| Hint | Answer | % Correct |
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| South American empire whose administrative center was Cusco | Inca | 92%
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| Mesoamerican empire comprised of three city states, founded in 1428. Capital city was Tenochtitlan. | Aztec | 90%
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| The largest continuous land empire in history, founded by Genghis Khan | Mongol | 90%
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| Large empire that was led by Nebuchadnezzar II. Also had the Hanging Gardens of ___ | Babylon | 89%
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| Empire that conquered most of the Mediterranean. Western half fell in 476 AD | Roman | 89%
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| Also known as the Turkish empire, this polity existed between the 14th and 20th centuries. | Ottoman | 88%
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| Civilization that thrived along the river Nile | Egypt | 88%
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| "The sun never sets on this empire". | British/ Britain | 85%
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| African medieval empire in which one of the richest men in history, Mansa Musa, is from. A modern day African country takes its name from this empire. | Mali | 85%
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| Large empire founded by Alexander the Great | Macedonia | 82%
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| Empire that conquered the above. Notable leader is Cyrus the Great | Persian/Achaemenid | 82%
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| Eastern half of this empire remains for another thousand years after the western half falls | Byzantine | 81%
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| Colonial empire that conquered most of Mesoamerica and South America | Spain/ Spanish | 81%
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| Empire in whose capital was Nineveh | Assyria | 79%
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| Large empire that covered most of modern day central, southern and western Europe until its dissolution in 1806. | Holy Roman Empire | 71%
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| Civilization around modern day Pakistan that had indoor plumbing! Prominent cities are Mohenjo-Daro and Harrapa. | Indus | 66%
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| Early civilization that thrived around the Fertile Crescent, in the Near East. Comprised of city states such as Eridu, Ur, Uruk and Kish. | Sumer | 62%
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| Ancient empire centered around Mesopotamia founded by Sargon | Akkadian/Akkad | 60%
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| West African empire founded by the Soninke people; a modern day African country is also named after this empire. | Ghana | 55%
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| Islamic empire that controlled much of Southeast Asia between the 16th and 19th centuries | Mughal | 51%
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| South Pacific Empire centered around the island Tongatapu | Tonga/ Tu'i Tonga | 48%
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| Iron age empire founded by Chandragupta Maurya that covered most of modern day India | Mauryan | 40%
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| East African civilization which adopted Orthodox Christianity under King Ezana | Aksum | 21%
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| Pre-Columbian civilization that thrived in what is now modern day Peru, and is said to be the oldest known civilization in the Americas. | Norte Chico/ Caral Supe | 15%
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| African empire that covered what is now Niger, Nigeria, Chad, Cameroon and the Central African Republic. | Kanem/Bornu | 12%
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