Ancient Civilizations 1
Between which two rivers was Mesopotamia located?
a.Tigris & Nile
b. Tigris & Euphrates
c. Tigris & Indus
d. Euphrates & Nile
b. Tigris & Euphrates
What is a ziggurat?
a. Palace of the king
b. Marketplace in the center of towns
c. Temple built to honor the gods
d. Large boat built to sail across the Mediterranean
c. Temple built to honor the gods
Who was the founder of Buddhism?
a. Siddhartha Gautama
b. Confucius
c. Yin Yang
d. Yu ‘the Engineer’
a. Siddhartha Gautama
Who was the founder of the Persian Empire?
a. Xerces
b. Darius I
c. Alexander the Great
d. Cyrus the Great
d. Cyrus the Great
What was the world's first monotheistic religion?
a. Christianity
b. Zoroastrianism
c. Judaism
d. Islam
b. Zoroastrianism
What was the nickname given to the fertile land created by rivers in the Middle East during ancient times?
a. Great Plains
b. Riverlands
c. Utopia
d. Fertile Crescent
d. Fertile Crescent
Whose men discovered the Rosetta Stone in 1799?
a. King Henry VIII
b. Charlemagne
c. Napoleon Bonaparte
d. Charles Martel
c. Napoleon Bonaparte
What was the first true dynasty of Ancient China?
a. Zhou
b. Han
c. Shang
d. Qin
c. Shang
Which Persia Emperor did King Leonidas and his 300 Spartans defeat at the Battle of Thermopylae?
a. Darius I
b. Xerces
c. Cyrus the Great
d. Alexander the Great
b. Xerces
The story of these two people describes the founding of Rome?
a. Hector & Achilles
b. David & Goliath
c. Romulus & Remus
d. Caesar & Augustus
c. Romulus & Remus
Where is present day Mesopotamia located?
a. Saudi Arabia
b. Iran
c. Iraq
d. Turkey
c. Iraq
Why did the pharaohs begin to lose their power in Ancient Egypt?
a. Peasants revolted against their abuse of power
b. They were conquered by neighboring civilizations
c. Natural disasters and famines made people question their ‘absolute power’
d. The building of the pyramids was viewed as foolish and unnecessary
b. They were conquered by neighboring civilizations
According to Hinduism, WHAT causes suffering?
a. Jealousy
b. Envy
c. Desire
d. Greed
c. Desire
Who fought in the Peloponnesian War?
a. Romans & Persians
b. Greeks & Persians
c. Spartans and Athenians
d. Spartans and Trojans
c. Spartans and Athenians
Who was declared "dictator for life" by the Roman Senate?
a. Augustus
b. Mark Antony
c. Constantine
d. Julius Caesar
d. Julius Caesar
What was the first known written set of laws?
a. Hammurabi's Code
b. Lex Talionis
c. Twelve Tables
d. Magna Carta
a. Hammurabi's Code
Which groups of people are the most respected in the Indian Caste System?
a. Kings & Nobles
b. Business Owners & Merchants
c. Warriors
d. Priests & Scholars
d. Priests & Scholars
What BEST describes the Mandate of Heaven?
a. It explains the divine right of kings
b. It explains how to reach salvation in Buddhism
c. It explains the concept of reincarnation
d. It explains China's dynastic cycle
d. It explains China's dynastic cycle
All of the following was TRUE regarding Sparta EXCEPT?
a. They frequently conquered weaker city-states
b. Their society was extremely militaristic
c. Sickly or deformed babies were discarded
d. Their economy was self-sufficient
a. They frequently conquered weaker city-states
Which Roman astronomer developed the geo-centric theory?
a. Ptolemy
b. Virgil
c. Galileo
d. Copernicus
a. Ptolemy
What is the BEST reason that nomads settled along rivers to create the earliest civilizations?
a. Rivers provided natural protection from invaders
b. Rivers could provide transportation routes to other civilizations
c. Rivers created natural levees perfect for farming
d. Rivers were believed to be blessed by the gods
c. Rivers created natural levees perfect for farming
Why do we not know much about the Ancient Indus River Valley Civilization?
a. They were secretive people
b. We have not been able to decipher their ancient writing
c. They had no form of writing or record keeping
d. The Aryans destroyed almost all records of the civilization
b. We have not been able to decipher their ancient writing
According to Hinduism and Buddhism, how does one ultimately achieve nirvana?
a. By accumulating bad Karma
b. By continuing the cycle of reincarnation
c. By making it to the top of the Caste System
d. By breaking the cycle of reincarnation
d. By breaking the cycle of reincarnation
All of the following are true regarding the spread of Christianity EXCEPT?
a. Emperor Constantine converted to Christianity
b. Common people were drawn to the idea of love and salvation for all
c. Martyrs inspired people to convert
d. Christianity was founded in Western Europe
d. Christianity was founded in Western Europe
What was the MAIN reason that the Roman Senate established entertainment options such as gladiator battles at the Colosseum or chariot races at the Circus Maximus?
a. To keep the mob satisfied and occupied
b. To give the mob an example of what would happen to them if they revolted
c. For their own entertainment
d. To give soldiers something to do during times of peace
c. For their own entertainment