Famous People
This famous young Pharaoh's tomb was found almost completely untouched by archaeologists in 1922, making it a great archeological discovery that helped us understand a lot more about Egyptian culture.
Who was King Tutankhamun (King Tut)?
This young king from Macedonia conquered Greece, Egypt, and Persia, creating one of the largest empires of the ancient world.
Who is Alexander the Great?
This is a way of living off the land that meant people didn't have to follow wild animals anymore and could live in one permanent place.
What is agriculture (or farming)?
The ancient Greeks started these famous athletic competitions held every four years to honor the god Zeus.
What are the Olympic Games?
This structure is what Romans used to carry fresh water from distant mountains directly into their cities.
What is an aqueduct?
This Babylonian king is famous for writing one of the earliest sets of complete, written laws in history.
Who is Hammurabi?
This ancient empire, based in modern-day Iran, was the great rival of Greece until it was conquered by Alexander.
What is the Persian Empire?
Instead of using physical money, people in ancient times often traded goods directly for other goods, a practice called this.
What is bartering (or trading)?
This Greek city-state was famous for its strict military training, starting when boys were just seven years old.
What is Sparta?
This huge, oval amphitheater in the center of Rome was used for gladiator fights and public spectacles.
What is the Colosseum?
This powerful Roman general declared himself dictator for life but was famously assassinated on the Ides of March.
Who is Julius Caesar?
This was the eastern half of the Roman Empire that survived for another thousand years after Rome fell.
What is the Byzantine Empire?
This word means a structured society where people organize themselves into towns, governments, and cultures.
What is a civilization?
This city-state is considered the birthplace of democracy, where citizens voted on their own laws.
What is Athens?
The Roman language, which became the base for many European languages today, is called this.
What is Latin?
This ancient Greek philosopher was known for asking deep questions to help his students think for themselves. He was Plato's teacher and later influenced Aristotle as well.
Who was Socrates?
Mesopotamia is often called by this nickname because it was shaped like a crescent moon and had excellent soil for farming.
What is the Fertile Crescent?
Ancient homes in the desert regions of Egypt and Mesopotamia were often built from bricks made of these two natural ingredients.
What are mud and straw?
According to legend, the Greeks snuck into the city of Troy by hiding inside a giant, hollow structure.
What is the Trojan Horse?
Instead of using numbers like 1, 2, and 3, the Romans used letters like I, V, and X, known by this name.
What are Roman numerals?
This Roman emperor stopped the persecution of Christians and moved the capital of the empire east to Byzantium.
Who is Constantine?
King Hammurabi of Babylon was made famous for making the kingdom of Babylon into the empire of Babylon through his conquests, and also for standardizing justice throughout his empire by this legal system.
What is the Code of Hammurabi's Code?
This volcanic mountain erupted in 79 AD, burying the ancient Roman city of Pompeii under ash.
What is Mount Vesuvius?
This high, rocky hill sits above Athens and holds the famous ruins of the Parthenon. It was the location of the temples of worship for the Greeks who lived below.
What is the Acropolis?
This massive stone wall was built by a Roman emperor across the width of Britain to keep out northern invaders.
What is Hadrian's Wall?