B. C. - They Lived Before Christ

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1. Considered the first king of Egypt, this man was said to have unified the kingdoms of Upper and Lower Egypt around 3100 BC. His use of warfare and diplomacy united the two kingdoms and he was famous for the foundation of Memphis, the ancient capital of Egypt. He reigned for 62 years and was killed by a hippopotamus. Who was this first king of Egypt? Menes Herodotus Manetho Akhnaten

2. This ancient Egyptian high priest, chief magician and scholar lived around 2650BC and is regarded as the architect of the stepped pyramid at Saqqara, the first stone monument built anywhere in the world. The monument stood at 200ft(61m) and was the forerunner of the Great Pyramid at Giza. Who was responsible for these new wonders? Djoser Imhotep Asklepios Aesculapius

3. This king ruled the huge Mesopotamia empire as well as parts of Syria and Iran between 2340BC-2315BC. Tradition states that he was a fruit grower before he began his military career and became supreme head of all Sumerian city states when he defeated King Lugalzaggisi of Uruk. Who was this man from the city of Akkad in northern Mesopotamia? Manishtusu Dilmum Sargon I Rimush

4. Reigning from 1503BC-1482BC this Queen was the first woman to rule ancient Egypt. The daughter of Egyptian Pharaoh Tuthmosis I, she married her half brother Tuthmosis II. After her father's death she ruled with her husband. She became regent to her son Tuthmosis III when her husband died, but then crowned herself Pharaoh in 1503BC. Who was she? Bathsheba Hatshepsut Cleopatra III Shensutsa

5. The second king of the Israelites ruled from 1012BC-972BC and left his mark by being the first king to reside in and rule from Jerusalem. Born in Bethlehem in around 1012BC he was the youngest of eight sons of Jesse. But who was this king who was twice introduced to the court of Saul in the Old Testament? Solomon Michal Uriah David

6. Regarded by many as the greatest statesman of the ancient Greek city state Athens, he ruled during a golden age in Greece. Who was this son of a military commander who lived between 490BC-429BC? Spartacus Anaxagoras Pericles Cimon

7. The first emperor of a united India ruled an empire that stretched across the subcontinent. Who was the man responsible for defeating all his rivals for the control of the Greek territories in the western parts of India when Alexander the Great died in 323BC? Chandragupta Maurya Kautilya Candragupta Mauryan

8. This Carthaginian general led a famous expedition with elephants from Spain over the Alps to Italy. Who was he? Answer: (One word)

9. The fifth Han emperor of China (156BC-87BC) ordered costly military expeditions that greatly expanded Chinese territory. He was also constantly in search for the secret of immortality. Who was he? Wu Ti Wang Mang Asoka Ci'In

10. The last of the Greek speaking rulers of ancient Egypt, this woman was famous for her political ambition and her attractiveness to men. But who was the woman who at first ruled jointly with her brother Ptolemy XIII? Answer: (One Word)