Statistics for Ancient Civilisations, Kingdoms and Tribal Confederations

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Group	Hint 1	Hint 2	Answer	% Correct
Mesopotamia	1895-539 BC	Nebuchadnezzar, Code of Hammurabi, home to two probably fictional buildings	Babylonia	91%
Mesopotamia	c. 2500-609 BC	Ashurbanipal, Nimrud, fierce warrior society	Assyria	86%
Iranian	550-330 BC	Cyrus, Xerxes, Persepolis	Achaemenid Empire	81%
Italy	753 BC to 476 AD	Augustus, Pantheon, centurion	Romans	81%
Mesopotamia	c. 4500-1900 BC	Ur, Uruk, Epic of Gilgamesh	Sumer	81%
North Africa	c. 3150-332 BC	Ramesses, Memphis, pyramids	Ancient Egypt	80%
Greek city-states	900s-192 BC	Leonidas, warrior culture, phalanx	Sparta	79%
Chinese dynasties, states and kingdoms	221-263 AD	Liu Bei, Chengdu	Shu Han	78%
Mesopotamia	c. 2334-2154 BC	Sargon, conquered the main neighbouring civilisation	Akkadian Empire	77%
Greek city-states	508-322 BC	Plato, Parthenon, democracy	Athens	77%
Anatolia	c. 1600-1178 BC	Muwatalli II, Hattusa, chariots	Hittites	70%
Greece and the Aegean	808-168 BC	Philip II, Alexander, Pella	Macedonia	70%
North Africa	814-146 BC	Hannibal, Punic Wars, maritime power	Carthage	69%
North Africa	c. 785 BC to c.350 BC	Shoshenq I, Meroë, pyramids	Kingdom of Kush	68%
Mesoamerica	c. 2000 BC to 1697 AD	K'inich Janaab Pakal, Tikal, sophisticated script	Maya	65%
Chinese dynasties, states and kingdoms	206 BC to 220 AD	Gaozu, Chang'an, Zhang Heng's seismometer	Han	64%
Armenian Highlands	860-590 BC	Menua, Tushpa, Tushpuea	Kingdom of Urartu	64%
Canaan	c. 1047-930 BC	Saul, Jerusalem, Yahwism	Kingdom of Israel	63%
Canaan	930-720 BC	Pekah, Shechem	Kingdom of Samaria	63%
Central Asia	440s-710 AD	Khingila I, Balkh, nomadic	Hephthalites	62%
Central Asia	c. 370-469 AD	Attila, Bleda, nomadic	Hunnic Empire	62%
Armenian Highlands	331 BC to 428 AD	Tigranes, Yervandashat, also the name of a modern country	Kingdom of Armenia	62%
Chinese dynasties, states and kingdoms	479-502 AD	Gao, Jiankang	Southern Qi	62%
Greece and the Aegean	c. 2700-1100 BC	Knossos, seafaring, bulls	Minoans	60%
Canaan	2500-539 BC	Hiram, Tyre, thalassocratic	Phoenicia	60%
Chinese dynasties, states and kingdoms	221-206 BC	___ Shi Huang, Xianyang, Dujiangyan	Qin	59%
Anatolia	286-1461 AD	Justinian, Constantinople, Eastern Orthodoxy	Byzantine Empire	58%
Chinese dynasties, states and kingdoms	266-420 AD	Yuan, Luoyang, high-quality porcelain	Jin	58%
Greek city-states	408-357 BC	Diagoras, Colossus	Rhodes	57%
Indian subcontinent	200s-543 AD	Chandra_____, Pataliputra, Mahabodhi Temple	Gupta Empire	56%
Chinese dynasties, states and kingdoms	420-479 AD	Wen, Jiankang, Zu Chongzhi	Liu Song	54%
Indian subcontinent	323-184 BC	Chandragupta, Ashoka, Pataliputra	Maurya Empire	53%
Chinese dynasties, states and kingdoms	c. 1600-1046 BC	Di Xin, Yinxu, oracle bones	Shang	53%
Italy	900-27 BC	Lars Porsena, Veii, Chimera of Arezzo	Etruscans	52%
North Africa	435-534 AD	Thrasamund, Hippo Regius, also covered Sicily and some other European islands	Vandal Kingdom	52%
Indian subcontinent	c. 3300-1300 BC	Mohenjo-daro, Dancing Girl statue, sophisticate sewerage system	Indus Valley Civilisation	51%
Germanic	410-721 AD	Theodoric, Toulouse, Hermitage of Santa María de Lara	Visigothic Kingdom	51%
Scotland	c. 297-900 AD	Áed mac Cináeda, Circinn, crannogs	Picts	49%
Chinese dynasties, states and kingdoms	c. 2070-1600 BC	Yu, Yangcheng	Xia	49%
Greek city-states	700-146 BC	Diogenes, Lechaeum, classical order named after it	Corinth	48%
Germanic	481-843 AD	Clovis, Charlemagne, Aachen,	Frankish Empire	48%
Chinese dynasties, states and kingdoms	c. 1046-249 BC	Wu, Fenghao, Mandate of Heaven	Zhou	48%
Greek city-states	c. 700-338 BC	Aristides, Sacred Band	Thebes	47%
Chinese dynasties, states and kingdoms	222-280 AD	Sun Quan, Zhu Ran, Wuchang	Wu	46%
Eurasian Steppe	600s-200s BC	Ateas, nomadic warrior culture, gold sculpture	Scythians	44%
Greek city-states	c. 734-214 BC	Archimedes, Fountain of Arethusa, in Sicily	Syracuse	44%
Anatolia	1200-546 BC	Croesus, Sardis, world's first coins	Lydia	43%
Hellenistic states	312-63 BC	Antiochus, huge territory, cultural melting pot	Seleucid Empire	43%
East Africa	c. 100-960 AD	Endubis, King Ezana's Stela, adopted Christianity	Kingdom of Aksum	42%
North Africa	202-40 BC	Juba I, Cirta, El-Khroub	Numidia	42%
Greece and the Aegean	330-167 BC	Pyrrhus, Aeacides	Epirus	41%
Chinese dynasties, states and kingdoms	c. 1000s-600s BC	Jicheng, modern Beijing	Ji	41%
Iranian	2700-539 BC	Ebarti, Susa, early writing	Elam	40%
Korea	?-108 BC	Jun, Wanggeom, Mumun pottery	Gojoseon	40%
Indian subcontinent	300s BC to 1279 AD	Rajendra II, Thanjavur, Brihadisvara Temple	Chola dynasty	36%
West Africa	c. 300-1100 AD	Kaya Magan Cissé, Koumbi Saleh	Ghana Empire	36%
Mongolia	209 BC to 93 AD	Modu, nomadic, had a war with the Chinese dynasty at the time	Xiongnu	36%
Chinese dynasties, states and kingdoms	386-535 AD	Xiaowen, Shengle, Shaolin Monastery	Northern Wei	35%
Korea	57 BC to 935 AD	Gyeongsun, Gyeongju, Seokguram	Silla	35%
Mesopotamia	c. 1500-1300 BC	Shaushtatar, Kikkuli	Mitanni	33%
Greece and the Aegean	c. 1600-1100 BC	Agamemnon, Messene, palaces	Mycenaeans	33%
Korea	37 BC to 668 AD	Dongmyeong, Gungnae, highly militaristic	Goguryeo	32%
Chinese dynasties, states and kingdoms	220-266 AD	Cao Pi, Xuchang, kaishu	Wei	32%
Armenian Highlands	1200s-164 BC	Heniochi, Aea, later became a region in various empires	Colchis	31%
Iranian	678-549 BC	Astyages, Ecbatana, pre-Zoroastrian religion	Median Empire	31%
Mesoamerica	1500-400 BC	San Lorenzo, heads, jaguar worship	Olmecs	30%
Canaan	270-273 AD	Zenobia, Vaballathus	Palmyrene Empire	30%
Hellenistic states	305-30 BC	Cleopatra, Alexandria, Serapis	Ptolemaic Kingdom	30%
Scotland	c. 83-230 AD	Hillforts, ancient name for Scotland	Caledonians	28%
Chinese dynasties, states and kingdoms	c. 1030-223 BC	Xiang Yu, Shouchun, bronze vessels	Chu	28%
Chinese dynasties, states and kingdoms	1000s-222 BC	Qin Kai, Ji, knife money	Yan	28%
Indochina	192-1832 AD	Indrapura, Po Nagar, Mỹ Sơn	Champa	27%
Eurasian Steppe	439-744 AD	Bumin Qaghan, Kul Tigin	Göktürks	27%
Hellenistic states	180 BC to 10 AD	Strato, Taxila, influenced Indian art	Indo-Greek Kingdom	27%
Hellenistic states	281 BC to 62 AD	Mithridates, Sinope, syncretic religion	Kingdom of Pontus	26%
North Africa	500 BC to 700 AD	Germa, mentioned by Herodotus	Garamantes	25%
East Africa	2400-1069 BC	Perahu, unknown location, traded with a North African civilisation	Land of Punt	25%
Mesoamerica	c. 700 BC to 1521 AD	Cosijoeza, Monte Albán, Cocijo	Zapotec	25%
Japan (period in its history)	300 BC to 300 AD	Yoshinogari, dōtaku, Wo	Yayoi	23%
Korea	18 BC to 660 AD	Seong, Wirye, Gilt-Bronze Incense Burner	Baekje	22%
Arab	200s BC to 106 AD	Obodas I, Petra	Nabataean Kingdom	22%
Mongolia	330-555 AD	Yujiulü Dengshuzi, Mumo city, first people to use the title "khan"	Rouran Khaganate	22%
Iranian	224-651 AD	Shapur, Mani, Ctesiphon	Sasanian Empire	22%
South America	100-700 AD	Huaca del Sol, portrait vessels, tapestries	Moche	21%
Mongolia	93-234 AD	Tanshihuai, had their capital near the Orkhon River, nomadic	Xianbei state	21%
Korea	42-562 AD	Suro, Bihwa ____, ironwork	Gaya	20%
Germanic	409-585 AD	Hermeric, Braga	Kingdom of the Suebi	20%
Indian subcontinent	30-375 AD	Kipunada, Peshawar, Lokakṣema	Kushan Empire	20%
Indian subcontinent	c. 200s BC to 1400 AD	Kadungon, Madurai, Meenakshi Temple	Pandya dynasty	20%
Korea	100s BC to 494 AD	Hae Buru, Hae Mo-su	Buyeo	19%
Central Asia	c. 2400–1900 BC	Gonur Depe, named after two regions or a river (depending on name)	Oxus civilisation	19%
Japan (period in its history)	c. 250-538 AD	Keyhole-shaped tombs, Haniwa	Kofun	17%
Anatolia	c. 1200-700 BC	Midas/Mita, Gordium	Phrygia	17%
Korea	1st Century BC to 4th Century AD	Collection of three confederacies, Byeohan, Jinhan and Mahan	Samhan	16%
Eurasian Steppe	400s BC to 300s AD	Banadaspus, nomadic	Sarmatians	16%
Iranian	500s BC to 1000s AD	Samarkand	Sogdia	16%
Hellenistic states	297-74 BC	Prusias, Nicomedia, Antinous	Bithynia	15%
Hellenistic states	256-125 BC	Euthydemus, city now known as Balkh, influenced Indian art	Greco-Bactrian Kingdom	15%
Indochina	204-111 BC	Zhao Mo, Panyu, Chinese rulers	Nanyue	15%
Greek city-states	600s-417 BC	Pheidon, Polykleitos, Heraion	Argos	14%
Arabia	1200 BC to 275 AD	Ilasaros, Sirwah	Kingdom of Saba'	14%
Indochina	50-550 AD	Vyadhapura, Óc Eo, Sanskrit as language of the court	Funan	12%
Europe (other)	260-274 AD	Marius, Postumus, Colonia Agrippina	Gallic Empire	12%
Germanic	411-534 AD	Gunther, Lugdunum Segusianorum	Kingdom of the Burgundians	12%
Canaan	1200s-400 BC	Dibon, Mesha Stele	Moab	12%
Hellenistic states	282-133 BC	Sosus, Epigonus, had a famous altar	Pergamon	12%
Chinese dynasties, states and kingdoms	?-306 BC	Goujian, Kuaiji, Xi Shi	Yue	12%
Hellenistic states	320s BC to 17 AD	Ariarathes I, syncretic religion	Kingdom of Cappadocia	10%
Germanic	c. 213-496 AD	Chrocus, Battle of Mediolanum	Alemanni	9%
Europe (other)	c. 200s-57 BC	Bellovaci, northern Gaul	Belgae	9%
South America	900-200 BC	______ de Huantar, Lanzón	Chavín	9%
Canaan	1200s-125 BC	Bozrah	Edom	9%
Arabia	110 BC to 525 AD	Abu Karib, Sana'a	Himyarite Kingdom	9%
Indian subcontinent	200s-300s AD	Bharashiva, Vidisha	Nagas of Padmavati	9%
Europe (other)	c. 500-15 BC	Camunni, Alpine	Rhaetians	9%
Mesoamerica	200 BC to 750 AD	Pyramid of the Sun, Avenue of the Dead, Palace of Quetzalpapálotl	Teotihuacan	9%
Mesopotamia	15-116 AD	Izates, Arbela	Adiabene	7%
Greek city-states	c. 500s-146 BC	Pyrrho, Coroebus, Olympia	Elis	7%
Arab	c. 300-602 AD	Imru al-Qays ibn Amr, al-Hirah	Lakhmids	7%
Indochina	450-1388 AD	Phraya Kalavarnadit, Ayutthaya	Lavo Kingdom	7%
Celts	100 BC to 180 AD	Maroboduus, Fritigil	Marcomanni	7%
South America	c. 3500-1800 BC	Aspero, circular plazas, early pyramids	Norte Chico civilisation	7%
Germanic	400s-500s AD	Ardaric, Cunimund, Sirmium	Gepidia	6%
Celts	1st Century BC to 100s AD	Divico, Vindonissa	Helvetii	6%
North Africa	c. 200 BC to 44 AD	Bocchus I, Volubilis, also very similar to the name of a modern country	Mauretania	6%
Central Africa	500s BC to 1500s AD	Chari River basin, terracotta statues, skilled metalworkers	Sao civilisation	6%
Canaan	900s-248 BC	Hanun, Rabbath _____, Milkomite	Ammon	5%
Sri Lanka	377 BC to 1017 AD	Manavanna, Jaya Sri Maha Bodhi, Sigiriya	Anuradhapura Kingdom	5%
Iranian	c. 323 BC to 200s AD	Darius I, Ganzak	Atropatene	5%
Arab	220-638 AD	Al-Harith ibn Jabalah, Jabiyah	Ghassanids	5%
Armenian Highlands	c. 3400-2000 BC	Shengavit Settlement, farming, viticulture	Kura-Araxes	5%
Indian subcontinent	c. 1200-525 BC	Assandh, srauta ritual, first coins in India	Kuru	5%
Thrace	480 BC to 46 AD	Sitalces, Teres I	Odrysian kingdom	5%
Armenian Highlands	c. 1300s-1190 BC	Ubbumu	Shupria	5%
Hellenistic states	c. 438 BC to c. 370 AD	Leukon I, Panticapaeum, became the longest surviving client kingdom of a famous empire	Bosporan Kingdom	4%
Indian subcontinent	c. 100s BC to 1100s AD	Senguttuvan, Vanchi Karuvur, Vazhappally copper plate	Chera dynasty	4%
Armenian Highlands	c. 1100-760 BC	King Asia, Zua	Diauehi	4%
Armenian Highlands	c. 1500-1290 BC	Mursili II, collapse of Hatti	Hayasa-Azzi	4%
North Africa	c. 2500-1500 BC	Large tumulus	Kerma Kingdom	4%
Central Asia	c. 300 BC to 1006 AD	Viśa' Saṃbhava, Yotkan, major centre of Buddhism	Kingdom of Khotan	4%
Indian subcontinent	c. 600-345 BC	Collection of sixteen kingdoms, Gandhara, Vedas	Mahajanapadas	4%
Armenian Highlands	1114-860 BC	Little is known about them, contended with two neighbouring civilisations, later incorporated into another kingdom	Nairi	4%
Arab	700s BC to 100s AD	Yatie, nomadic	Qedarites	4%
Indian subcontinent	35-405 AD	Chashtana, Ujjain, Great Chaitya	Western Satraps	4%
Ireland	331-1585 AD	Colla Uais, Armagh	Airgíalla	2%
Arab	1st Century to 100s AD	Was besieged by two different empires	Araba	2%
Arabia	c. 3000s-538 BC	Inzak, Sar	Dilmun	2%
East Africa	c. 980-400 BC	Wʿrn Ḥywt, Yeha	D'mt	2%
Greek city-states	700s-343 BC	Achaeus, Philoxenus	Eretria	2%
Indian subcontinent	19-225 AD	Gondophares, Kabul, helped spread of Buddhism	Indo-Parthian Kingdom	2%
Indian subcontinent	350-1140 AD	Pushyavarman, Pragjyotishpura	Kamarupa	2%
Indonesia	350-1605 AD	Mulavarman, modern East Kalimantan	Kutai	2%
Malay Peninsula	100s-1400s AD	Merong Mahawangsa, possibly near modern Yarang	Langkasuka	2%
Germanic	c. 100 BC to 300 AD	Harii, Manimi, Helisii	Lugii	2%
Indian subcontinent	493-776 AD	Bhatarka, Vallabhi, Gop Temple	Maitraka dynasty	2%
North Africa	400s-1500s AD	Zacharias III, Dongola, murals	Makuria	2%
North Africa	c. 400-600s AD	Pachoras, archery	Nobatia	2%
Arab	132 BC to 214 AD	Edessa, Aramean population with Arab rulers	Osroene	2%
Thrace	?-230 BC	Patraus, Audoleon	Paeonia	2%
Germanic	467-487 AD	Flaccitheus, Vindobona	Rugiland	2%
Europe (other)	c. 600-122 BC	Tutomotulus, Ligurian	Salyes	2%
Indian subcontinent	100s BC to 200s AD	Gautamiputra Satakarni, Sanchi, Karla Caves	Satavahana dynasty	2%
Indian subcontinent	185-75 BC	Devabhuti, Pataliputra, Heliodorus pillar	Shunga Empire	2%
Indonesia	358-669 AD	Purnawarman, Sundapura	Tarumanagara	2%
Ireland	c. 450-1177 AD	Forga mac Dallán, Mag Bile	Ulaid	2%
Tibet	c. 500 BC to 625 AD	Kyunglung, Bon religion, later conquered by the Tibetan Empire	Zhangzhung	2%
Greek city-states	c. 700s-400s BC	Smilis, maritime power	Aegina	1%
Indian subcontinent	200s-300s AD	Chamtamula, Vijayapuri, Nagarjunakonda	Andhra Ikshvaku	1%
Indochina	257-179 BC	An Dương Vương, Cổ Loa Citadel	Âu Lạc	1%
North Africa	600 BC to 200s AD	Faras, Ballana, Isis (goddess) cult	Blemmyes	1%
Celts	c. 54 BC to 300s AD	Caratacus, Verulamium	Catuvellauni	1%
Malay Peninsula	100 BC to 600s AD	Chu-dan, Sing-ha	Chi Tu	1%
Indian subcontinent	1st Century BC to 200s AD	Banavasi	Chutu dynasty	1%
Ireland	100s-1600s AD	Lugaid Mac Con, Munster	Corcu Loígde	1%
Chinese dynasties, states and kingdoms	c. 1510-1460 BC	Bronze vessels	Erligang	1%
Malay Peninsula	100s-1026 AD	Beruas, conquered by an Indian empire	Gangga Negara	1%
Central Asia	c. 2000s BC	Shahr-e Sukhteh, Mundigak	Helmand civilisation	1%
Ireland	400s-800s AD	Coirpre Luachra mac Cuirc, Eóganachta	Iarmuman	1%
Ireland	300s-1543 AD	Fergus mac Áedáin, Rathfriland	Iveagh	1%
Indian subcontinent	200s-500s AD	Velvikudi grant	Kalabhra dynasty	1%
Central Asia	1st Century BC to 400s AD	Vanvan, Kangu, Bitian	Kangju	1%
Indian subcontinent	75-30 BC	Vasudeva, Pataliputra	Kanva dynasty	1%
Malay Peninsula	400s-800s AD	Important trading centre, located close to the Straits of Malacca	Kedah	1%
Arab	100s BC to 525 AD	Imru' al-Qais Junduh bin Hujr al-Kindi, Qaryat al-Faw	Kindah	1%
Sri Lanka	543-437 BC	Vijaya, Upatissagāma	Kingdom of Tambapaṇṇī	1%
Indian subcontinent	?-500 BC	Janaka, Mithila, Yajnavalkya	Kingdom of the Videhas	1%
Indian subcontinent	c. 400-750 AD	Amshuverma, Kathmandu Valley	Licchavi	1%
Arab	552-353 BC	Dhu-Ghabat, giant statues	Lihyan	1%
Indian subcontinent	1st Century BC to 400s AD	Udayagiri and Khandagiri Caves	Mahameghavahana dynasty	1%
Indian subcontinent	300s-400s AD	Shankara-varman, Shakti-varman	Mathara dynasty	1%
Chinese dynasties, states and kingdoms	334-111 BC	Wuzhu, Dongye, snake totemism	Minyue	1%
Indian subcontinent	150-50 BC	Brahma_____, Mathura, Yavanarajya inscription	Mitra dynasty	1%
Malay Peninsula	400s-1454 AD	Sri Bhadravarman, Inderapura, gold trade	Old Pahang Kingdom	1%
Ireland	150-1541 AD	Óengus Osrithe, Kilkenny	Osraige	1%
Indian subcontinent	275-897 AD	Simhavishnu, Kanchipuram, Shore Temple	Pallava Empire	1%
Indian subcontinent	c. 900 BC to c. 400 AD	Keśin Dālbhya, Ahichatra, possibly a fusion of five tribes	Panchala	1%
Indian subcontinent	450 BC to 489 AD	Raja Dhaj, Sukkur	Ror dynasty	1%
Indonesia	130-362 AD	Dewawarman	Salakanagara	1%
Central Asia	c. 200 BC to 790 AD	Douti, Kashgar	Shule Kingdom	1%
Celts	c. 400s BC to 383 AD	Caratacus, chariots	Silures	1%
Germanic	400s-532 AD	Bisinus, later became a German state	Thuringii	1%
Ireland	400s-1607 AD	Hugh Roe O'Donnell, Donegal Castle	Tyrconnell	1%
Ireland	300s-1200s AD	Fiachu Fidgenid, Brugh Ríogh	Uí Fidgenti	1%
Ireland	300s-1220 AD	Eochu Liathán, Castlelyons	Uí Liatháin	1%
Ireland	300s-1611 AD	Fiachra Finn, Connacht	Uí Maine	1%