Ancient History

Question 1

Astronomical site in Britain c. 1800 B.C.

Answer 1

Stonehenge

Question 2

Sparta and Athens war starting 431 B.C.

Answer 2

Peloponnesian War

Question 3

Religion founded by Lao Tzu 520 B.C.

Answer 3

Taoism

Question 4

Counting table built by Chinese 550 B.C.

Answer 4

Abacus

Question 5

Settlers of central Italy 550 B.C.

Answer 5

Etruscans

Question 6

Legal law giver to Athens 621 B.C.

Answer 6

Draco

Question 7

Games started in Greece 776 B.C.

Answer 7

Olympics

Question 8

Ancient stone building Indians of Central America c. 1000 B.C.

Answer 8

Olmecs

Question 9

Greek war in Asia Minor c. 1260 B.C.

Answer 9

Trojan War

Question 10

Civilization of Crete

Answer 10

Minoan

Question 11

Ancient mariners from Tyre

Answer 11

Phoenicians (founded Carthage)

Question 12

He created Hanging Gardens of Babylon

Answer 12

Nebuchadnezzar II

Question 13

Riddle Alexander solved

Answer 13

Gordian Knot

Question 14

Indo-European people of Turkey c. 1900 B.C.

Answer 14

Hitttites

Question 15

Construction project in Egypt c. 2600 B.C.

Answer 15

Great Pyramid of Cheops

Question 16

Ancient Mesopotamian City

Answer 16

Babylon (on Euphrates River)

Question 17

Ancient City of Asia Minor

Answer 17

Troy

Question 18

Ancient City of Crete

Answer 18

Knossos

Question 19

Capital of the Assyrian Empire

Answer 19

Nineveh

Question 20

Ancient Empire of the Tigris River Valley

Answer 20

Assyrian Empire

Question 21

Ancient Sicilian City

Answer 21

Syracuse

Question 22

Ancient North African City

Answer 22

Carthage

Question 23

Ancient Sumerian City

Answer 23

Ur

Question 24

Legal Code giver of Babylon c. 1780 B.C.

Answer 24

Hammurabi

Question 25

Ancient Egyptian obelisk

Answer 25

Celopatra's Needle

Question 26

Original location of Elgin Marbles

Answer 26

Parthenon

Question 27

Artifact that was key to decipherment of Egyptian heiroglyphics

Answer 27

Rosetta Stone

Question 28

Man-made relic

Answer 28

Artifact

Question 29

Ancient Japanese warrior

Answer 29

Samurai (those who serve)

Question 30

Ancient land "between two rivers"

Answer 30

Mesopotamia

Question 31

Hittite or Sumerian wedge-shaped form of writing

Answer 31

Cuneiform

Question 32

Ancient people of Tigris-Euphrates region

Answer 32

Sumerian

Question 33

Anient capital of Laconia

Answer 33

Sparta

Question 34

Persian throne

Answer 34

Peacock throne

Question 35

Empire of Darius and Xerxes

Answer 35

Persian Empire

Question 36

Central Asia caravan route c 110 B.C.

Answer 36

Silk Road

Question 37

King of Macedonia 336 B.C.

Answer 37

Alexander the Great

Question 38

Ikhnaton's wife

Answer 38

Nefertiti

Question 39

Alexander's Father

Answer 39

Philip of Macedonia

Question 40

Ancient Egyptian capitals

Answer 40

Memphis; Thebes

Question 41

Ancient Egyptian book found in tombs

Answer 41

Book of the dead

Question 42

Egyptians who ruled from 323 to 30 B.C.

Answer 42

The Ptolemies

Question 43

Hannibal's father

Answer 43

Hamilcar

Question 44

Carthaginian who invaded Italy 218 B.C.

Answer 44

Hannibal

Question 45

Ancient Egyptian "City of the Sun"

Answer 45

Heliopolis

Question 46

Greek center of the world

Answer 46

Oracle at Delphi

Question 47

Rome-Carthage wars starting 264 B.C.

Answer 47

Punic Wars

Question 48

Site of great library c. 290 B.C.

Answer 48

Alexandria

Question 49

Modern location of Ur and Palmyra

Answer 49

Syria

Question 50

Egyptian insect talisman

Answer 50

Scarab (beetle)