History
The “Great empires” quiz — History. It has 25 questions in five categories: Imperial capitals, Empire builders, Imperial roads, Imperial guards, Fall of empires. Questions get harder as the points go up, from 100 to 500.
The 100- and 200-point questions are open here. The rest show only their first words, and there are no answers: all of that is in the game itself.
Which city on the Bosporus served as the capital of the Eastern Roman Empire for over a millennium?
Which island capital of the Aztec Empire was founded on Lake Texcoco on the site of modern Mexico City?
Which Andean city served…
In the gameWhich splendid Safavid capital…
In the gameWhich city in the…
In the gameWhich adopted heir of Julius Caesar became the first Emperor of Rome, establishing the Principate?
Which ruler unified China in 221 BC, declaring himself the first emperor of a united realm?
Which descendant of Timur…
In the gameWhich founder of the…
In the gameWhich 14th-century ruler of…
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Which famous paved Roman road, stretching from Rome to Brindisi, was celebrated as the 'Queen of Roads'?
Which world's longest artificial waterway connected the Yangtze and Yellow rivers to transport grain in China?
Which courier and military…
In the gameWhat name was given…
In the gameWhich Spanish trade ships…
In the gameWhich elite bodyguard of Roman emperors held immense political power, often deposing and installing rulers at will?
Which elite Ottoman infantry corps was originally recruited from Christian boys through the devshirme system?
Which elite Byzantine imperial…
In the gameWhich elite 10,000-strong infantry…
In the gameWhich imperial bodyguard of…
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Which 1815 battle in Belgium marked the final defeat of Napoleon Bonaparte and the end of his empire?
Which young Qing monarch abdicated the throne in 1912, becoming the last emperor of imperial China?
Which last Holy Roman…
In the gameWhich 1699 treaty forced…
In the gameIn which 1591 battle…
In the gameAll 25 questions and the answers are in the game. Invite your class or friends with a link — guests need no account.