World History Made Simple - 753 BC - 3 AD

15 Points Per Correct Answer - No time limit  

1. According to legend, in 660 BC Jimmu Tenno established an empire in what part of the world? Japan Korea China Thailand

2. What is the name of the 621 BC Greek lawgiver who lent his name to the English vocabulary? Draco Homer Caesar Brutus

3. In 588 BC what ruler, who shares his name with a champagne bottle, captured Jerusalem and destroyed the temple? Balthazar Methuselah Nebuchadnezzar Salmanazar

4. In 490 BC the Greek army defeated the invading Persians at what place that shares its name with an Olympic event? Javalina Discus Marathon Equestria

5. Around 461 BC, this Athenian lent his name to a Greek age of prosperity, democracy and imperialism. Darius Xerxes Hippocrates Pericles

6. What major structure was begun around 221 BC? The Colossus of Rhodes The Great Wall of China Ptolemy's Lighthouse The Acropolis

7. According to legend, which Greek mathematician discovered the principles of specific gravity while taking a bath around 215 BC? Archimedes Hippocrates Ptolemy Homer

8. What Roman engineering feat, dating from around 144 BC, allowed the city of Rome to be supplied with water? Aqueducts Underground pipes Canals Reservoirs

9. Who was the ringleader of the group that assassinated Julius Caesar in 44 BC? Antony Lepidus Octavian Cassius

10. What king died in 3 BC after a peaceful 33 year reign in Judea? Herod Tiberius Ceasaria Agrippa