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Which of these is a famous landmark and ancient Greek temple?

Parthenon Click to see the answer

During which age was Stonehenge built?

Bronze Age

Erasmus was from which country?

Holland

The Mayan codices are what?

Books

The armed combatants who battled to death in Roman times were known as what?

Gladiators

In lieu of toilet paper, what did the ancient Romans use?

A Wet Sponge

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What was the ancient Egyptian god Re responsible for?

The Sun Click to see the answer

In ancient Rome, what was Spartacus famous for?

Slave

Which of these ancient women was known in Roman times as a skilled orator?

Hortensia

The ancient Greeks battled which other nation during the battle of Thermopylae?

Persia

Which of these Greeks is famous for his theorem on right-handed triangles?

Pythagoras

Which ancient civilization did Hannibal rule?

Carthage

In which ancient civilization's religion was Jupiter the king of the gods?

Roman

In the Middle Ages, which Italian city did The Medici's rule?

Florence

Which ancient empire included the cites Sparta, Athens and Crete?

Greek

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The Battle of Hastings occurred in which country?

England Click to see the answer

Which civilization is associated with the implementation of aqueducts and roads?

Rome

Which of these women did Commodus order the execution of?

Lucilla

Claudius was succeeded by who as Roman emperor?

Nero

Emperor Go Dinago was a key figure in which period?

Muromachi

The Roman goddess of luck went by which name?

Fortuna

Hannibal ruled in which ancient civilization?

Carthage

Hieroglyphs were used by which of these civilizations?

Egypt

Who was the 3rd wife of Claudius renowned for her promiscuity?

Valeria Messalina

The famous theater in ancient Rome, Circus Maximus, had a capacity for how many people?

150,000

When did slaves from Africa arrive in Brazil?

1550

In which constituent country of the United Kingdom can Stonehenge be found?

England

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Darius I ruled in which ancient empire?

Persia Click to see the answer

Paris of Troy famously stole away which woman during the Trojan War?

Helen

Which of these gods has a day of the week named after them?

Saturn

Which ancient philosophers was famously executed?

Socrates

Which region did The Vikings come from?

Scandinavia

In ancient Greek mythology, where did the gods live?

Mount Olympus

In ancient Greek mythology, the minotaur is supposed to inhabit which island?

Crete

Pharaohs ruled in which ancient empire?

Egypt

Which of these emperors shares his name with a famous wall?

Hadrian

Pottery was invented in which country?

China

In ancient Rome, it was considered treason to wear which color if you were not an emperor?

Purple

In which battle did the Romans fight the combined forces of Greece in 280 BC?

Heraclea

In Roman times, which modern day country was split into regions including Pisidia, Lycia and Pamphylla?

Turkey

Papyrus was invented by which ancient civilization?

Egyptian

Which of these ancient empires is famous for mommies, pharoahs and pyramids?

Egypt

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What is the missing word in the Egyptian landmark, The Great ... of Giza?

Sphinx Click to see the answer

In ancient Greek mythology, which hero defeats the Minotaur?

Theseus

Which of these kings of England famously had six wives?

Henry VIII

In Greek Mythology, Apollo had a twin sister. Who was she?

Artemis

Who was the Roman god of grapes and wine?

Dionysus

Which of these men is best known as Cleopatra's lover?

Mark Antony

Who was the first emperor and founder of the Roman Empire?

Augustus

In 46BC, who gave Greek doctors the right to become Roman citizens?

Julius Caesar

Who was the wife of Augustus and mother of Tiberius?

Livia Drusilla

For which battle in the 2nd Punic war did rhe Romans travel to Spain?

Ilipa

What are the Mayan codices?

Books

Cleopatra was a leader of which ancient empire?

Egyptian

The Zapotec civilization lived in which modern-day country?

Mexico

Banknotes were invented by which ancient civilization?

China

When was slavery abolished in Brazil?

1888

Who was the son of the Roman god Jupiter?

Hercules

Used in ancient Egypt, a sarcophagus is the equivalent of what modern-day item?

Coffin

Killed in the Black Death, what was the nickname of the Russian ruler Simeon I?

The Proud

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Henry VIII was King of which country during the Renaissance?

England Click to see the answer

In ancient Greek mythology, which island was the minotaur supposed to inhabit?

Crete

Which ancient civilization created the Olympic Games?

Greek

In Roman times, what was the second biggest city after London?

Cirencester

The Trojan War featured a giant wooden what?

Horse

The Roman equivalent of Zeus is known as what?

Jupiter

In ancient Rome, Spartacus was a famous what?

Slave

The Roman goddess of wisdom was known as what?

Minerva

Emperor Sun Tzu of China wrote which book about war strategy?

The Art of War

In which modern-day country is the ancient city of Babylon?

Iraq

According to Greek mythology, King Midas turned everything he touched to what?

Gold

The ancient Egyptians made papyrus out of what?

River Reeds

Against whom did ancient Rome fight the Punic wars?

Carthage

A Pharaoh was a ruler of which ancient land?

Egypt

What area did Martin Luther contribute in the Renaissance?

The Reformation

In the canonical version of the Trojan War, the Greeks created a giant wooden what?

Horse

Ashoka the Great ruled which country?

India

The ancient Romans invented which of these?

Under floor heating

The main engagement of the 3rd Punic War was which battle in 149 BC?

Carthage

What was one of the contributing factors leading to the destruction of Native Indians when the Portuguese arrived?

Diseases

Who became Roman emperor after the assassination of Domitian?

Nerva

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In the Middle Ages, what was a fief?

A piece of land Click to see the answer

Who preceeded the Roman emperor Hadrian?

Trajan

The Flavian dynasty was founded by which emperor?

Vespasian

What was the name of Claudius's older sister?

Livilla

Who was the Roman goddess of marriage and childbirth?

Juno

How big was the capacity for the Circus Maximus, a famous theater in ancient Rome?

150000

Who was the equivalent of the Greek Goddess Athena in Roman mythology?

Minerva

Who was the first Roman emperor to succeed his biological father?

Titus

Complete this famous Middle Ages group. Knights of the Round ____.

Table

Which of these was a Roman aristocrat who married 3 times?

Fulvia

Characteristically Roman emperors wore a crown made of what?

Laurel Leaves

What were the Indian's initial reaction to the Jesuits?

They were accepted

Colosseums were used in which ancient civilization?

Roman

Which Roman empress is the patron saint of new discoveries?

Helena

What disease did the Europeans carry with them that destroyed the Indigenous population in Brazil?

Smallpox

The Hanging Gardens of Babylon are said to have been built in which modern-day country?

Iraq

Into which battle did Julius Caesar lead the Romans in 57 BC?

The Sabis

A large number of tombs were excavated in which of these locations in Egypt?

Valley of the Kings

In which modern day country was the ancient empire of Rome?

Italy

In Roman mythology, who was the equivalent of the Greek Goddess, Athena?

Minerva

Who were blamed for the many failed settlements in Brazil?

The Indians

After the assassination of Domitian, who became Roman emperor?

Nerva

The African slaves mix Catholicism and African traditions to create their own religion during the slavery period, called what?

Candomble

In which century did the Renaissance begin?

14th

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How did Emperor Nero of Rome die?

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How many books on geometry did Euclid write?

13

Stonehenge was built during which age?

Bronze Age

The oracles at Delphi prayed to which god?

Apollo

Emperor Antoninus had what nickname?

Caracalla

In Greek polytheism, who is often depicted as the messenger of the gods?

Hermes

In which battle did the Gauls beat the Romans in 390 BC?

Allia

Which civilization was Hatshepsut a famous ruler of?

Egyptian

Which ancient civilization are public bath houses closely associated with?

Roman

Which ancient empire did Darius I rule?

Persia

In Greek Mythology, who was the twin sister of Apollo?

Artemis

Batu Khan set fire to, and slaughtered the people of, Moscow in what year?

1238

Dinoysus was the Greek god of which drink?

Wine

In Greek mythology, what is the name of the river that leads to the Underworld?

Styx

Who was Julius Caesar's mother?

Aurelia Cotta

Around when did Pharaonic rule begin in Egypt?

2700 BC

Arrowheads were first made in which modern-day country?

South Africa

In ancient Egypt, what material were sarcophagi commonly made of?

Stone

Boudicca was the queen of a tribe in which country?

Britain

The end of the second Punic War was marked by which battle in 202 BC?

Zama

Approximately when did Pharaonic rule begin in Egypt?

2700 BC

Who ruled as co-emperor with Marcus Aurelias?

Commodus

The Roman god of fires and volcanoes went by which name?

Vulcan

Which modern-day city is located on the Aztec city of Tenochtitlan?

Mexico City

In the Trojan War, Paris of Troy famously stole away which woman?

Helen

In ancient Rome, Christians were thrown into the ring to fight with which type of animal?

Lion

According to Greek polytheism, who were the two brothers of Zeus?

Poseidon and Hades

Which ancient empire was Cyrus the Great the ruler of?

Persian

Which of these was an ancient Greek philosopher?

Plato

The messenger of the Roman gods went by which name?

Mercury

Which of Germanicus's wives was a prominent figure in the first century?

Agrippina the Elder

Mammoths are believed to have become extinct when?

2,500 BC

The Roman god of war had what name?

Mars

Who was the Roman sun god?

Sol

The warning to 'beware the ides of March' was ignored by who?

Julius Caesar

Caracalla was responsible for the death of which of these men?

Geta

In ancient Greek polytheism, Athena was the goddess of what?

Wisdom

The Kofun period is named after what?

Burial mounds

The god of transitions and beginnings is known as what?

Janus

Who was the last of the '5 Good Emperors' and a stoic philosopher?

Marcus Aurelius

According to Greek mythology, everything King Midas touched turned to what?

Gold

Who was the Roman goddess of the hunt?

Diana

Who married Augustus' daughter?

Tiberius

Archimedes is noted for running around the streets and screaming what?

Eureka!

The Romans were expelled from Britain in which year?

406 AD

Shemyaka was killed by Muscovite agents using what method?

Poison

In which ancient civilization is Julius Caesar associated?

Roman

Which of these was the fourth wife of Mark Antony?

Octavia the Younger

Who is best known as Cleopatra's lover?

Mark Antony

The ancient Greeks are often credited with inventing which social system?

Democracy

Shemyaka inflicted what punishment on Vasili II?

Blinded

The ancient Egyptian god of the afterlife, Anubis, has the head of which animal?

A Jackal

Hannibal defeated the Romans in which battle in 279 BC?

Asculum

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Catherine de Medici became Queen of which country during the Renaissance?

France Click to see the answer

The Greek mythological creature known as the Minotaur, had the head of a what?

Bull

What was the main aim behind the king stopping the war against the indigenous population?

To convert them to Christianity

The crane was invented by which ancient civilization?

Greece

Which of these was NOT the name of an Emperor of ancient Rome?

Socrates

What is the name of Mother Earth in Greek Mythology?

Gaea

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Which hero defeats the Minotaur in ancient Greek mythology?

Theseus Click to see the answer

What word was used in the Middle Ages to describe the attempt to change ordinary metal into gold?

Alchemy

Which English city was called Aquae Sulis by the Romans?

Bath

Roman emperors characteristically wore crowns made of what?

Laurel Leaves

The Golden Age of Athens started after the formation of which league?

Delian League

The Roman emperor, Nero, famously killed which of his family members?

His Wife and Mother

In which modern-day country was the Cycladic civilization located?

Greece

In which modern-day country were arrowheads first made?

South Africa

Who 'fiddled' while Rome burned?

Nero

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Which Roman road ran from the Cotswold town of Bourton-on-the-Water?

Icknield Street Click to see the answer

What is the name of the Spartan king who led the Greeks in the 'Battle of Thermopylae'?

Leonidas

Pigments were invented in which modern-day country?

Zambia

What did ancient Romans use in lieu of toilet paper?

A Wet Sponge

What is the name of the small room considered to be the place where the Inca Empire came to an end?

Ransom Room

What is the name of the film which is based on the 'Battle of Thermopylae'?

300

What name was given to the tunics worn by people in Ancient Rome?

Togas

Which of these countries is home to many fine Roman ruins?

Libya

Which ancient civilization was Alaric king of?

Visigoths

The Medici family were famously the patron of which artist?

Michelangelo

The Incas regarded which of these plants as being sacred or magical?

Coca

The Shyris Civilisation thrived in which country?

Ecuador

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What is the Roman numeral for 3?

III Click to see the answer

What was the proper name for the Achaemenid Empire?

Persian

Which disease is widely regarded to have claimed the lives of the majority of the Inca population?

Smallpox

The ancient Greeks are considered the first to practice which of these?

Democracy

Which Emperor had his horse elected a consul of Rome?

Caligula

What is the name of the temple dedicated to the goddess Athena?

Parthenon

Which language did Cleopatra speak?

Greek

Which Roman Emperor resided in the Villa Jovis on the Isle of Capri?

Tiberius

Which civilization was Dido the founder and first queen of?

Carthage

The Olympic Games were first enacted by which ancient civilization?

Greek

Isca Dumnoniorum was the Roman name for which UK city?

Exeter

Which ancient civilization invented banknotes?

China

The story takes place in which of Middle-earth's ages?

3rd

The Aztec city of Tenochtitlan is now the location of which modern-day city?

Mexico City

In Roman times, what was a 'biga'?

Chariot

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The title 'consul' was usually given to leaders of which empire?

Roman Click to see the answer

In which city was Solomon's Temple located?

Jerusalem

mommifying bodies was a practice of which ancient land?

Egypt

In which ancient civilization was the crane invented?

Greece

Which of these is the oldest Chinese dynasty?

Xia

Which ancient empire was Theodora, wife of Justinian I, the empress of?

Byzantium

Nebuchadnezzar II was the leader of which ancient civilization?

Babylonian

When are mammoths believed to have become extinct?

2,500 BC

Where was the ancient people of the Caras people based?

Ecuador

Julius Caesar is a figure associated with which ancient civilization?

Roman

Which Inca symbol is widely regarded as their equivalent of the tree of life in other mythologies?

Chakana

In ancient Rome, what value was X?

10

Which Roman Emperor sentenced St.Peter to death?

Nero

What is the name of the fighting formation used by the ancient Greeks?

Phalanx

Which of these is an ancient Greek philosopher?

Plato

Which of these Roman roads ran north from York?

Dere Street

Theodora, wife of Justinian I, was empress of which ancient empire?

Byzantium

Which place was known in Roman times as Ratae?

Leicester

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What was the Roman name for Lichfield?

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The Great _____ of Giza - what is the missing word?

Sphinx

A wall across northern Britain to keep out the barbarians was built by which Roman emperor?

Hadrian

The Norte Chico civilization sprung up in which modern-day country?

Peru

In ancient Greece, what was the name of the military commanders elected annually?

Strategoi

What does sericulture, invented in China in 3630 BC, involve making?

Silk

Roughly when was the wheel invented?

3500 BC

Which sea did the Romans call Mare Nostrum?

Mediterranean

Public bath houses are closely associated with which ancient civilization?

Roman

What is the Roman numeral for 50?

L

What type of peasant was tied to the land in the Middle Ages?

Serf

What shape is the Coliseum of Ancient Rome?

Circular

Zoroastrianism is an ancient religion from which country?

Iran

Which ancient civilization was Nebuchadnezzar II the leader of?

Babylonian

Which emperor oversaw the AD 43 Roman invasion of Britain?

Claudius

Which Middle Ages movement tried to reconcile faith?

Scholasticism

Which city is generally said to be the center of the Renaissance?

Florence

What was an iron worker known as in the Middle Ages?

Puddler

The Caranqui Civilisation thrived in which nation?

Ecuador

In which century did the Romans adopt the Christian faith?

4th

The Roman road of Portway connected London to where?

Weymouth

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Which of these civilizations is famous for using hieroglyphs?

Ancient Egyptian Click to see the answer

The implementation of aqueducts and roads is associated with which civilization?

Rome

Which of these books about war strategy was written by Emperor Sun Tzu of China?

The Art of War

In which ancient civilization would you find colosseums?

Roman

How many parts did the book Don Quixote get published in?

2

Of these Chinese dynasties, which is the oldest?

Xia

The Jiroft civilization existed in which modern-day country?

Iran

Why did the Portuguese import slaves from Africa?

The locals were dying and running away

When approximately were 'The Iliad' and 'The Odyssey' written?

890 BC

In what year did the Romans successfully invade Britain?

43 AD

Under what circumstances did the Roman Emperor Nero die?

Suicide

In which modern-day country was the flute first invented?

Germany

Which of these is an ancient Greek temple and famous landmark?

The Parthenon

In which country did the ancient religon Zoroastrianism originate?

Iran

Which of these ancient philosophers was famously executed?

Socrates

The leaders of which empire were usually given the title 'consul'?

Roman

Who invaded England during the reign of Alfred the Great, King of Wessex?

The Danes

What city was a Roman fortress called Deva?

Chester

What's the name of the Roman road connecting York and London?

Ermine Street

Which city did the Romans call Verulamium?

St.Alban's

Which group in the Middle Ages would traditionally sport a 'Tonsure''?'

Monks

In ancient Rome, how much was XIV?

14

In which modern-day country were pigments invented?

Zambia

The river Nile runs through which ancient land?

Egypt

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What sort of headgear did Roman Centurions wear?

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Which of these did the ancient Romans invent?

Underfloor Heating

The Cycladic civilization was located in which modern-day country?

Greece

What did the ancient Egyptians make papyrus out of?

River Reeds

Which ancient civilization invented papyrus?

Egyptian

Which of his family members did Nero, the Roman emperor, kill?

His Wife and Mother

In which country was pottery invented?

China

The ancient Romans built 'aqueducts' to carry what?

Water

In what year were the Romans expelled from Britain?

406 AD

The fall of the city of Troy is explicitly featured in which ancient epic poem?

The Aeneid

On which religion are the teachings of Siddhartha Gautama based?

Buddhism

Which philosopher was Aristotle a student of?

Plato

In the Middle Ages, women would give thyme to warriors for what?

Courage

Sparta, Athens and Crete are all cities of which ancient empire?

Greek

In which country was Boudica queen of a tribe?

Britain

In which year were the Romans expelled from Britain?

406 AD

In which country did Ashoka the Great rule?

India

How was the French able to invade and built settlements in Brazil?

many of the Portuguese settlements failing

In Ancient Rome, what was a 'lanista'?

Gladiator trainer

What name was given to the studded glove which Roman boxers wore?

Cestus

Solomon's Temple was located in which city?

Jerusalem

The creature Cerberus' job was to keep people out of where?

The Underworld

The Trojan War is famous for a hollow sculpture of what animal?

Horse

The flute was first invented in which modern-day country?

Germany

Which of these was the Roman name for 'market day'?

Nundine

What was the number of tribes present by the time the Portuguese arrived?

1000

Confucius is said to have written how many 'classics'?

Five

The 'golden apples' of Greek mythology were what?

Apricots

What is the Roman numeral for 101?

CI

The ancient Italian town of Pompeii was buried when a volcano near Naples erupted in 79AD. Name the volcano?

Vesuvius

What alcoholic drink did ancient Greeks drink mostly?

Wine

When was the colony built by the French evicted by the Portuguese?

1567

Which language was used across the Roman empire?

Latin

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Scarab beetles are most closely associated with which ancient civilization?

Egyptian Click to see the answer

Charlemagne was crowned on what day in 800 A.D.?

Christmas

What was the name of the slave who famously led the revolt against the Roman government in 72BC?

Spartacus

How many heads did the Greek mythological creature Cerberus have?

3

When Caligula was murdered, which of his relatives took his place as Roman Emperor?

Uncle

How was Ireland known by the ancient Romans?

Hibernia

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In the process of knighthood, what age did a squire become a full knight?

21 Click to see the answer

Juggling was frowned upon in the Middle Ages, what were proponents of this art disdainfully called?

Gleemen

In ancient Greece, Hades was the fearsome god of what?

The Underworld

Which game was banned for a period in the Middle Ages, fearing it might reduce time spent on archery?

Bowls

Which leader commissioned the Domesday Book?

William the Conqueror

In which Italian city was Renaissance artist Raphael born?

Urbino

Dante Alighieri wrote which book during the Renaissance?

Divine Comedy

Which social system are the ancient Greeks often credited with inventing?

Democracy

Which of these is the name of the coin used in the Ancient Roman Empire?

Denarius

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Which new group of art patrons emerged during the Renaissance?

Merchants Click to see the answer

In what years did the Black Death affect Europe?

1347 to 1351

Now meaning 'wild', what was the name of the people who destroyed the western Roman Empire some 1600 years ago?

Barbarian

How many tasks did the Greek hero Heracles have to complete for King Eurystheus?

12

According to legend, which pair of twins founded Rome in around 750BC?

Romulus and Remus

Who was the first ever Holy Roman Emperor?

Charlemagne

Approximately how many soldiers made up a Roman legion?

5000

Which of these was a celebrated Greek warrior and later King of Macedon?

Alexander the Great

How was the Temple of Artemis at Ephesus destroyed?

Arson

Which country's name, issued by Christopher Columbus, literally means 'Depth'?

Honduras

The western world's modern-day calendar is derived from which ancient civilization?

Rome

In the Middle Ages, what was a vassal?

Lower ranking noble

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Dido was the founder and first queen of which civilization?

Carthage Click to see the answer

Venus of Urbino is a famous work by which artist?

Titian

In which century did the 'Middle Ages' begin?

5th

A sarcophagus was the ancient Egyptian equivalent of a modern-day what?

Coffin

The Splitting of the Catholic and Orthodox Churches was called what?

Great Schism

The Achaemenid Empire was the proper name for which ancient civilization?

Persian

Which of these cities was the capital of Russia during the Middle Ages?

Kiev

Cyrus the Great was a ruler of which ancient empire?

Persian

Hatshepsut was a famous ruler of which ancient civilization?

Egyptian

Jupiter was the king of the gods in which ancient civilization's religion?

Roman

How many of the 'Seven Wonders of the Ancient World' were built by Greeks?

5

Sericulture, invented in China in 3630 BC, involves the making of what?

Silk

Which of these wars came first?

World War I

Who reclaimed Jerusalem from the Christian Crusaders?

Saladin

Whose imperial family is said to be able to trace itself back to the original emperor, from 660 BC?

Japan

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Which animal famously held special significance for the ancient Egyptians?

Cats Click to see the answer

Ares was the Greek god of what?

War

Anubis, the ancient Egyptian god of the afterlife, has the head of which animal?

A Jackal

The first Crusade began in what century?

11th Century

In which building was Thomas a Becket murdered in 12th Century?

Canterbury

What's another name for the Eastern Roman empire that fizzled out around 1400?

Byzantine

How many eyes did the Greek mythogical creature Cyclops have?

1

Cleopatra was famously romantically linked to whom?

Mark Antony

Which group made up the largest part of the population in feudal society?

Peasants

Which of these Renaissance men was an Astronomer?

Galileo

Hippocrates was known as the father of what?

Medicine

What is an Italian style of architecture used during the Renaissance?

Cinque Cento

In ancient Egypt, Ra was the most important god, responsible for what?

The Sun

Brunelleschi, Ghiberti, Donatello and Masaccio are known as what?

Inventors of the New Style

Approximately how much of the European population was wiped out by the Black Death in the Middle Ages?

One Third

Who is often depicted as the messenger of the gods in Greek polytheism?

Hermes

Which Roman emperor built a wall across northern Britain to keep out barbarians?

Hadrian

In which modern-day country would the Zapotec civilization have lived?

Mexico

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Which Pope called for the First Crusade to start?

Urban II Click to see the answer

Which country do you associate with Reconquista?

Spain

According to Middle Ages legend, Lady Godiva rode which animal?

A Horse

Magyars were a barbarian group that settled where?

Hungary

How many 'classics' is Confucius said to have written?

Five

Aphrodite was the Greek goddess of what?

Love

During the Middle Ages, what did leapers have to carry to warn others of their disease?

Rattle

Which ancient epic poem explicitly features the fall of the city of Troy?

The Aeneid

In which modern-day country are the Hanging Gardens of Babylon said to have been built?

Iraq

Icarus, a figure of ancient Greek mythology, famously flew too close to what?

The Sun

During the process of mommification, the brain was removed through which facial opening?

The Nose

The ancient Greek god of war was Ares, but what was his name in Roman mythology?

Mars

The Iliad' and 'The Odyssey' were written approximately when?

800 BC

The Battle of Thermopylae was waged between ancient Greece and which other nation?

Persia

Hugh Capet was the first ever King of where?

France

Babylon was the capital of which of these ancient empires?

Persian

The Uffizi Gallery, containing important Renaissance paintings, is located in which city?

Florence

In which ancient Roman structure would you have found the caldarium, the tepidarium and the frigidarium?

Baths

In which modern-day country did the Norte Chico civilization spring up?

Peru

Wassily Kandinsky was a proponent of which school of Art?

Abstract Art

In what year was the Domesday Book completed?

1086

In ancient Egypt, sarcophagi were commonly made of which material?

Stone

Which of these ancient gods has the same name in both Greek and Roman mythology?

Apollo

What nationality was the renaissance painter Titian?

Italian

How was Alexander III of Macedon more commonly known?

Alexander the Great

What did Tupac Yupanqui rename the city of Guapondelig?

Tumebamba

View of Toledo is a famous work by which artist?

El Greco

Which of these people was both a monk and an artist?

Fra Angelico

The Greek and Roman Empire was called what in the later Middle Ages?

Byzantine

Alaric was king of which ancient people?

Visigoths

According to Greek polytheism, Zeus had two brothers. Who were they?

Poseidon and Hades

In the Middle Ages, who occupied a Scriptorium?

Monks

Miguel de Cervantes is best known for writing which book?

Don Quixote

Aristotle was a student of which philosopher?

Plato

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