Ancient History by Letter 'I' - Statistics

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Hint Answer % Correct
Modern day city formally known as Constantinople and Byzantium Istanbul
96%
Long freezing period c. 2 Million BC that included glaciers and mammoths Ice Age
95%
This modern day country was known as Persia until 1935 Iran
95%
Epic by Homer that tells the story of the Trojan War Iliad
94%
White material made of animal tusks that were often used to make jewelry Ivory
93%
He tried to escape Crete, but flew too close to the sun Icarus
90%
This new Age c.800 BC saw less use of Bronze and more use of steel Iron Age
86%
15 March 44 BC Ides of March
81%
Egyptian mother healing Goddess whose name derives from the Greek 'throne' Isis
71%
Ninth letter of the Greek alphabet that also means a really small amount Iota
66%
Sacred bird of ancient egypt, ofted depicted on the head of Thoth Ibis
61%
Greek order of architecture categorized by its spiral Ionic
60%
Island home of Odysseus Ithaca
56%
Mayan God of fire who created the Earth (Hint: think Chichen) Itzamna
55%
Name given to the elite Persian soldiers who fought in the Greco-Persian Wars Immortals
41%
Ancient Egyptian architect who modeled the first pyramids, he eventually became a god Imhotep
38%
Greek city-state that lived near Turkey, they failed to revolt against the Persians Ionia
36%
333 BC battle where Alexander defeated Darius III and secured his conquest of Asia Battle of Issus
12%
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