History Bee 4/under (Ancient/Latin Red Set)

Which empire extended from modern-day Argentina to southern Colombia?

• Mongol Empire

• Ottoman Empire

• Roman Empire

• Incan Empire

Who was an Argentine Marxist revolutionary and a key figure in bringing Fidel Castro to power in Cuba?

• Simón Bolívar

• Ernesto “Che” Guevara

• Leonidas

• Frida Kahlo

Who led the effort in South America's independence from the Spanish Empire and was known as “The Liberator”?

• Simón Bolívar

• Julius Caesar

• Caligula

• Confucius

Who was a Mexican surrealist painter known for works like Memory, the Heart and Self-Portrait with Thorn Necklace and Hummingbird?

• Confucius

• Leonidas

• Ernesto “Che” Guevara

• Frida Kahlo

Which country was home to the Aztec, Maya, and the Olmec civilizations?

• Egypt

• Argentina

• China

• Mexico

Who led 300 Spartans against the Achaemenid Persian Empire in the Battle of Thermopylae?

• Leonidas

• Simón Bolívar

• Julius Caesar

• Caligula

Which ancient library was believed to contain over half a million documents?

• Vatican Library

• Library of Alexandria

• British Library

• Library of Congress

Whose crossing of the Rubicon sparked his namesake civil war?

• Julius Caesar

• Ernesto “Che” Guevara

• Leonidas

• Confucius

Who was a Chinese philosopher known for teachings on love, morality, and respect?

• Caligula

• Simón Bolívar

• Confucius

• Frida Kahlo

Which ancient wonder is the only surviving example of the Seven Wonders of the Ancient World?

• Great Pyramid of Giza

• Colosseum

• Statue of Zeus at Olympia

• Hanging Gardens of Babylon