Ancient Civilizations: From Mesopotamia to Rome

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• 01·What is the name of the earliest known system of writing, developed by the Sumerians in Mesopotamia?
• 02·The Great Pyramid of Giza was built as a tomb for which pharaoh?
• 03·The ancient cities of Harappa and Mohenjo-Daro were major centers of which Bronze Age civilization?
• 04·Which Chinese dynasty is credited with creating the Mandate of Heaven to justify the rule of the emperor?
• 05·In which ancient Greek city-state did the concept of democracy first develop?
• 06·Who was the famous Greek philosopher that tutored Alexander the Great?
• 07·According to legend, who were the twin brothers who founded the city of Rome?
• 08·The Punic Wars were a series of three major conflicts fought between the Roman Republic and which other ancient power?
• 09·Which Roman emperor was the first to convert to Christianity and made it a tolerated religion within the empire with the Edict of Milan?
• 10·The Achaemenid Empire, the largest empire in the ancient world at its height, was founded by which Persian leader?
• 11·The Code of Hammurabi, one of the earliest and most complete written legal codes, originated in which ancient Mesopotamian empire?
• 12·Which Mesoamerican civilization, known for its massive carved stone heads, is often considered the 'mother culture' of the region?