World History
This Chinese philosopher, whose teachings emphasized ethics and the importance of family, lived during the 6th century BCE.
Confucius
This Italian inventor and polymath is credited with designing the first flying machine in the 15th century.
Leonardo da Vinci
This ancient civilization is famous for its pyramids and mummification practices, and it thrived along the Nile River.
Ancient Egypt
This U.S. astronaut became the first man to walk on the Moon in 1969 during the Apollo 11 mission.
Neil Armstrong
This iconic pyramid, located in Egypt, is the largest of the three pyramids at Giza and was built as a tomb for the Pharaoh Khufu.
This 1919 treaty officially ended World War I.
Treaty of Versailles
This English inventor developed the first steam engine capable of industrial use in the 18th century.
James Watt
The ancient city of Machu Picchu was built by this civilization in the Andes mountains.
Incas
This space telescope, launched in 1990, has provided some of the most detailed images of distant galaxies.
Hubble Space Telescope
This famous landmark in India is a white marble mausoleum built by Emperor Shah Jahan in memory of his wife Mumtaz Mahal.
Taj Mahal
his 13th-century Mongol leader created the largest contiguous empire in history.
Genghis Khan
This German inventor created the first practical printing press in the 15th century.
Johannes Gutenberg
This empire was led by Julius Caesar, Augustus, and other emperors, ruling vast territories around the Mediterranean.
Roman Empire
This private company, founded by Elon Musk in 2002, is known for its development of the Falcon rockets and the Crew Dragon spacecraft.
Space X
This ancient structure, located in Rome, is known for its gladiatorial contests and public spectacles.
The Colosseum
This 18th-century movement in Europe emphasized reason, individualism, and skepticism of traditional authority.
The Enlightenment
What year (+- 4 years) did Orville and Wilber Wright make the first successful airplane flight?
1903
This civilization, known for its contributions to mathematics and astronomy, flourished in present-day Mexico and built massive pyramids.
Mayan
This NASA mission, launched in 1977, was the first spacecraft to leave the solar system.
Voyager 1
This structure, located in Beijing, China, was originally built in the 14th century and is a massive fortress surrounding the imperial palace.
The Forbidden City
This Russian Tsar, known for his efforts to modernize Russia, ruled from 1682 to 1725 and founded the city of St. Petersburg.
Peter the Great
This Italian inventor is known for his work in developing the first practical radio, which was demonstrated in the early 20th century.
Guglielmo Marconi
This ancient civilization, famous for its ziggurats, flourished in the Tigris-Euphrates Valley.
Mesopotamia
On January 28, 1986, this spacecraft name tragically exploded just 73 seconds after lift-off, killing all seven crew members onboard.
Challenger Space Shuttle
This ancient Incan city, located high in the Andes mountains of Peru, is often referred to as the "Lost City of the Incas."
Machu Picchu