Ancient Civilizations Trivia Flashcards

1

Which two rivers form the Fertile Crescent?

Tigris and Euphrates
Volga and Nile
Rhine and Nile
Tigris and Danube

2

NO POINTS: What is my favorite color

Well, duh!
I don't think so.
False
True

3

The Black Forest is in which European Country?

Ethiopia
France
Germany
Slovakia

4

Which of these is NOT one of the seven ancient wonders of the world?

The Temple of Zeus
The Colossus of Rhodes
The Library of Alexandria
The Hanging Gardens of Babylon

5

What is the name of this natural formation?

Kachaghakaberd
Uluru
Mount Killimanjaro
Devil's Tower

6

Who was Scheherazade?

Teller of the One Thousand and One Nights
The Mona Lisa of ancient times
The most powerful female Egyptian Pharaoh
A Jew who married the king of Babylon

7

Who wrote The Art of War?

Mo-tze
Confucius
Sun-Tzu
Lao-tze

8

Rasputin was . . .

a peasant
an advisor
a king
A priest

9

Who is the Egyptian God of the Dead?

Osiris
Anubis
Ra
Set

10

Look at the picture and name the civilization this temple comes from.

Egypt
Aztec
Inca
Maya

11

What is the name of the numerals that the U.S. uses?

Greek Numerals
English Numerals
Roman Numerals
Arabic Numerals

12

What day was Julius Caesar murdered?

March 17
March 16
March 18
March 15

13

What is the name of the first known Chinese dynasty?

Qin
Xia
Zhou
Qing

14

Which ancient civilization is this from?

Aztec
Olmec
Russian
Welsh

15

Which Russian prince freed Russia from the mongol Tartars?

Vasily II
Ivan the III
Peter I
Feodor III

Ancient Civilizations Trivia

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Ancient Civilizations Trivia

Questions 15