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Cahokia Mounds State Historic Site, Ramey Street, Collinsville, IL

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Cahokia Mounds State Historic Site, Ramey Street, Collinsville, IL

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Cahokia Mounds State Historic Site, Ramey Street, Collinsville, IL

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Ms. DeMarre is using this for an example. You can't pick this one to research, sorry!

Located near modern-day St. Louis, Cahokia was bigger than London in 1250 CE! Native Americans built huge earth mounds here, including one that's 100 feet high. The city had a wooden circle of posts used to track the seasons, sometimes called "America's Stonehenge."

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Pompeii (UNESCO), Vicolo del Panettiere, Pompei, Metropolitan City of Naples, Italy

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This Roman city was buried under volcanic ash when Mount Vesuvius erupted in 79 CE. The disaster preserved the city like a time capsule, showing us exactly how ancient Romans lived.

Archaeologists found everything from food still on tables to detailed wall paintings and even the outlines of people caught in the disaster.

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High in the Peruvian Andes, this amazing city was built by the Inca around 1450 CE. It remained hidden from the outside world until 1911 when explorer Hiram Bingham found it.

The city features incredible stone buildings that fit together so perfectly you can't even slip a piece of paper between them!

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Once a mighty Egyptian port city, Heracleion now lies under the Mediterranean Sea. It was discovered in 2000, complete with giant statues, gold coins, and the remains of more than 64 ancient shipwrecks.

Scientists think earthquakes and flooding caused the city to sink about 1,200 years ago.

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Hidden in Guatemala's rainforest, Tikal was a powerful Maya city with towering pyramids that poke above the tree canopy.

It was home to around 100,000 people before being abandoned around 900 CE.

The city's giant temples are so tall they're called "sky-scrapers of the Maya."

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Angkor: Civilization Reclaimed by Nature

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Angkor: Civilization Reclaimed by Nature

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This massive complex in Cambodia was the largest pre-industrial city in the world.

The famous Angkor Wat temple is just one of hundreds of temples in the area. The city was gradually abandoned in the 1400s.

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Ciudad Perdida, Zona Bananera, Magdalena, Colombia

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Hidden in Colombia's Sierra Nevada mountains, this city was built 650 years before Machu Picchu! Its terraces and plazas are connected by a network of stone paths and stairs - over 1,200 stairs lead to the top!

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Ancestral Pueblo Dwelling, Juniper Street, Los Alamos, NM

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Ancestral Pueblo: A Mysterious Disappearence

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Ancestral Pueblo: A Mysterious Disappearence

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Built into cliff walls in the American Southwest, these remarkable cities included apartments and ceremonial spaces called kivas.

The people who built them suddenly left around 1300 CE. Drought and resource depletion might have forced them to move, but the full story remains a mystery.

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Great Zimbabwe National Monument, Zimbabwe

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Great Zimbabwe: Africa's Forgotten Kingdom

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Great Zimbabwe: Africa's Forgotten Kingdom

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This amazing African city was built between 1100-1450 CE, featuring huge stone walls built without mortar.

It was the capital of a wealthy trading empire but was abandoned around 1500 CE.

Some walls are 36 feet tall and 20 feet thick!

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Great Zimbabwe National Monument, Zimbabwe

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Carved into red rock cliffs in modern-day Jordan, Petra was a wealthy trading city of the Nabataean people. Its most famous building, the Treasury, was carved directly into the rock face.

The city declined after trade routes changed and earthquakes damaged its water system.

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Built on artificial islands in Micronesia, this city consists of 92 man-made islands connected by canals.

It was built around 1200 CE using massive basalt logs, some weighing up to 50 tons!

The city was abandoned around 1628 CE for mysterious reasons.

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Trojan Ruins, Troya Antik Kenti, Truva altı sokak, Tevfikiye/Çanakkale Merkez/Çanakkale, Turkey

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Made famous by Homer's "Iliad," Troy was thought to be just a myth until archaeologists found it in modern-day Turkey.

They discovered not just one city, but nine cities built on top of each other over thousands of years!

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Derinkuyu Underground City, Bayramlı, Niğde Caddesi, Derinkuyu/Nevşehir, Türkiye

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Located in Turkey, this underground city could house 20,000 people!

It goes 18 stories deep and includes rooms for living, storage, religious gatherings, and even livestock.

It was discovered when a man kept losing his chickens to a hole in the wall… he went to find them and discovered a lost city!

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Mohenjo daro ancient city, Mohenjo-daro, Pakistan

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In present-day Pakistan, Mohenjo-Daro is one of the most remarkable archaeological sites from the ancient world, dating back to around 2500 BCE.

Mohenjo-Daro remains shrouded in mystery, as scholars continue to investigate its sophisticated social structure, trade practices, and the reasons behind its eventual decline.

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This ancient capital city was once as powerful as Rome and Persia! Located in modern-day Ethiopia, Aksum was famous for its giant stone obelisks, some over 100 feet tall. The city had its own written language and minted its own money, showing how advanced it was.

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Once the capital of the ancient Shu kingdom in China, Shengdu vanished around 316 BCE. Archaeologists found amazing bronze artifacts and evidence of advanced metalworking.

The city was so wealthy that people called it "the heaven of abundance." It disappeared after being conquered and was lost until the 1980s.

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Memphis, Khaled Ibn Al Walid, Gazirat Al Awameyah, Luxor, Egypt

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The ancient capital of Egypt wasn't Cairo - it was Memphis! Built over 5,000 years ago, this massive city was the first capital of unified Egypt.

While much of it lies buried under modern settlements, archaeologists have found incredible statues, including a 33-foot limestone statue of Ramesses II.

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Located near modern-day Mexico City, this enormous ancient city had around 125,000 residents! The Pyramid of the Sun and Pyramid of the Moon still stand today.

Nobody knows who built this city or why they abandoned it around 750 CE, but even the later Aztecs were amazed by its size.

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Hidden in Honduras, Copan was known as the most artistic Maya city. Its rulers commissioned hundreds of detailed sculptures and hieroglyphic stairs that tell their history.

The city mysteriously declined around 900 CE, leaving behind amazing art that helps us understand Maya culture.

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Deep in Mexico's jungle lies Calakmul, once home to 50,000 people. Called the "Kingdom of the Snake" because its rulers used a snake head as their symbol, it was one of the most powerful Maya cities.

Its ruins include 6,000 structures, with pyramids rising above the rainforest canopy.

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Sukhothai Historical Park, Mueang Kao, Mueang Sukhothai District, Sukhothai, Thailand

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This Thai city's name means "Dawn of Happiness," and it was Thailand's first capital. Built in the 13th century, it was known for its beautiful Buddha statues and advanced water management system.

The city's ruins show how Thai art and architecture developed their unique style.

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Sukhothai Historical Park, Mueang Kao, Mueang Sukhothai District, Sukhothai, Thailand

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This Indian mega-city was so big that visitors said it would take several days just to walk through it! Built in the 14th century, it had amazing temples, markets, and a royal district with elaborate water features.

The city was abandoned in 1565 after being attacked by rival kingdoms.

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This Roman city in modern-day Libya was one of the most beautiful cities in the Roman Empire. It had a huge theater, marketplace, and harbor. The city was so well preserved by desert sands that archaeologists found detailed carvings still intact on its buildings.

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Located off the coast of Tanzania, this wealthy city controlled much of East Africa's gold trade. Its massive palace, the Husuni Kubwa, had over 100 rooms! The city had indoor plumbing and beautiful mosques decorated with coral and china pieces. It was one of the most powerful trading cities in Africa from 1200-1500 CE.

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Located in modern-day Sudan, Meroe was famous for making iron weapons and tools. It had more pyramids than Egypt! The city's rulers were often queens called "Kandakes," who were known for being powerful warriors. The pyramids here are smaller than Egypt's but more numerous.