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Ancient Civilizations - First Day Quiz
Ancient Civilizations - First Day Quiz
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1
When a body is mummified, which organ is NOT removed?
Heart
Lungs
Brain
Liver
2
The date post-fix "A.D." means:
In the Year of Our Lord
After Death
All Days
Actual Date
3
The earliest form of writing is:
hieroglyphics
Latin
cave paintings
cuneiform
4
How was Julius Caesar (First Emperor of Rome) killed?
abandoned in the desert
stabbed by his friends
Publicly beheaded
poisoned by his wife
5
The largest of the Greek islands is:
Crete
Lesbos
Mykonos
Delphi
6
The earliest known permanent human settlement was located at:
Babylon
Alexandria
Jericho
Sumer
7
The classic Greek tales, the Iliad & the Odyssey were written by:
Socrates
Homer
Clisthenes
Plato
8
The Barbarians were :
North American Aboriginal Peoples
African Tribal Nations
Tribes of Northern Europe
Muslim Crusaders
9
The first Crusades began in:
1095
1591
806
1492
10
The city of Pompeii was destroyed by:
war
massive earthquake
title wave
volcanic erruption
11
A religion worshipping many gods is described as being:
heretical
monotheistic
anthropomorphic
polytheistic
12
Which of the following men was NOT a Greek philosopher?
Socrates
Galileo
Aristotle
Plato
13
The Latin root of the "civilization" is "civis", meaning:
city
settlement
light
people
14
The two dominant crops grown in Greece were:
Olives & Grain
Apples & Bananas
Grain & Grapes
Olives & Grapes
15
Ancient Mesopotamia is located in current day:
Iraq
Greece
Turkey
Ethieopia
16
Which link on the chain of human evolution was the first to walk upright?
homo erectus
homo spaien
homo habilis
neanderthal
17
Charlemagne's enduring legacy in Europe was:
creating military cavalry units
great architectural technologies
investing in education
religious unity
18
The great river that flows through Rome is:
Nile
Sienne
Tiber
Danube
19
The Magna Carta was a landmark document because:
it listed the rights of kings and nobles
all of the above
it introduces the idea that no one is above the law
it listed the responsibilities of kings and nobles
20
Early human groupings consisting of men, women, and their children were known as:
herds
clans
hordes
tribes