The Americas
Three of the ancient civilizations from North, Central and South America were the Inca, Aztec and the Mayan people. True or false?
True
The Egyptians believed cats were sacred. True or false?
True. They believed cats were a sacred animal with a divine energy.
The first democracy was formed in the Greek city-state of Athens (known for its arts) or Sparta (known for its warriors)?
Plus: 50 points for naming the god whose city this was.
Athens
God: Athena
In Ancient China, soldiers sometimes wore armor made of paper. True or false?
True!
Ancient Mesopotamia was an ancient civilization created along the Nile River. True or False?
False. Mesopotamia was between the Tigris and Euphrates Rivers in what is now Iraq. The Nile is in Egypt.
The Inca people created a terraced system of farming in these mountains. What is the name of the mountains?
a) Appalachian Mountains b) Himalayan Mountains
c) Rocky Mountains d) Andes Mountains
The Andes Mountains
* Farming was very important to all the ancient people. *
What was the river that overflowed its banks each year in Ancient Egypt allowing the people to farm with nutrient rich soil?
The Nile River
The Greek Gods lived on what mountain?
Mount Olympus
The Ancient Chinese people invented which of the following? (Choose all that are correct.)
a) gunpowder b) the wheel
c) kites d) a weaving loom
a) gunpowder and c) kites
What is the name of the modern day country where Mesopotamia used to be?
Iraq
Besides the Greeks and Romans, what other ancient civilization(s) created and used aqueducts to get water from the mountains to the valleys and cities?
The Inca, Maya and Aztec people all created aqueducts to move water.
What was the writing system of the Ancient Egyptians called?
a) hieroglyphics b) logogram glyphs
c) cuneiform d) pictograms
a) Hieroglyphics
The Mayan people used logograms. The people from Mesopotamia used cuneiform.
(a) What is the name of the famous 3 headed dog in Greek mythology?
(b) What does he guard?
(a) Cerberus
(b) The Gates of the Underworld
What mythological animal is the symbol of the Emperor?
The dragon. Only the Emperor could wear clothing that had a dragon on it.
What was the writing that the people of Mesopotamia used called?
a) hieroglyphics b) logogram glyphs
c) cuneiform d) pictograms
c) cuneiform
(But they also used pictograms early on so if you said that, you can have half points.)
Hieroglyphics were used in Egypt. Logograms were used by the Mayan people.
The Aztec built floating islands called Chinampas. What did they use these islands for?
They used them for farming and growing crops.
Choose which of these are correct? Women in Egypt could...
a) own their own business b) divorce their husbands
c) be an advisor to the Pharaoh
d) make money doing laundry
a) own their own business
b) divorce their husbands
d) make money doing laundry
Which ancient Greek city-state was known for its arts and which was known for its soldiers and warriors?
Athens - art
Sparta - soldiers
One religion in Ancient China was Taoism (pronounced Dao-ism). They believed everything had 2 balancing forces, good and evil, light and dark, hot and cold, etc. What were the names for these two forces?
Yin and yang
What are the 2 rivers that Mesopotamia is located between?
The Tigris and The Euphrates Rivers
(a) What type of drink is "xocolatl" and (b) which ancient civilization created it and even used it as a currency?
(a) a bitter chocolate drink (if you said chocolate, you got this part) and
(b) the Mayan people were famous for their use of cacao beans (cocoa beans).
(a) Anubis is the Egyptian god of ____.
(b) The Egyptians believed animals were godly. What two animals is Anubis a combination of?
(a) Anubix is the god of the dead.
(b) He is depicted as half human man, half jackal (or dog).
The Greeks had some strange superstitions. Some people wouldn't eat a certain food because they thought it contained the souls of the dead. What food was it?
Beans!
(a) How long did it take to build the Great Wall of China?
and
(b) Why did the Ancient Chinese people build it?
(a) over 2000 years
(b) to keep out their neighbors (nomadic invaders) from the north
The word Mesopotamia comes from two Greek words to describe where this place is. Meso and Potamus. What do these two Greek words mean?
Meso = in between or middle
Potamus = river
(Note: Hippo means horse, so a hippopotamus is a river horse.)