| Hint | Dates | Answer | % Correct |
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| A) Macedonian king who expanded theGreek empire and defeated the above | R 356-323 BC | Alexander the Great | 92%
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| J) Famously stabbed at the ides of March,lover to Cleopatra | 44 BC | Julius Caesar | 92%
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| T) Teenage pharaoh whose tomb sat undisturbed forover 3200 years | R 1332-1323 BC | Tutankhamun | 92%
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| D) He was the 2nd king of Israel accordingto the Bible | 1040-970 BC | David | 83%
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| E) Ancient kingdom famous for pharaohsand pyramids | C 3100-30 BC | Egypt | 83%
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| I) Modern area of the Persian empire | N/A | Iran | 83%
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| L) Language of the ancient Romans | N/A | Latin | 83%
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| M) Roman consul and lover of Cleopatra | 83-30 BC | Mark Antony | 83%
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| N) Winged Greek goddess of victory, she brought luckto athletes and warriors | N/A | Nike | 83%
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| O) Epic by Homer, along with the Iliad | C 8th-7th century BC | Odyssey | 83%
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| R) Along with his brother Remus, the founders of ancient Rome | N/A | Romulus | 83%
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| T) River in Mesopotamia vital for early civilization, alongwith the Euphrates | N/A | Tigris | 83%
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| Z) Central Greek god of the gods | N/A | Zeus | 83%
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| B) Kingdom in Mesopotamia that thrivedalong the Euphrates river | C 1892-539 BC | Babylon | 75%
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| C) Empire located in modern day Tunisia | 814-146 BC | Carthage | 75%
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| F) Region of Mesopotamia considered thecradle of civilization | N/A | Fertile Crescent | 75%
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| G) Civilization of city states, militaries, and democracy | C 1200-323 BC | Greece | 75%
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| M) Ancient Mesoamerican civilization that dominatedsouthern Mexico and Central America | C 2000 BC-900AD | Maya | 75%
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| Q) Chinese dynasty that started construction of theGreat Wall | 221-206 BC | Qin | 75%
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| V) Italian volcano that destroyed the Roman cityof Pompeii | 79 AD | Vesuvius | 75%
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| Y) This river is called the cradle of ancient Chinesecivilization | N/A | Yellow | 75%
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| G) The area of France/Switz was called thisduring the Roman era | N/A | Gaul | 67%
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| H) Roman emperor who constructed a stonewall across northern England to protect against invasions | 76-138 AD | Hadrian | 67%
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| L) Ancient Egyptian city home to the Valleyof Kings and Queens | N/A | Luxor | 67%
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| B) Roman senator who was the leadingconspirator in Caesars assassination | 85-42 BC | Brutus | 58%
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| E) Ancient Greek port city on the coastof modern day Turkey, home to the Temple of Artemis | 10th century BC | Ephesus | 58%
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| I) Ancient Egyptian architect of the step pyramid | 27th century BC | Imhotep | 58%
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| U) One of the earliest recorded cities, located in southern Mesopotamia. It had over 50,000 at its peak | 4500-3100 BC | Uruk | 58%
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| X) Persian king who defeated Leonidas and hisGreeks at Thermopylae | 518-465 BC | Xerxes | 58%
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| C) Founder of the Persian Empire | 600-530 BC | Cyrus | 50%
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| J) Southern kingdom of the Hebrews | N/A | Judea | 50%
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| O) Ancient Mesoamerican civilization that flourished inmodern day Veracruz and Tabasco, Mexico | 1200-400 BC | Olmec | 50%
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| P) Ancient trading civilization based in modern dayLebanon that developed an early alphabet | C 1550-300 BC | Phoenicians | 50%
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| S) Often cited as the worlds earliest known civilization,emerging in southern Mesopotamia | E 4500 BC | Sumer | 50%
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| W) Chinese language founded in the Yangtze river delta region | E 5th century BC | Wu | 50%
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| P) 200 year era of "Roman peace", aka the Romangolden age | 27 BC-180 AD | Pax Romana | 42%
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| R) Egyptian pharaoh often known as one of the greatestrulers, completing temples like Abu Simbel | 1279-1213 BC | Rameses | 42%
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| W) Area of the Roman empire that consisted of Spain,France, Italy and North Africa | N/A | Western | 42%
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| Z) Ancient Iranian religion that centered onthe supreme god Ahura Mazda | E 6th century BC | Zoroastrianism | 42%
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| A) Also called the first Persian empire,it was the largest of the ancient world | 550-330 BC | Achaemenid | 33%
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| H) This female pharaoh ushered a period ofmassive building projects and prosperity for Egypt | 1479-1458 BC | Hatshepsut | 33%
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| N) Longest reigning king of the Neo Babylonian empire | R 605-562 BC | Nebuchadnezzar | 33%
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| F) Roman dynasty of emperors consistingof 4 rulers | 69-96 AD | Flavian | 25%
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| K) Egyptian pharaoh who commissionedthe construction of the Great Pyramid | 2609-2584 BC | Khufu | 25%
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| K) Ancient Nubian state centered in modernday Sudan | 1070 BC-350 AD | Kush | 25%
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| Q) Ancient Iranian city home to the shrine of Fatima | E 600 BC | Qom | 25%
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| S) Ruler and founder of the Qin dynasty, the firstemperor of China | 259-210 BC | Shi Huang | 25%
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| U) Ancient Phoenician city established in North Africa,also the name of a city in upstate NY | E 8th century BC | Utica | 25%
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| X) The earliest known dynasty in China | c 2070-1600 BC | Xia | 25%
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| D) This pharaoh commissioned the steppyramid at Saqqara | C 2686-2648 BC | Djoser | 17%
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| V) Period in ancient India when the foundationaltexts of Hinduism were created | C 1500-500 BC | Vedic | 17%
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| Y) Early Neolithic civilization that flourished in the aboveand the Shaanxi area | c 5000-3000 BC | Yangshao | 0%
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