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| Which people were the "terror of the ancient world"? |
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| What was the writing of the ancient Egyptians called? |
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| Who discover the Rosetta Stone? |
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| Why was the Rosetta Stone and important discovery? |
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| to translate Greek Hyruglphycis and Demome |
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| What does the word Phoenicia mean? |
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| What was the most famous Phoenician colony? |
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| where was Egypt's natural barrier of protection broken? |
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| Which river valley civilization invented porcelain? |
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| Yellow River Valley - shang people |
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| What was the first Chinese dynasty? |
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| What was the longest lasting dynasty in Chinese history? |
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| Who were the original Spartans? |
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| Who were the original Romans? |
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| What people introduces the alphabet into Greece? |
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| Who was the father of Athenian democracy? |
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| Who created the world's first empire? |
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| What was the Sumerian writing system called? |
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| What organ was left in the body after mummification? |
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| What was the first organ removed during the mummification process? |
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| What country is the land of Persia today? |
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| What was the prize of the First Punic War? |
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| Who was the first Roman Emperor? |
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| Who was teh 2nd Roman Emperor? |
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| Army formation 16 rows deep |
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| What is the Greek word for city-state? |
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| What is the belief in many gods? |
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| What was the written language of the Aryans? |
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| What city-state held Philip II hostage during his youth? |
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| How many cities did Alexander the Great build? |
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| What was the showcase city of the Hellenistic World? |
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| What were the Aryan social classes called? |
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| On what river was Rome built? |
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| Who was the alleged father of Romulus and Remus? |
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| Name the First Triumvirate. |
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| Pompay, Julius Ceasar, Crasus |
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| Name the Second Triumvirate. |
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| Marc Antony, Octavian, Marcus Lepidus |
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| Where was Hadrian's Wall built? |
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| Power is solely in the hands of one person |
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| Who was the Napoleon of Egypt? |
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| Who was the founder of Buddism? |
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| Who built the Hanging Gardens of Babylon? |
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| Who was the historian of the Persian Wars? |
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| What are were governors in the Persian Empire called? |
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| Who was the father of the Athenian Navy? |
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| What were the Athenian warships called? |
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| What was the market place in an ancient Greek city-state? |
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| What was the hilltop fortress in Greek cicty-state called? |
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| Name the legendary Greek prince that killed the minotaur. |
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| Who was the Hebrew prophet and lawgiver that led the Hebrews out of Egypt? |
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| Who was the great Persian religious prophet? |
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| What were the disciples of Jesus called? |
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| Who was teh architect of Pax Romana? |
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| What does Pax Romana mean? |
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| Who was the historian of the Peloponnesian War? |
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| Who coined the phrase the "gift of the Nile"? |
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| What is a Pyrrhic Victory? |
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| victory with heavy losses |
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| who was the Carthaginian general that lost the First Punic War? |
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| Who ran the 26 miles after the Battle of Marathon and collapsed and died after telling the people of Athens about the victory? |
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| What Greek was considered the father of medicine? |
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| What did Egyptians call their funeral parlors? |
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| Who was the tutor of Alexander the Great? |
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| What Hebrew King was noted for his wisdom? |
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| Who was responsible for the first comprehensive code of laws? |
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| Who consulted the Oracle of Delphi before going into battle at Thermopylae? |
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| Leonidas (king of sparta) |
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| Who was the Greek philosopher famous for developing a teaching method where you answer a question with a question? |
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| Who built the first pyramid? |
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| Who was the Great Pyramid built for? |
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| What ancient people did the Minoans have a strong trade connection with? |
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| What were Sumerian temples called? |
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| What does the word Augustus mean? |
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| A priest acting as a medium through whom advice or prophecy was sought from the gods |
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| A worker in a skilled trade |
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| Who was considered the most wicked and ruthless Roman Emperor? |
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| How fast could the Roman Colesseum be emptied? |
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| What did the Romans do to Carthage after the Third Punic war? |
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| What was the decisive battle of the 2nd Persian War? |
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| What book contains the works of Confucius? |
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| What did the Romans build to carry freshwarter to Roman citites? |
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| Who was the last good emperor of the 2nd Century A.D.? |
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| Who was the founding father of the Hebrews? |
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| paid to fight in conflict |
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| How did Hannibal invade the Roman Empire? |
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| What Greek from Sicily discovered important principles of physics? |
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| Who was the Eygyptian Pharoah that was considered the first capable woman ruler in the civilized world? |
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| What is the belief that a "soul is reborn" known as? |
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| What were the wealthy Romans of noble birth called? |
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| What were Roman citizens not of noble birth called? |
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| What city did Alexander the Great name after a horse? |
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| March 15, 44B.C. was known as? _____ |
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| Why did Carthage not have a large standing army? |
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| government feared military take over |
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| Which emperor brought the Roman Empire to its largest size? |
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| Who was the first to fight in Italy with elephants? |
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