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What historically important region of western Asia has a name that comes from the Greek for "between rivers," since the region lies between the Tigris and the Euphrates?

Mesopotamia

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Sumer (the ancient Mesopotamian civilization) was located in what modern day country?

Iraq

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Wielded by ancient Roman foot soldiers, what type of weapon is a gladius?

Sword

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During the Song Dynasty (around the 11th century CE), paper money—called “flying cash”—was invented in which country?

China

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In Ancient Greece, competitive athletes competed in races with what “C” carts, pulled by horses?

Chariot

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Which pre-historic culture invented the first sunglasses?

Inuit tribes in North America (modern-day Alaska and Canada). They used the sunglasses to protect their eyes from snow-blindness.

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What was the two-letter name of the Falcon-headed God of the Sun in ancient Egyptian mythology?

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Which ancient civilization invented the ruler?

Indus Valley (India, Pakistan)

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Who was the richest person of all time?

Mansa Musa (Mali Empire, West Africa). Today, his estimated wealth would be around 400 billion dollars.

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Which ancient Greek physician is known as the "Father of Medicine"?

Hippocrates

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The first weighing scale in the world was invented in which ancient civilization?

Indus Valley (India, Pakistan)

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Scientists would like to bring back to life the woolly kind of which trunked mammal believed to have gone extinct around 1650 B.C.?

Mammoth

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