Prehistory
In which prehistoric age did agriculture first start?
Neolithic Age
What do you call an Egyptian ruler thought to be a god and a person mixed?
a pharaoh
In Ancient Greece, there are two poleis or cities which often fought against each other. What were they called?
Athens and Sparta
What is the first kingdom in the Iberian Peninsula?
Tartessos
What is the highest mountain in Africa?
Mt. Kilimanjaro
True or False: People in the Neolithic age lived in caves.
False! They started living in villages by constructing their own houses made of clay, stone, and straw.
What were the names of the rivers that flowed through Mesopotamia?
Tigris and Euphrates
True or False: In 27 BC, Constantine became the first emperor of the Roman Empire and greatly expanded his powers.
False! It was Augustus (also known as Octavian).
The Phoenicians founded the city of Gadir, which corresponds to what city in the modern times?
Cádiz
Enumerate the three (3) main factors of climate.
altitude, latitude, and distance from the sea
The process of keeping animals in enclosed areas as pets or using them for agriculture.
domestication
Name the two regions that formed Ancient Egypt.
Upper Egypt and Lower Egypt
In the 8th century BC, the city of Rome emerged along the banks of which river?
Tiber River
Three civilisations colonised the Iberian Peninsula before the Romans: Phoenicians, Greeks, and _________.
Carthage/Carthaginians
There are two days in a year in which the length of night and day are approximately equal. What are they called?
spring equinox and autumnal equinox
Order the following metals according to what humans learned to use earlier: bronze, copper, iron.
Copper, bronze, iron
Temples in Mesopotamian city-states were called ___________.
ziggurats
What system of government first emerged in Athens?
democracy
What was the name of the city of Zaragoza during the Ancient Roman period?
Ceasaraugusta
What is the body of water that allows ships in Africa to pass from the Mediterranean Sea to the Red Sea in relatively short period of time?
Suez Canal
Enumate the three ages in prehistory of humans (in chronological order).
Paleolithic Age, Neolithic Age, Metal Age
How many dynasties in total ruled Ancient Egypt?
a. 30, b. 31, c. 32, d. 33
b. 31
In what year was Julius Ceasar assassinated?
44 BC
By the 1st century BC, there were three (3) Roman provinces in the Iberian Peninsula, which were?
Baetica, Lusitania, and Tarraconensis
For full points, name two (2) peninsulas and two (2) islands in Asia.
Peninsulas: Indochina, Indian, Korean, Arab, Kamchatka, etc.
Islands: Sumatra, Borneo, Luzon, Mindanao, Honshu, Sri Lanka, etc.