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Ancient History by Letter ‘W,X,Y & Z’

Try these ancient history questions - answers begin with ‘W’ ‘X’ ‘Y’ and ‘Z.’ There are understandably quite a few Chinese clues in here, and some are quite obscure, so I’ve given you the first letters to help.
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Last updated: September 2, 2023
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Chinese state, created at the partition of Jin in 403 BC - W
Wei
250 year period of ancient China, immediately preceding the Qin Dynasty - W
Warring States
Alternative name for the Shang Dynasty, ruled the Yellow River region in the 2nd Millenium BC - Y
Yin
Stepped pyramid temples common in ancient Mesopotamian cities - Z
Ziggurat
UNESCO World Heritage Site in Lycia (southern Turkey) dating back to the 8th Century BC - X
Xanthos
Chinese state formed around the mouth of the Yangtze River in the 12th Century BC - W
Wu
Bronze Age Semitic kingdom centred on Aleppo, formed around 1800 BC - Y
Yamhad
Transformational information technology, first developed as cuneiform in Sumer around 3000 BC - W
Writing
Neolithic Chinese culture of the 3rd and 4th Millenia BC, named for the town where it was first excavated - Y
Yangshao
Originally a Warring State, this kingdom flourished under the Han Dynasty - Z
Zhao
Ancient Imperial Chinese capital, location of the Terracotta Warriors - X
Xi’an
Confederation of nomads, possibly precursors to the Huns, dominated the East Eurasian steppe - X
Xiongnu
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Royal Chinese dynasty of the first millenium BC, divided into Western and Eastern periods - Z
Zhou
Considered the first orthodox dynasty in Chinese history, ruled in the early 2nd Millenium BC - X
Xia
Revolutionary technology dating back to the late Neolithic, possibly developed in several independent locations - W
Wheel
Pre-Socratic Greek philosopher, famous for creating paradoxes - Z
Zeno
Late Chalcolithic culture of the Pontic-Caspian steppe - Y
Yamnaya
Early Iranian prophet, founded the world’s first monotheistic religion - Z
Zoroaster
Region of ancient Britain, occupied by tribes including the Silures and the Ordovicians - W
Wales
Athenian general philosopher and historian, led an expedition of 10,000 men into Persia - X
Xenophon
“Great” Achaemenid King, invaded Greece in 480 BC - X
Xerxes
Chinese river, one of the original cradles of civilisation - Y
Yellow
Chinese leader who formed the first dynasty, known for his dam building and flood control measures - Y
Yu The Great
Mesoamerican culture which arose in the Oaxaca Valley - Z
Zapotec
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