Ancient History Trivia

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A pyramid has a broad base and sides that rise toward what?

Answer: A point or apex

Bonus fact: Pyramids taper upward from a polygonal base.

Which ancient city contains the Pyramid of the Sun?

Answer: Teotihuacan

Bonus fact: The Pyramid of the Sun is one of Teotihuacan's largest monuments.

Alexander the Great was king of what ancient kingdom?

Answer: Macedon

Bonus fact: Alexander inherited the Macedonian throne.

Which vast empire did Alexander conquer?

Answer: Persian Empire

Bonus fact: His campaigns defeated the Achaemenid Persian Empire.

Who was Alexander's famous teacher?

Answer: Aristotle

Bonus fact: Aristotle tutored Alexander as a young prince.

Babylon was an ancient city in which region?

Answer: Mesopotamia

Bonus fact: Babylon stood near the Euphrates River in present-day Iraq.

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