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It's Japan's oldest surviving religion

Shinto

100

The uniter of Upper and Lower Egypt

Menes

100

This travel destination was built as a tomb for the Mogul ruler's wife, and listed as one of the 8 Wonders of the World

Taj Mahal

100

Crippled, weak, and young, but one of the most remembered pharaoh of Egypt 

Tut

100

This philosophy/religion was from the rants of none other than Lao-tse

Taoism

200

The Hyksos ended this Kingdom of Egypt

Middle

200

Female pharaoh

Hatshepsut

200

The Class of 2026 may get lost on this highway that linked China with the old Roman world

Great Silk Road

200

His hymn, "Shepherd of Tender Youth" is the oldest surviving Christian hymn

Clement of Alexanderia

200

Chung-kuo is an ancient name of this nation

China

300

The dynasty that ruled China the longest

Chou

300

He is remembered as the guy compelled by the Romans to carry Jesus' cross

Simon of Cyrene

300
The Class of 2027 would love to visit both of these two territories that seceded from India to become independent states

Pakistan & Bangladesh

300

This Egyptian pharaoh had the largest pyramid

Cheops

300

We can rant about Egyptian hieroglyphics thanks to this Frenchman's deciphering abilities

Champollion

400

Even though this stinks, the ancient Indians made its greatest contributions to civilization in this subject

math

400

This was Edesius and Frumentius' claim to fame

Christian youths from Rome, shipwrecked and taken as slaves to Ethopia. Preached the gospel and became missionaries

400

The Class of 2025 may find the crystal blue waters of this lake, the largest in Africa, breathtaking

Lake Victoria

400

Considered the founder of Japanese civilization

Prince Shotoku

400

Don't give this guy the side eye emoji because he established the Mogul Empire in India, just thank him

Babar

500

The ancient name of Egypt

Mizraim

500

Built the Maurya Empire

Asoka

500

"Are we there yet?" said by one of our future SCA seniors as they sail down Africa's longest lake

Lake Tanganyika

500
Emperor of Japan mentioned in the chapter

Mikado

500

This guy ranted and conquered so much that about 16 million men alive today can claim a DNA connection with the man who started the largest continental empire in history

Genghis Khan