Early People
Mesopotamia
Ancient Egypt
Indus River Valley
Trivia Questions
100

Determines the age of ancient objects

What is carbon dating?

100

A Sumerian temple that was in the form of a pyramidal tower

What is a Ziggurat?

100

The golden age of Ancient Egypt, strong armies and the arts flourish. 

What is the Middle Kingdom?

100

the Indus River is protected by which mountain range to the north

What is the Himalaya's

100

On a farm, what is a kid?

What is a baby goat?

200

Early people who moved around in search of plant foods and animals to eat are called.

What is a hunter-gatherer?

200

A person who made written copies of documents.

What is a scribe?

200

The Nile River is __________ miles.

What is 4,000?

200

A class structure that is determined by birth. 5 categories. Brahmin, Kshatriya, Vaishya, Shudra, and the Untouchables. 

What is caste system?

200

How many colors are there in the rainbow?

What is seven?

300

Someone who does not settle and wonders from place to place is called

What is a nomad?

300
name the Sumerian writing system
What is cuneiform
300

Since the Nile River would flood once a year in July it allowed the Ancient Egyptians to create this...

What is a calender

300
Harappa and Mohenjo-Daro are civilizations along the Indus River valley that left behind the most...(things that help us study the past)
What is artifcats
300

The hottest planet in the solar system?

What is Venus, with a temperature of 460 °C ?

400

The stone age refers to a time period when tools and weapons were made out of __________.

What is stone?

400

The first written laws for people to follow were known as

What is Hammurabi's Code?

400
The writing system of the Ancient Egyptians is known as
What is hieroglyphics
400
The ancient ruins of Harappa show their cities and roads were placed in what type of pattern
What is a grid pattern (for their streets)
400

Tissues that connects the muscles to the bones.

What is tendons?

500

Complex culture with five characteristics. 1) Advanced cities 2) specialized workers 3) complex institutions 4) record keeping and 5) advanced technology.

What is civilization?

500

The belief in or worship of more than one god.

What is polytheism?

500

These were built as tomb's for pharaoh's.

What is the Pyramids?

500
Name the seasonal wind pattern that dominates India's climate
What is monsoon
500

African animal means "river horse"

What is hippopotamus?

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