Ancient World
$200These massive stone tombs at Giza were built for Egyptian pharaohs.
$400This civilization gave us democracy, philosophers like Socrates, and the Olympics.
$600This empire, centered on a city on seven hills, was ruled by emperors like Augustus.
$800This Egyptian queen, the last pharaoh, allied with Julius Caesar and Mark Antony.
$1000This Macedonian king conquered a vast empire by age 30, earning an epithet befitting his conquests.
American History
$200This document, adopted in 1776, announced that the American colonies were breaking free from British rule.
$400He was the first President of the United States.
$600This president issued the Emancipation Proclamation during the Civil War.
$800This 1963 'I Have a Dream' speech was delivered by this civil rights leader.
$1000This 1803 land deal doubled the size of the U.S., purchased from France.
World Wars
$200This global conflict lasted from 1939 to 1945.
$400This dictator led Nazi Germany during World War II.
$600The 1944 Allied invasion of Normandy is known by this letter-and-word name.
$800This 1941 surprise attack drew the U.S. into World War II at a Hawaiian naval base.
$1000This 1919 treaty formally ended World War I.
Explorers & Inventors
$200This Italian explorer sailed west in 1492 and reached the Americas.
$400This inventor patented a practical light bulb and phonograph.
$600This pair of brothers achieved the first powered airplane flight in 1903.
$800This explorer's crew was the first to circumnavigate the globe, though he died en route.
$1000This scientist and inventor of movable-type printing in Europe was this German, around 1440.
Turning Points
$200This wall dividing a German city fell in 1989.
$400This 1789 revolution overthrew the monarchy in France and led to the Reign of Terror.
$600This decades-long standoff between the U.S. and the Soviet Union is called this 'war.'
$800This 18th-19th century shift to factory production began in Britain.
$1000This 1215 English charter limited the king's power and influenced later democracies.
Famous Leaders
$200This anti-apartheid leader became South Africa's first Black president.
$400This French general crowned himself emperor and was exiled to Elba and St. Helena.
$600This leader guided India to independence through nonviolent resistance.
$800This British prime minister led the UK through most of World War II.
$1000This queen ruled Britain for over 63 years in the 1800s, lending her name to an era.