Ancient History Quiz!

What division of Islam supported the Umayyd’s as the Caliph?

What is the idea that Hindu people find prefect understanding is achieved?

What brought Byzantine influence into Russia and eastern Europe?

What was filial piety?

Who is the founder of Buddhism?

Which of the Following was born around 6-4 B.C. and became a religious figure.

What were towers of silence?

The Early Christians in Rome was treated as ________________.

Which of the following became the most populated country in the world between 930-1200 A.D.?

What are paintings of saints and holy figures that Christians pray to?

Where are the cities in Ancient Mesopotomia located

Julius Caesar rule was ended by:

This famous Rome Emperor had a prophetic dream about Christianity helped him win.

What is The Republic?

What Peninsula connects the continents of Africa, Asia, and Europe?

What ceremony in Egyptian afterlife decided if one would gain eternal life or be devoured?

What is a Muslim Struggle against Unbelievers?

What is the idea or place of total understanding in the Buddhist religion?

Who would you find located all of the time at a Ziggurat?

What was the role of women in ancient Egypt?

What allowed for the Egyptians people to expand at the beginning of the New Kingdom?

What allowed for the spread and transfer of culture and traditions in Asia?

The teachings of Confucius encouraged people to

How much of China is farmable land?

What did the change of the Primogeniture System in China do?

A system of Government where citizens rule directly is known as:

Islamic people worship:

What made Cyrus the Great so Great?

The Indus River Valley Civilization used:

What was the reason that flooding was a good thing for early civilizations?

What is the book of the dead was designed for what purpose in ancient Egypt?

How did the Olmec Civilization get rediscovered?

When a human body is drained of blood, organs removed, body salted & bandaged this is known as?

Explain why the Land Bridge which the First People used to get to America is now gone

What happened to Phillip II, father of Alexander the great?

What was used to protect the city of Anyang?

What land Mass lies east of China; name means "land of the rising sun?"

The Mongols ruled its conquered lands by:

Judaism, Christianity, and Islam have a common root in the Hebrew idea of

Who was the Russian leader that kicked the Mongols out of Russia?

The Japanese belief in the “way of the Gods” is known as:

Homer was a:

What were the Gods of Egypt like?

The great split between the east and west became known as what?

The discovery and what was found with the Ice Man “__________,” was made by German hikers.

How Did the First Americans Come to America?

invented the value of pi, law of the lever, and a compound pulley.

What is the title of the head of the Roman Catholic Church?

Which of the Following describes Alexander best?

People in the Hindu culture in which dig graves, pick up trash, and butchers are known as:

___________ was convicted of “corrupting the youth of Athens and sentenced to death in 399 B.C.

What was the title of the warrior as body guards of the wealthy land owning class?

What is the reason(s) for the creation of Cave Paintings?

Which emperor was responsible for organizing Roman law into a new code?

The belief in more than one God is called:

The scared text of the Islamic people is ______________.

Following the death of Muhammad who was the highest political & religious leader?

In order to keep control the Mongol Empire split into four regions called:

What was the primary role of women in Israel?

What is the system of writing used by the Mesopotamians?

What is the one world soul with three personalities in the Hinduism called?

What are the Hominids?

What was the Half-Bull and Half-Monster pet of King Minos?

What types of Architectural techniques were used by the Muslim people?

The Greeks create myths about the gods in order to:

The Pharaoh of Ancient Egypt was in head of:

All Muslims must make a Pilgrimage to ______________ in their lifetime.

The world’s oldest Islamic structure located in Jerusalem is known as:

What is the Terra Cotta Army?

Which of the following means “one who has submitted?”

The Three Punic wars were fought between __________________ & __________________.

According the teachings of Confucius, the key to the successful organization of society is that:

Supporters of Leo III's ban on religious images became known as

Where were the Pharaohs of Egypt Buried in the New Kingdom?

What were the Effects of Agriculture on the People of America?

The Promised Land of the Hebrew people is:

Who is the living God of the Roman Religion before the conversation of Christianity?

What was the role of women in Islamic Society?

Who was the "Universal ruler," who unites the Mongols and was a brilliant organizer, strategist

What was the Hippodrome?

The ___ was a building used to control the masses by holding events for the holidays of Rome.

Who was the founder of Hinduism?

The strict code of honor that the Samurai live by is known as:

Which river is known as “China’s Sorrow?”

What is the title given to the Military dictator running Japan?

What is the symbolic system of writing used by the Egyptians?

What caused the Schism dividing the Christian religion into the Catholic and Orthodox churches?

____________________ is a way the Christians of Rome were Persecuted.

Spartans value _______________ above all other things.

Why did the Mesopotamia people becoming warrior like?

What was the highest church official of Constantinople called?

What were Li Bo and Tu Fu?

The Jewish version of the bible, considered the most sacred writing in their tradition?