History Overview

Question 1

Who were Romulus and Remus?

Answer 1

The brothers who founded Rome

Question 2

Who was the first Roman emperor?

Answer 2

Julius Caeser

Question 3

What is the Pax Romana?

Answer 3

The 400 years of peace in Rome

Question 4

Who was Julius Caesar?

Answer 4

The first emperor of Rome, whom the congress killed

Question 5

Who was Caesar Augustus?

Answer 5

The second emperor of Rome, who killed himself after thinking Cleopatra had died

Question 6

What book did Shakespeare write about Cleopatra and Caesar Augustus?

Answer 6

Romeo and Juliet

Question 7

What is a Toga?

Answer 7

A piece of clothing men would wear

Question 8

True or False: Romans were Monotheistic

Answer 8

False - They had many gods, that is, polytheism

Question 9

Who made Christianity in Ancient Rome?

Answer 9

Constatine

Question 10

What month does the emperor have named after himself?

Answer 10

Augustus - August

Question 11

What was the biggest problem in Rome?

Answer 11

Economic issues

Question 12

Who was the emperor who watched Rome burn?

Answer 12

Nero

Question 13

What killed the Roman Empire?

Answer 13

military defeats, political instability, economic problems, and the rise of new religions like Christianity

Question 14

How long did Rome last?

Answer 14

apprx. 1,200 years

Question 15

Who was Maximus Thrax?

Answer 15

Romes harshest emperor

Question 16

Where did the Olmec civilization emerge?

Answer 16

Along the Gulf of Mexico/America

Question 17

What are the Olmec known for?

Answer 17

Giant Stone Heads

Question 18

What were some of the key achievements of the Maya civilization?

Answer 18

Books

Question 19

How did the Maya develop their complex writing system?

Answer 19

Rope

Question 20

Why did the Maya civilization decline?

Answer 20

War or food distribution issues

Question 21

How did the Spanish conquest affect the Aztec civilization?

Answer 21

Started the downfall of the Aztecs

Question 22

What color did the Aztecs create a new shade of?

Answer 22

Red

Question 23

Why did the Aztecs believe they needed to do Human Sacrifice?

Answer 23

For a new day to arise

Question 24

What were three crops the Mesoamericans grew?

Answer 24

Maize (corn), beans, squash

Question 25

What was the capital of the Inca Empire?

Answer 25

Cuzco

Question 26

What was the capital of the Aztec Empire?

Answer 26

Tenochtitlan

Question 27

What was the capital of the Maya Empire?

Answer 27

Tikal

Question 28

What were some of the major achievements of the Inca?

Answer 28

roads and bridges, terrace farming techniques, and the city of Machu Picchu.

Question 29

Did the Incas have a postal system?

Answer 29

Yes, they are called runners

Question 30

What did the Incas call the emperor?

Answer 30

Sapa Inca

Question 31

Where were the Olmecs located?

Answer 31

Along the Gulf of Mexico/America

Question 32

Where did the Olmecs get their name from?

Answer 32

Aztecs

Question 33

What form of carved stone artwork were the Olmecs known for? They found 17 of them still intact.

Answer 33

Giant Stone Heads

Question 34

The heart of the Inca Empire was found in what modern-day country?

Answer 34

Peru

Question 35

How many miles of roads did the Inca Empire make?

Answer 35

2,500 miles

Question 36

What ocean is on the Inca border?

Answer 36

Pacific

Question 37

What is the western border of the Inca Empire?

Answer 37

The Andes Mountains?

Question 38

It is on the western side of what continent?

Answer 38

South America

Question 39

What is the capital city of the Inca region?

Answer 39

Cuzco

Question 40

What UNESCO World Heritage site is found high up in the Andes Mountains and was thought to be built as a royal estate for nobles and Sapa Incas?

Answer 40

Machu Picchu

Question 41

What two animals were the Incas famous for?

Answer 41

Llamas and Alpacas

Question 42

What animal did the Incas at for religious rituals that you might find odd, but it is still a delicacy in Peru and Bolivia today?

Answer 42

Guinea Pigs

Question 43

What was the name of the Spanish leader who defeated the Incas?

Answer 43

Francisco Pizarro

Question 44

The ______ would deliver messages over a long distance.

Answer 44

Runners

Question 45

The Incas were experts in using ____ not only for suspension bridges over deep mountain gorges but as a form of recording messages known as Quipu.

Answer 45

Rope

Question 45

What food did the Incas freeze-dry to make it easier to transport and store?

Answer 45

Potatoes

Question 46

The Incas _________ their dead even before the Egyptians.

Answer 46

Mummified

Question 47

What did the Incas use to put their patients to sleep during surgery?

Answer 47

Drugs

Question 48

The Mayans were located in Mexico. On what peninsula were they located?

Answer 48

Yucatan Peninsula

Question 49

What did the Mayans come up with to solve the problem of taking too many nutrients out of the ground by growing the same crop over and over?

Answer 49

Crop Rotation

Question 50

The Mayans we quite good at building pyramids. The pyramid in Tikal was the tallest North American structure until what year?

Answer 50

1903

Question 51

What number was included in the Mayan numbering system?

Answer 51

0

Question 52

What did the Mayans come up with that had the most accurate dates on it?

Answer 52

Calendars

Question 53

The Mayans used paper to help create what?

Answer 53

Books

Question 54

The Mayans used rubber to create what?

Answer 54

Rubber balls

Question 55

The Mayans developed what that helps transform medical procedures today?

Answer 55

Stitches and prosthetic limbs

Question 56

The Aztec empire was found in what modern-day country?

Answer 56

Mexico

Question 57

Where did Mexico get its name from?

Answer 57

The Aztecs called themselves Mexica

Question 58

What was the name of the Aztecs' capital?

Answer 58

Tenochtitlan, modern-day Mexico City

Question 59

What role did human sacrifices play in the Aztec religion?

Answer 59

If they sacrificed to the sun god, they would live another day.

Question 60

What was the name of the Spanish conquistador who conquered the Aztecs?

Answer 60

Hernan Cortez

Question 61

What was the name of the Aztec ruler whom Hernán Cortés defeated?

Answer 61

Montezuma

Question 62

What were the floating gardens, created by the Aztecs, called?

Answer 62

Chinampas

Question 63

What did the Aztecs create that is mandatory, and we still use it today?

Answer 63

Universal Education

Question 64

The Aztecs claimed to have created what two tasty treats?

Answer 64

Chocolate and Popcorn

Question 65

The Aztecs created a new shade of red called what?

Answer 65

Madder red

Question 66

The Aztecs created what chewing candy?

Answer 66

chewing gum