Africa
What were the Ancient Egyptian pyramids used for?
A) They were lookout towers
B) They were tombs built for Pharaohs
C) They were temples
B) They were tombs built for Pharaohs
What language did the Romans speak?
A)Latin
B) Greek
C) French
D) Italian
A)Latin
What were the Mayans famous for building?
Pyramids.
True or False. The Islamic Empire established trade routes to Europe and China along the so-called 'Silk Road'.
True.
How many years are there in a century?
100 years
Where was the Kingdom of Benin?
A) Egypt
B) Kenya
C) Nigeria
D) South Africa
C) Nigeria
True or false. World War One is considered ancient history.
False
Where did the Mayans live?
A) Mexico, Honduras and Guatemala
B) USA and Canada
C) Panama, Colombia and Venezuela
A) Mexico, Honduras and Guatemala
True or False. The Mongol Empire was the largest empire in recorded history.
False. It was the second largest empire after the British Empire.
Which century do we live in?
21st Century
When did the Egyptians build the pyramids in Giza?
A) Between 10 and 97 CE
B) Between 2589 and 2504 BCE
C) Between 1346 and 1443 CE
B) Between 2589 and 2504 BCE
How were Viking ships powered?
A) Outboard motor
B) Steam engines
C) Oars and sails
C) Oars and sails
When did the Mayan civilisation decline?
A) 2005 BCE
B) 900 CE
C) 900 BCE
D) 2005 CE
B) 900 CE
Did you know? Mystery surrounds the fall of the Mayan civilisation. There are as many as 88 theories related to how a powerful empire seemed to collapse with little or no warning.
What shape was the Islamic city of Baghdad?
A) Square
B) A star
C) Round
D) A pentagon
C) Round
What does BCE mean?
Before Common Era.
History Before the Common Era (before the year 0) is considered Ancient history.
True or False. The Kingdom of Benin was a trade partner of the British Empire before the British destroyed their Royal palace in 1897 CE.
True.
Where did the Anglo-Saxons come from?
A) Sweden and Finland
B) France and Italy
C) Germany and Denmark
D) Poland and Lithuania
C) Germany and Denmark
Did you know? The Anglo- Saxons were a mixture of three different tribes from Germany and Denmark. These were the Angles, Saxons and Jutes.
In which year did Columbus reach America?
1492 CE
FUN FACT: Columbus never set foot in the modern-day United States, but has cities, states and universities named after him.
What was the name of the king who created the Korean writing system (Hangul)?
King Sejong
Sort these years in chronological order, starting with the earliest:
1837 CE
1492 CE
800 BCE
54 BCE
800 BCE
54 BCE
1492 CE
1837 CE
What was the name of the first Benin king?
Eweka
Who wrote down the stories of the Anglo-Saxon invaders?
Bede
Which three foods were a major part of the Mayan diet? 500 pts for each correct answer!
Maize, cocoa and beans
Which form of mathematics did Islamic Empire mathematician Al-Khwarizmi invent?
Algebra
List these historical periods in chronological order, starting with the earliest.
Aztecs, Egyptians, Ancient Greeks or Romans?
Egyptians, Greeks, Romans, Aztecs.