| Description | Peak | Civilization | % Correct |
|---|---|---|---|
| City that once controlled the entire Mediterranean Sea | 117 | Rome | 93%
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| Civilization ruled by pharaohs | 1425 BC | Ancient Egypt | 92%
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| Mexican empire formed from the alliance of Tenochtitlan, Texcoco, and Tlacopan | 1521 | Aztecs | 89%
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| Greek city-state famous for philosophy and democracy | 440 BC | Athens | 87%
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| Andean empire with its capital at Cusco | 1533 | Incas | 86%
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| Greek city-state famous for its military discipline | 371 BC | Sparta | 86%
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| Civilization of the Yucatan peninsula that built Chichen Itza | 800 | Mayan | 83%
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| Empire founded by Cyrus the Great in modern-day Iran | 500 BC | Persian Empire | 79%
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| City destroyed by Greeks in "The Iliad" | 1200 BC | Troy | 77%
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| Civilization led by Nebuchadnezzar which brought the ancient Jewish people into captivity | 600 BC | Neo-Babylonian | 70%
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| City-state near modern-day Tunis founded by Queen Dido (according to legend) | 264 BC | Carthage | 69%
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| Culture whose priests were known as Druids | 275 BC | Celtic | 64%
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| Nomadic horsemen who terrorized Europe, possibly of Mongolian origin | 453 | Huns | 61%
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| Civilization situated around a river in modern-day Pakistan | 2000 BC | Indus | 56%
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| Sea-faring culture of Tyre who invented the alphabet and may have circumnavigated Africa | 1000 BC | Phoenicia | 52%
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| Mesopotamian society led Ashurbanipal which was known for its cruelty | 650 BC | Neo-Assyria | 44%
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| The first civilization in Mesopotamia, it was led by Sargon the Great | 2100 BC | Sumer / Akkad | 40%
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| Possibly matriarchal civilization of ancient Crete | 1700 BC | Minoans | 38%
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| Once the dominant culture in central Italy | 500 BC | Etruscans | 35%
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| The earliest dynasty of China that is supported by archaeological evidence | 1200 BC | Shang Dynasty | 15%
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