| Hint | Answer | % Correct |
|---|---|---|
| City in modern Iraq known for Hanging Gardens | Babylon | 84%
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| Roman rival near modern-day Tunis | Carthage | 73%
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| Roman name for France | Gaul | 71%
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| Land between the Tigris and Euphrates rivers | Mesopotamia | 65%
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| Land immediately south of ancient Egypt | Nubia | 48%
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| City in above with largest ziggurat | Ur | 39%
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| Southern Israelite kingdom | Judah | 38%
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| Roman name for Ireland | Hibernia | 33%
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| Region in southeastern area of above, one of world's first civilizations | Sumer | 32%
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| Roman name for Scotland | Caledonia | 26%
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| Strip of mercantile city-states along the eastern Mediterranean coast | Phoenicia | 25%
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| Roman name for Portugal | Lusitania | 24%
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| Roman nickname for the Mediterranean Sea | Mare Nostrum | 21%
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| Ancient name for Paris | Lutetia | 18%
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| Capital of the Assyrian Empire | Ninevah | 15%
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| Kingdom ruled by Croesus in western Turkey | Lydia | 13%
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| First capital of the Persian Empire | Susa | 12%
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| Capital of ancient Macedonia | Pella | 10%
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| Land in eastern Africa with which the ancient Egyptians traded | Punt | 10%
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| Israelite term for modern Ethiopia | Sheba | 10%
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| Largest, most sophisticated city of the Indus Valley civilization | Mohenjo-Daro | 9%
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| Capital of northern Kingdom of Israel | Samaria | 9%
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| Semi-legendary Aztec homeland | Aztlan | 4%
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| Body of water believed to encircle habitable land | Oceanus | 4%
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| Capital of Shang-dynasty China | Anyang/ Yin | 2%
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