The Romans borrowed civil engineering skills and ideas from these civilizations
What is Ancient Greeks and Etruscans?
100
City state that overthrew the Spartan rule of Greece
What is Thebes?
100
The triple alliance uniting Japan, Germany, and Italy in a coalition to defend and help each other in times of war
What is The Axis Alliance?
100
Empire that encompassed much of Europe, Northern Africa, and large parts of the Middle East, considered to be one of the largest empires ever created in history.
What is The Roman Empire?
100
Always 10000 strong, these men were the spearhead of the Persian armies and the true professional soldiers in the service of the Great King
What is The Persian Immortals?
200
Amount of men in a single Roman Legion
What is 5000 men?
200
Chemical weapon created by the Byzantine Romans, repeatedly saved Constantinople from Muslim invasion forces.
What is Greek Fire?
200
The official event that started WW2
What is The German invasion of Poland?
200
A rich empire that was highly valued for controlling the Silk Road, and was repeatedly threatened by the might of Rome
What is The Parthian Empire?
200
The first recorded monk-military order in European history, in charge of defending the Holy Land from invading forces.
What is The Knight's Templar/ Templar Order?
300
The citizen-soldiers of the Roman legions
What is Roman Legionaries?
300
Pikes used by the Macedonian phalanx during Alexander the Great's invasion of Persia
What is the Sarrisa?
300
Nicknamed Desert Fox, this German commander was most noted for his expertise in desert combat and victories in Africa
Who is Erwin Rommel?
300
This empire dominated much of South America, was technologically sophisticated compared to other tribes and civilizations in America, and was destroyed by the Spanish Conquistadors and disease.
What is The Incan Empire?
300
Roman soldiers that were tasked with guarding the Emperor of Rome and acting as last reserves for the Imperial armies
What is The Praetorian Guard?
400
The first Roman civil war was fought between these two generals
What is Marius and Sulla?
400
A battle between the Normans and Anglo-Saxons that decided who was to be king of England; ended with William of Normandy becoming king.
What is Battle of Hastings?
400
Japan's emperor during WW2, who managed to keep his rule after the war ended
What is Emperor Hirohito?
400
The period of rulers/pharaohs of Egypt that was started by Alexander the Great's general Ptolemy and ended with Cleopatra.
What is The Ptolemaic Dynasty?
400
Rebel fighters in Vietnam that fought the US in a brutal guerrilla war and were single-handedly responsible for driving the American soldiers out of their country
What is Vietcong?
500
The three most common names given to the capital city of the Byzantine Empire/ Eastern Roman Empire
What is Byzantium (Greek), Constantinople (Roman), and Istanbul (Ottoman)?
500
The infamous civil war of Japan between the Minamoto and Tiara clans that led to the creation of the first Shogunate
What is The Gempei War?
500
The official name given to the German military operation of invading Russia
What is Operation Barbarossa?
500
An ambitious empire of Muslim heritage that managed to destroy the remnants of the Byzantine Empire, but was defeated at the Siege of Vienna, preventing them from expanding deep into Europe.
What is The Ottoman Empire?
500
Originally founded in Acre, this order of German knights was well known for beginning a crusade against pagans in Prussia and taking over a wide swath of territory in Eastern Europe