This river is currently known for the major amounts of pollution it contains.
What is the Ganges?
100
He was the first president of the United States.
Who is George Washington?
100
This planet in our solar system is closest to the sun.
What is Mercury?
200
This wedge-shaped form of writing was prominent in Mesopotamian cultures.
What is cuneiform?
200
The ancient Egyptians believed that this collection of writings helped a soul travel to the afterlife.
What is the Book of the Dead?
200
In Buddhism, these are the words or wisdom that can rid a person of desire.
What is the Eightfold Path?
200
Not counting the Vikings, this explorer became known as the first European to discover the "New World" during the Age of Exploration.
Who is Christopher Columbus?
200
This Roman numeral represents the number "5."
What is V?
300
This Babylonian king was particularly known for his law code.
Who is Hammurabi?
300
This pharaoh was later known as "the Great," built many monuments, and has a reputation as a great military leader.
Who is Ramses II?
300
He was the first emperor of the Mauryan Empire.
Who is Chandragupta?
300
This long emigration route stretched through much of the "Wild West" and was known for caravans of covered wagons.
What is the Oregon Trail?
300
This instrument is also known as the "ivory keys."
What is the piano?
400
The word "Mesopotamia" roughly translates to this phase.
What is "land between the rivers"?
400
This pharaoh was known for ruling longer than any other woman pharaoh.
Who is Hatshepsut?
400
He was a noteworthy mathematician from the Gupta Empire who was known for understanding zero as a number, not just a symbol.
Who is Aryabhata?
400
This man became president after FDR died in office.
Who is Harry Truman?
400
This type of tree produces acorns.
What is oak?
500
Mesopotamia is found between these two rivers.
What are the Tigris and Euphrates?
500
These are the two most well-known scripts (ways of writing) used by ancient Egyptians.
What is hieroglyphics and demotic?
500
These two medical texts from the Gupta Empire encouraged physicians to treat their patients well and led to the building of several hospitals throughout the empire.
What are the Charaka Samhita & Sushruta Samhita?
500
This war was the last time that the United States Congress officially declared war.
What is World War II?
500
This movie was the first animated movie to be nominated for the "Best Picture" award at the Academy Awards.