History Trivia

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  1. 4. Macedonian king who created a vast empire
  2. 5. Fighters in ancient Roman arenas
  3. 8. Period of cultural rebirth in Europe
  4. 11. Chinese philosopher known for teachings on morality
  5. 14. French leader who became emperor in 1804
  6. 15. Medieval European system of lords and vassals
  7. 17. Leader of India's nonviolent independence movement
  8. 19. Ancient Greek philosopher who questioned ethics and knowledge
  9. 20. WAR Tense period between the USA and USSR after WWII
  10. 21. City where the ancient empire was centered
  11. 22. Famous ancient structures in Egypt
  12. 23. ROAD Ancient trade route connecting Asia and Europe
  13. 25. LUTHER Leader of the Protestant Reformation
  14. 26. First artificial satellite, launched by the USSR
  15. 28. Indigenous civilization in present-day Mexico
  16. 29. OF ARC French heroine and martyr during the Hundred Years' War
  17. 31. Policy of extending a country's power by colonizing
  18. 33. Explorer who reached the Americas in 1492
  19. 34. Roman leader who was assassinated in 44 BC
  20. 36. Ancient Egyptian writing system using symbols
  21. 38. Seafaring people from Scandinavia
  22. 39. DEATH Plague that killed millions in Europe
  23. 40. Leader who helped free South America from Spanish rule
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  1. 1. Inventor of the printing press
  2. 2. Famous Egyptian pharaoh whose tomb was found in 1922
  3. 3. Ancient Greek city-state known for its warriors
  4. 6. Ancient civilization known for democracy and philosophy
  5. 7. CARTA Document signed in 1215 limiting the king's power
  6. 9. Medieval wars over control of the Holy Land
  7. 10. POLO Explorer who traveled to China in the 1200s
  8. 12. First name of Gandhi, leader of India’s independence
  9. 13. AGES Period in Europe from the fall of Rome to the Renaissance
  10. 16. Region known as the "Cradle of Civilization"
  11. 18. Japanese city where the first atomic bomb was dropped
  12. 24. Legendary lost city often written about in myths
  13. 27. Mythical creature and statue near the Pyramids
  14. 30. Form of government where leaders are elected
  15. 32. Revolution that changed manufacturing in the 1700s
  16. 35. Natural disaster that hit Southeast Asia in 2004
  17. 37. A major change, like the one in France in 1789