Ancient Rulers Quiz

1) Chinas first emperor and founder of the Qin dynasty, buried with thousands of terracotta warriors outside Xian

259-210 BC

2) First emperor of Rome

27 BC-14 AD

3) Roman dictator famously stabbed at the Ides of March

Mar 15, 44 BC

4) Macedonian emperor who conquered from Greece to Persia

356-323 BC

5) Female pharaoh who ruled Egypt, spoke over 8 languages, and had a love affair with #3

51-30 BC

6) Child pharaoh whose tomb sat for 3000 years uncovered until 1922

1333-1323 BC

7) Persian king who fought a badly outnumbered Greek army led by Leonidas at Thermopylae

486-465 BC

8) First Christian emperor of Rome who established the Turkish city that beared his name

272-337 AD

9) Carthaginian general who crossed the Alps on elephants to surprise the Romans from the north

247-183 BC

10) Magadha emperor who established a moral code in India and spread Buddhism

268-232 BC

11) One of the most powerful female Pharaohs who brought wealth and goods to Egypt and constructed massive temples

1479-1458 BC

12) Founder of the massive Achaemenid empire of Persia

600-530 BC

13) Regarded as the most famous and powerful pharaoh of Egypts new kingdom

1279-1213 BC

14) Queen of the British Iceni tribe who led a revolt against the Romans

60-61 AD

15) Babylonian emperor who conquered the biggest extent of the empire

605-562 BC

16) Another Babylonian emperor, he is best known for creating a legal code to bring justice and order to the empire

1792-1750 BC

17) Frankish king who was crowned Holy Roman emperor and united much of western Europe

748-814 AD

18) Born as Temujin, he became one of the most feared and powerful Mongol leaders

1162-1227 AD

19) Feared king of the nomadic Huns who invaded and pillaged Europe and contributing to Romes' downfall

R 434-453 AD

20) Conquered Dacia and Parthia to expand the Roman empire

97-118 AD