Ancient History by Letter 'N'

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Babylonian King who conquered the Jews and built the Hanging Gardens
Nebuchadnezzar II
Longest river in the world; the "highway" of Ancient Egypt
Nile River
Roman god of the sea whose Greek equivalent is Poseidon
Neptune
He was said to have "fiddled" while Rome burned in 64 AD
Nero
First of the "five good emperors" who replaced Domitian in 96 AD
Nerva
The last of the 3 major dynasties of Ancient Egypt aka the Egyptian Empire
New Kingdom
Possibly the second most beautiful Pharaoh of Ancient Egypt
Nefertiti
What the Romans called the end of the month
Nones
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Greek for "city of the dead"; where the Giza pyramids are situated
Necropolis
The last period of the Stone Age c. 10000 BC to 4000 BC
Neolithic Age
Capital of the Assyrian Empire that destroyed Babylon in 689 BC
Nineveh
One of the earliest known species of humans that lived during the Ice Age
Neanderthal
Modern day country where Buddha was born c.560 BC
Nepal
In Buddhism; a state of perfect peace or happiness
Nirvana
He rounded up 2 of every animal on his ark during the Great Flood
Noah
2 Comments
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Level 78
Mar 12, 2015
Surprisingly, I got them all except the Egyptian dynasty. Very good quiz!
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Level 54
Nov 21, 2022
Neanderthals are not early humans, they are recent humans, having appeared around the same time as Homo sapiens, the modern humans. All other species of Homo are older. But this series is great!