Mesopotamia occupied what today is mainly:

Mesopotamian culture. They invented the first ever writing system.

Large buildings characteristic of the major cities of Mesopotamia.

What is the first writing system called?

What period does this image belong to?

Ancient pristine civilization that preceded what today is the oldest extant country in the world.

Sargon the Great founded this powerful empire in Mesopotamia which trumped Sumerian hegemony.

The Akkadian Empire split off into these two new and rivaling empires.

Prominent king of Assyria, one of the Wealthiest men in history. He built a grand palace and one of the largest libraries at the time.

It was the capital of the Assyrian Empire.

These imperial capital rivaled Nineveh and was known for two architectural wonders pictured here.

This Babylonian king set up to build the Hanging Gardens.

Cecrops I was the first mythical king of this greek city-state.

The Athenians were the first people to come up with this form of government.

Athenian leader who brought about a golden age for democracy.

Macedonian, Greek-speaking king who conquered the largest empire at the time, well beyond the Greek world.

300 year period following the conquests and death of Alexander the Great. Greek cultural influence spread along the known world.

The Hellenistic period ended with the fall of this polity, headed by Queen Cleopatra.

Which new military power conquered Ptolemaic Egypt?

The Persian Empire was centered around what today is called:

A thousand year period between the fall of Rome and the fall of Constantinople.

A period comprising the 16th, 17th, and 18th centuries.

The intellectual and philosophical movement that occurred in Europe mostly in the 18th century.

Time period starting with the French Revolution in 1789 C.E.