
Vikings
200
Which Greek city was famous for its warriors and its fighting skills?
Sparta
200
Who were the leaders of ancient Egypt?
The Pharoahs
200
Which Greek city was famous for its knowledge, power, and money?
Athens
200
Who first ruled the Roman people?
The Etruscan kings
300
Who had more power in Rome, the plebeians or the patricians?
The patricians
300
What kind of writing did the Egyptians use?
Hieroglyphics
300
What was the name of the volcano that erupted and destroyed Pompeii?
Mt. Vesuvius
300
Why were both ancient Egypt and Mesopotamia built next to rivers?
They needed the rivers to grow food and to live.
300
What type of writing did the Sumerians of Mesopotamia use?
Cuneiform
400
Why did the ancient Egyptians build the pyramids?
To be used as tombs for their pharaohs.
400
What type of government was first used in Rome, before the Empire was founded?
A Republic
400
What happened to Jesus? How did he die?
He was crucified.
400
What was the name of the group of three men who helped lead Rome AFTER Julius Caesar was killed?
Triumvirate
400
The valley or the land that Mesopotamia was built in was called what? What was its special name?
The Fertile Crescent
500
Who was the bad emperor who let the Visigoths (the Germans) into Rome after the Huns started attacking? This act later helped lead to the fall of Rome.
Emperor Valens
500
What was a famous wold wonder that King Nebuchadnezzar of the Persian Empire built for his wife?
The Hanging Gardens
500
Name the father and son who both tried to attack and conquer Greece.
Darius and Xerxes
500
Who invented papyrus, an early type of paper used to write on?
The Egyptians
500
Which Persian Emperor practiced tolerance, and was a good and fair leader?