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Ancient Trivia A-Z

Name the people, places, events, etc that took place in ancient times, (BC/BCE or <100 AD)
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Last updated: February 26, 2026
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A) Also called the first Persian empire,
it was the largest of the ancient world
550-330 BC
Achaemenid
A) Macedonian king who expanded the
Greek empire and defeated the above
R 356-323 BC
Alexander the Great
B) Kingdom in Mesopotamia that thrived
along the Euphrates river
C 1892-539 BC
Babylon
B) Roman senator who was the leading
conspirator in Caesars assassination
85-42 BC
Brutus
C) Empire located in modern day Tunisia
814-146 BC
Carthage
C) Founder of the Persian Empire
600-530 BC
Cyrus
D) This pharaoh commissioned the step
pyramid at Saqqara
C 2686-2648 BC
Djoser
D) He was the 2nd king of Israel according
to the Bible
1040-970 BC
David
E) Ancient kingdom famous for pharaohs
and pyramids
C 3100-30 BC
Egypt
E) Ancient Greek port city on the coast
of modern day Turkey, home to the Temple
of Artemis
10th century BC
Ephesus
F) Region of Mesopotamia considered the
cradle of civilization
N/A
Fertile Crescent
F) Roman dynasty of emperors consisting
of 4 rulers
69-96 AD
Flavian
G) The area of France/Switz was called this
during the Roman era
N/A
Gaul
G) Civilization of city states, militaries,
and democracy
C 1200-323 BC
Greece
H) Roman emperor who constructed a stone
wall across northern England to protect
against invasions
76-138 AD
Hadrian
H) This female pharaoh ushered a period of
massive building projects and prosperity
for Egypt
1479-1458 BC
Hatshepsut
I) Modern area of the Persian empire
N/A
Iran
I) Ancient Egyptian architect of the step pyramid
27th century BC
Imhotep
J) Famously stabbed at the ides of March,
lover to Cleopatra
44 BC
Julius Caesar
J) Southern kingdom of the Hebrews
N/A
Judea
K) Egyptian pharaoh who commissioned
the construction of the Great Pyramid
2609-2584 BC
Khufu
K) Ancient Nubian state centered in modern
day Sudan
1070 BC-350 AD
Kush
L) Ancient Egyptian city home to the Valley
of Kings and Queens
N/A
Luxor
L) Language of the ancient Romans
N/A
Latin
M) Ancient Mesoamerican civilization that dominated
southern Mexico and Central America
C 2000 BC-900AD
Maya
M) Roman consul and lover of Cleopatra
83-30 BC
Mark Antony
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Answer
N) Longest reigning king of the Neo Babylonian empire
R 605-562 BC
Nebuchadnezzar
N) Winged Greek goddess of victory, she brought luck
to athletes and warriors
N/A
Nike
O) Epic by Homer, along with the Iliad
C 8th-7th century BC
Odyssey
O) Ancient Mesoamerican civilization that flourished in
modern day Veracruz and Tabasco, Mexico
1200-400 BC
Olmec
P) Ancient trading civilization based in modern day
Lebanon that developed an early alphabet
C 1550-300 BC
Phoenicians
P) 200 year era of "Roman peace", aka the Roman
golden age
27 BC-180 AD
Pax Romana
Q) Chinese dynasty that started construction of the
Great Wall
221-206 BC
Qin
Q) Ancient Iranian city home to the shrine of Fatima
E 600 BC
Qom
R) Along with his brother Remus, the founders of
ancient Rome
N/A
Romulus
R) Egyptian pharaoh often known as one of the greatest
rulers, completing temples like Abu Simbel
1279-1213 BC
Rameses
S) Ruler and founder of the Qin dynasty, the first
emperor of China
259-210 BC
Shi Huang
S) Often cited as the worlds earliest known civilization,
emerging in southern Mesopotamia
E 4500 BC
Sumer
T) River in Mesopotamia vital for early civilization, along
with the Euphrates
N/A
Tigris
T) Teenage pharaoh whose tomb sat undisturbed for
over 3200 years
R 1332-1323 BC
Tutankhamun
U) One of the earliest recorded cities, located in
southern Mesopotamia. It had over 50,000 at its peak
4500-3100 BC
Uruk
U) Ancient Phoenician city established in North Africa,
also the name of a city in upstate NY
E 8th century BC
Utica
V) Italian volcano that destroyed the Roman city
of Pompeii
79 AD
Vesuvius
V) Period in ancient India when the foundational
texts of Hinduism were created
C 1500-500 BC
Vedic
W) Area of the Roman empire that consisted of Spain,
France, Italy and North Africa
N/A
Western
W) Chinese language founded in the Yangtze river
delta region
E 5th century BC
Wu
X) Persian king who defeated Leonidas and his
Greeks at Thermopylae
518-465 BC
Xerxes
X) The earliest known dynasty in China
c 2070-1600 BC
Xia
Y) This river is called the cradle of ancient Chinese
civilization
N/A
Yellow
Y) Early Neolithic civilization that flourished in the above
and the Shaanxi area
c 5000-3000 BC
Yangshao
Z) Ancient Iranian religion that centered on
the supreme god Ahura Mazda
E 6th century BC
Zoroastrianism
Z) Central Greek god of the gods
N/A
Zeus
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