1. What does the Latin word 'cuneus,' from which Cuneiform is derived, mean?

2. What unique urban feature made Mohenjo-Daro exceptionally advanced for its time?

3. Under the Mandate of Heaven, what were natural disasters often interpreted as?

4. Which goddess was the Parthenon in Athens dedicated to?

5. How many letters made up the original Phoenician alphabet?

6. Which military unit's effectiveness was most drastically improved by the invention of the stirrup?

7. Which Greek-influenced art style first depicted the Buddha in human form?

8. What animal was used on the bottom of Zhang Heng's seismoscope to catch the bronze balls?

9. In which decade were the first Dead Sea Scrolls discovered?

10. What material was used to create the famous 'Mask of Agamemnon'?

11. What was the primary theological result of the Council of Nicaea?

12. Which technological age did the Nok culture skip, moving directly from Stone to Iron?

13. Out of which material were the iconic Dong Son drums made?

14. Which ancient city housed the largest and most famous library of the Hellenistic world?

15. What was the state religion of the Sassanid Empire?

16. According to legend, which King built the Hanging Gardens of Babylon?

17. What was the highest regular office in the Roman 'Cursus Honorum'?

18. Which ancient civilization is credited with first treating zero as a number with its own rules?

19. The modern 'marathon' race is roughly 26 miles because of a legend associated with which battle?

20. In which year was the stolen Obelisk of Axum finally returned to Ethiopia from Italy?