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World History game quiz
"World History strictly B.C."

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1. The Peloponnesian War began in 431 B.C. and was fought between what two cities?
    Sparta and Athens
    Carthage and Athens
    Athens and Macedonia
    Sparta and Carthage


2. The First Triumvirate was established in 60 B.C. by Julius Caesar, Marcus Licinius Crassus, and this Roman general and consul. He was one of Caesar's many enemies and his son-in-law,he became a ruler of Rome. Who was he?
    Augustus Caesar
    Pompey
    Marc Antony
    Marcus Brutus


3. Stonehenge is thought to have been built over a 1,500 year period. Approximately when is Stonehenge thought to have been started?
    5000 B.C.
    1000 B.C.
    1550 B.C.
    3100 B.C.


4. King Philip II of Macedonia was assassinated in 336 B.C. and was succeeded by his son. Who was he?
    Alexander the Great
    Diadochi
    Philip III
    Antigonus II


5. Which of the following is NOT one of the original Seven Wonders of the Ancient World?
    The Great Wall of China
    The Hanging Gardens of Babylonia
    The Great Pyramid of Giza
    The Lighthouse of Alexandria


6. Ancient forms of written communication in Mesopotamia were called what?
    Cuneiform
    Papyrology
    Hieroglyphics
    Tomography


7. What structure is considered to be the oldest man-made building still standing?
    King Tut's Tomb
    The Sphinx
    Sakkarah Step Pyramid
    The Great Pyramid


8. What leader is responsible for creating the Persian Empire of the 6th century B.C.?
    Artaxerxes II
    Cyrus the Younger
    Darius I
    Cyrus the Great


9. Who inhabited the Italian peninsula prior to the Romans?
    Goths
    Etruscans
    Franks
    Nubians


10. Rome and Carthage fought each other in the Punic Wars. How many Punic Wars were there?
    3
    4
    2
    5


11. Who studied under Socrates?
    Alexander the Great
    Aristotle
    Plato
    Aristophanes


12. The expression 'an eye for an eye' has come to symbolize the principle behind what code of laws?
    Draco's Law
    The Ten Commandments
    Hammurabi's code
    The Book of Punishments


13. Which is a Roman achievement in the 2nd century B.C. (200-101 B.C.)?
    The first network of paved roads
    The development of the telescope
    The use of a rudimentary compass
    The refinement of papermaking


14. The Great Pyramid of Giza was built for which Egyptian ruler?
    Ramses II
    King Tut
    Khufu (Cheops)
    Hepshetsut


15. What nation was settled by the Amorites, a Semitic people from the Arabian peninsula, in 2100 B.C.?
    Israel
    Saudi Arabia
    Jordan
    Syria


16. Which ruler was the last Egyptian Pharaoh to hold part of Palestine?
    Ramses II
    Seti I
    Ramses I
    Ramses III


17. Although the Japanese did not start writing their history until approx. 600 A.D., the first Japanese people came from the Korean peninsula in what century B.C.?
    1st
    5th
    3rd
    10th


18. The Ch'in Dynasty ended in 207 B.C. and was followed by what Dynasty?
    Three Kingdoms
    Chou
    Han
    Ming


19. In Homer's The 'Odyssey', where is Odysseus trying to find his way home to?
    Troy
    Athens
    Ithaca
    Sparta


20. Which Herod was in power during the time Jesus of Nazareth was born and also ordered the massacre of the innocents?
    Herod the Great
    Herod Antipas
    Herod Antipater
    Herod Agrippa I


21. Which Pharaoh is believed to be the Pharaoh during the Hebrews' exodus from Egypt?
    Ramses II
    Ptahotep
    Ramses I
    Seti I


22. Before Julius Caesar became Consul for the second time, he was the Governor and military leader of what province?
    Germania
    Thrace
    Iberia
    Gaul


23. Of the six vanished ancient Wonders of the World, which was the last to disappear?
    The Hanging Gardens of Babylonia
    Colossus of Rhodes
    Statue of Zeus at Olympia
    The Lighthouse of Alexandria


24. The first Roman landing in Britain was led by Julius Caesar and happened in what year?
    55 B.C.
    50 B.C.
    60 B.C.
    54 B.C.


25. The Canaanites were one of the two main groups that made up the Phoenician civilization. Who was the other group?
    Hittites
    Philistines
    Amorites
    Jebusites


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