Year
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Description
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Answer
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202 BC
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This dynasty comes to power in China
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Han
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210 BC
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Qin Shi Huang, the first emperor of China, dies and is buried with this collection of at least 8000 statues
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218 BC
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Hannibal brings his army and elephants over this mountain range to attack the Roman Republic
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The Alps
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221 BC–
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Qin Shi Huang constructs this giant fortification by joining several existing fortifications
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The Great Wall
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226 BC
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This wonder of the Ancient World collapses after an earthquake
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240 BC
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The passage of this comet is recorded for the first time
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Halley’s Comet
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264–241 BC
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Rome defeats this city in the First Punic War, taking Sicily and Corsica as prizes
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Carthage
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247 BC
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The Parthian Empire is founded in this modern-day country
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Iran
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c. 257 BC
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This Asian city on the Red River is established as capital of the Âu Lạc Kingdom
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Hanoi
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c. 268 BC
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This "great" ruler of the Maurya Empire comes to power in modern-day India
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3rd century BC
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Aristarchus of Samos proposes this model of the solar system, where the Earth revolves around the sun
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Heliocentric
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3rd century BC
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Earliest evidence of writing from this Mesoamerican people
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The Mayans
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c. 300 BC
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Euclid compiles “Elements”, the foundational text of this branch of mathematics
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Geometry
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312 BC
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The first _____ is built to bring water into the city of Rome
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Aqueduct
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323 BC
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Having conquered Persia, this "great" general dies at age 33
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359–336 BC
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Under Philip II, this kingdom becomes the leading Greek power
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Macedonia
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c. 387 BC
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This philosopher founds the Academy in Athens
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Plato
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399 BC
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Socrates is forced to commit suicide by drinking this type of poison
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Hemlock
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