Prehistory
What is the Stone Age?
A) A period when humans mainly used stone tools
B) A period when humans used computers
C) A period when humans built factories
A period when humans mainly used stone tools
Where did the Sumerians live?
A) Mesopotamia
B) Greece
C) China
A) Mesopotamia
Which Greek city-state is famous for developing democracy?
A) Sparta
B) Athens
C) Corinth
B) Athens
Who founded Buddhism?
A) Confucius
B) Siddhartha Gautama
C) Ashoka
B) Siddhartha Gautama
In what year was Rome traditionally founded?
A) 753 BCE
B) 44 BCE
C) 476 CE
A) 753 BCE
What was the Neolithic Revolution?
A) The invention of writing
B) The beginning of farming
C) The fall of Rome
B) The beginning of farming
Which two rivers were important to Mesopotamian civilizations?
A) Nile and Amazon
B) Tigris and Euphrates
C) Indus and Yellow
Tigris and Euphrates
Who was Alexander the Great?
A) A Greek military leader and king
B) A Roman emperor
C) A Chinese philosopher
A) A Greek military leader and king
Who was Ashoka?
A) An important Indian ruler
B) A Chinese philosopher
C) A Roman emperor
A) An important Indian ruler
Who was Julius Caesar?
A) A Roman military and political leader
B) A Greek philosopher
C) An Egyptian pharaoh
A) A Roman military and political leader
What did early humans begin to do during the Neolithic Revolution?
A) Build factories
B) Farm and live in permanent settlements
C) Build large empires
B) Farm and live in permanent settlements
Who created one of the earliest known written law codes?
A) Hammurabi
B) Julius Caesar
C) Alexander the Great
A) Hammurabi
What were the ancient Greeks known for creating?
A) Democracy
B) The printing press
C) The steam engine
A) Democracy
Who was the first emperor to unify China?
A) Qin Shi Huang
B) Confucius
C) Kublai Khan
A) Qin Shi Huang
What was the Roman Colosseum mainly used for?
A) Religious ceremonies only
B) Public entertainment and gladiator games
C) Government meetings
B) Public entertainment and gladiator games
About when did the Neolithic Revolution begin?
A) Around 10,000 BCE
B) Around 500 BCE
C) Around 1500 CE
A) Around 10,000 BCE
What was Hammurabi’s Code?
A) A collection of laws
B) A religious festival
C) A military weapon
A) A collection of laws
Around what year did Alexander the Great die?
A) 323 BCE
B) 44 BCE
C) 476 CE
A) 323 BCE
Around what year was China first unified under the Qin Dynasty?
A) 221 BCE
B) 476 CE
C) 1066 CE
A) 221 BCE
What language did the ancient Romans speak?
A) Latin
B) Greek
C) Chinese
A) Latin
What was one important result of the Neolithic Revolution?
A) The development of permanent communities
B) The invention of airplanes
C) The fall of the Roman Empire
A) The development of permanent communities
Around what year was Hammurabi’s Code created?
A) Around 1750 BCE
B) Around 500 BCE
C) Around 100 CE
A) Around 1750 BCE
Which Greek city-state was known for having a strong military culture?
A) Athens
B) Sparta
C) Delphi
B) Sparta
Which philosophy was founded by Confucius?
A) Buddhism
B) Confucianism
C) Christianity
B) Confucianism
In what year did the Western Roman Empire fall?
A) 221 BCE
B) 476 CE
C) 1066 CE
B) 476 CE