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A Quiz with maps to test student knowledge of the geography of ancient civilizations.
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1
According to this map, what part of Africa has a tropical rainforest?
Eastern Africa
Northern Africa
Central Africa
Southern Africa
2
Which civilization used terrace farming because of its location in the Andes Mountains? (HEI)
Aztec
Maya
Inca
Mesopotamia
3
Italy is a peninsula and it is shaped like a _____
chicken
boot
pumpkin
sneaker
4
Mesopotamia means...
The land between two rivers
The land of fertile soil
The place of much water
The ancient river city
5
What important ancient region is shaded in red?
Fertile Crescent
India
Mesoamerica
China
6
If you are traveling on the Indus River, where are you traveling?
China
Egypt
Italy
Pakistan
7
Which civilization used chinampas (floating gardens) to adapt to their environment?
Aztec
Maya
Mesopotamians
8
Which desert is to the north of China?
Sahara
Gobi
Sierra Nevada
Antarctica
9
Why were early civilizations built on rivers?
Rivers provided water for agriculture
Rivers ensured ideal weather
Rivers made it easier to invade other lands
Rivers provided beautiful scenery
10
What two rivers surround Mesopotamia?
Tigris & Euphrates Rivers
Indus & Ganges Rivers
Blue Nile and White Nile
Huang He & Chang Jiang Rivers
11
Greece is dominated by which land form?
deserts
mountains and hills
volcanoes
rivers
12
Which physical features isolated China from the rest of the world?
Yellow Sea, East China Sea and South China Sea.
Himalayas and Hindu Kush
Gobi Desert and Himalayas
Nile River
13
Which mountain range is north of the Ganges River and has the largest mountain in the world?
Alps
Himalayas
Hindu Kush
Andes
14
Which civilization is the farthest south?
Aztec
Maya
Inca
15
The Aswan Dam is located on which river?
Nile River
Indus River
Tigris River
Euphrates River
16
Ancient Sumerians built _____ to irrigate their crops.
chinampas
levees
terrace farms
ziggurats
17
Which set of dates is in chronological order?
2023AD, 79AD, 0, 1792BC
500BC, 1AD, 1776AD, 2023AD
3500AD, 1BC, 2023BC, 1215AD
89BCE, 1AD, 200BCE, 30BC
18
What river is outlined in red on this map? Hint: it is in Asia.
Euphrates River
Nile River
Huang He River
Tigris River
19
Which mountain range is north of the Indus River?
Zagros
Himalayas
Andes
Hindu Kush
20
On what river would these famous landmarks be found?
Huang He
Nile
Indus
Tigris
21
Which civilizations lived along the coast of the Mediterranean Sea?
Maya, Aztec and Inca
Mesopotamia and China
Italy and Greece
China and India
22
Which natural barrier protected Egypt from invasions?
cataracts on the Nile River
Sahara Desert
Gobi Desert
Andes Mountains
23
Which body of water is to the west of India?
Bay of Bengal
Indian Ocean
Arabian Sea
Pacific Ocean
24
What river is outlined in dark blue?
Tigris River
Indus River
Euphrates River
Huang He River
25
This map infers that...
Africa is a small continent
Africa has no rivers or coastlines
Africa has a large desert on the east coast
Africa has geographic diversity
