Mesopotamia was located in the modern day country of ___________.
a) Iraq
b) India
c) China
d) Egypt
What is a) Iraq.
100
Temple complex of the ancient Mesopotamians
What is a Ziggurat
100
War in which a "horse" was used to take the city
What is the Trojan War
100
Known as the supreme god of Greek mythology
Who is Zeus
200
Hammurabi of Mesopotamia is best known for this invention:
a) Civilization
b) The first legal system
c) The first Ipod
d) The first pyramids
What is b) The first legal system. The famous saying, "an eye for an eye" comes from Hammurabi's personal collection of laws.
200
Where is the only remaining 7 wonders of the ancient world located?
A) Nineveh, Iraq
B) Athens, Greece
C) Giza, Egypt
D) Susa, Persia
What is C) Giza,Egypt. The Great Pyramid at Giza is the only wonder of the ancient world still in existence.
200
Earliest known system of writing
What is cuneiform
200
Games held every 4 years in Ancient Greece and dedicated to Zeus
What are the Olympics
200
Immortal warrior except for the heel. Dipped into the river Styx as an infant.
A) Apollo
B) Paris
C) Hector
D) Achilles
Who is D) Achilles. Achilles was dipped by his mother the sea nymph Thetis to make him immortal. His only weakness was the heel by which she held him. (Apollo was a god, Paris and Hector were both Princes of Troy)
300
This Queen of Egypt was the last pharaoh. She formed a political and romantic alliance with Roman General, Mark Antony.
Who is Cleopatra.
300
The Hanging Gardens (one of the 7 wonders of the ancient world) were located where
What is Babylon
300
The Ancient Egyptians depended on this for survival and its nature determined the sucess of a king and his reign.
What is the Nile. The Nile could determine whether Egypt flooded or experienced drought.
300
Why did the Egyptians mummify their dead?
a) For fun
b) To preserve the body for family and friends
c) To preserve the body for tomb raiders
d) To preserve the body for the afterlife
What is d) To preserve the body for the afterlife. The ancient Egyptians believed that mummification was the only way to keep the body and soul together for afterlife.
300
Mythological ruler of Uruk, located in Mesopotamia. 2/3 God and 1/3 man.
A) Theseus
B) Hercules
C) Perseus
D) Gilgamesh
Who is D) Gilgamesh. Gilgamesh was a demigod. The Epic of Gilgamesh is the oldest recorded story found. Found in the palace of Ashurbanipal in Nineveh, Iraq
400
General that conquered most of the known world and never lost a battle; except to death.
Who is Alexander the Great
400
The large arc of rich and fertile farm land which the Mesopotamian's settled on. This land is between the Tigris and Euphrates Rivers.
What is The Fertile Crescent. Many scholars believe the Tigris and Euphrates Rivers to be two of the four rivers running out of the Biblical Garden of Eden.
400
In Sparta, a boy was taken at age 7 to train to become
A) Teacher
B) Military officer
C) Politician
D) Priest
What is B) Military officer. Every Spartan male was trained in the military; exceptions being those deformed and disabled. A Spartan male stayed with the military until retirement at age 60.
400
War between the ancient city-states of Greece
a) Trojan War
b) Revolutionary War
c) Peloponessian War
d) Civil War
What is c) Peloponessian War. The main city-states at war were Athens and Sparta. Sparta's removal of the last tyrant of Athens promoted Athens into becoming a democracy.
400
Greek warrior who came up with the idea of the Trojan Horse and it took him twenty years to return home.
A) Agammemnon
B) Ajax
C) Odysseus
D) Menelaus
Who is C) Odysseus. Odysseus was a mythical king of Ithaca. He spent 10 years away fighting in Troy and then wandered the seas for 10 years due to angering Poseidon
500
This greek philosopher, who shares his name with a sticky, colorful children's toy, founded the world's first university.
Who is Plato.
500
Socrates, Plato and Aristotle were all from this city state.
a) Athens
b) Sparta
c) Rome
d) There were no city states
What is a) Athens. Each city state was famous for their own skill. Spartans were warriors, Athenians were educated.
500
The wheel was invented in which early civilization?
A) Egypt
B) Rome
C) Mesopotamia
D) Greece
What is C) Mesopotamia. The wheel was developed in ancient Mesopotamia for use in transportation and as a potter's tool.
500
Largest chariot battle ever fought
A) Battle of Megiddo
B) Battle of Kadesh
C) Battle of Thermopolyae
D) Trojan War
What is B) Battle of Kadesh. It is estimated that over 5,000-6,000 chariots participated in this battle between Egypt led by Rameses the Great and the Hittites
500
Person in mythology who cheated death twice
A) Pirthious
B) Sisyphus
C) Prometheus
D) Atlas
Whos is B) Sisyphus. His punishment was to roll a boulder up a hill only to hopelessly watch it roll back down after nearing the top.