2019 6th Grade Ancient History Trivia

Question 1

King Tutankhamun is the most famous Pharoah because...

Accepted Answer

his tomb was mostly intact

Question 2

These soldiers protect the grave of which Chinese emperor?

Accepted Answer

Qin

Question 3

In the Shang dynasty, special priests used these to tell the future.

Accepted Answer

oracle bones

Question 4

In Hinduism, which is the highest caste?

Accepted Answer

Brahmin/Brahman

Question 5

Which of these ancient Chinese civilizations had advanced use of bronze objects?

Accepted Answer

Shang

Question 6

Sparta and Athens were both Greek ________________.

Accepted Answer

city-states

Question 7

Which of these is the earliest hominid group?

Accepted Answer

Homo habilis

Question 8

In Rome, the ____________________ were poor farmers and shopkeepers who could not hold office.

Accepted Answer

plebians

Question 9

The world's first farming region developed in the fertile crescent, which the Greeks called...

Accepted Answer

Mesopotamia

Question 10

Which of the following scientist study life in groups?

Accepted Answer

anthropologists

Question 11

Where were Qin's terracotta warriors found/located?

Accepted Answer

Xian

Question 12

When mummies were made, the chief priest wore the mask of ______________, god of the dead.

Accepted Answer

Anubis

Question 13

What kind of farming technique is shown in this picture?

Accepted Answer

terrace farming

Question 14

Ancient Greece had the first...

Accepted Answer

democracy

Question 15

Which one of these is not one of the 3 major ancient Chinese philosophies?

Accepted Answer

Buddhism

Question 16

Mesopotamia means...

Accepted Answer

the land between the rivers

Question 17

Which was not a strategy used by Qin to unify China?

Accepted Answer

Establish Buddhism as the religion

Question 18

Who is the god of the sun, music, and medicine?

Accepted Answer

Apollo

Question 19

What civilization believes in the 'Mandate of Heaven'?

Accepted Answer

China

Question 20

An object made or used by people in the past is called

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an artifact.

Question 21

Who is the goddess of wisdom?

Accepted Answer

Athena

Question 22

Which civilization produced the first written set of laws?

Accepted Answer

Mesopotamia

Question 23

The cities that developed in southern Mesopotamia were located in a region called...

Accepted Answer

Sumer

Question 24

During the summer in India, the monsoon brings

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heavy rain.

Question 25

What two rivers surround the northern half of India?

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Ganges, Indus

Question 26

Which is the oldest continuous city?

Accepted Answer

Jericho

Question 27

Who created Buddhism?

Accepted Answer

Siddhartha

Question 28

This Empire is famous for advanced fighting techniques, iron weapons, and battering rams.

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Assyria

Question 29

What is porcelain?

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a type of fine pottery

Question 30

This king of Babylon conquered Mesopotamian city-states, and controlled the entire region.

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Hammurabi

Question 31

Where was the battle of The 300 fought?

Accepted Answer

Thermopylae

Question 32

To ______________ is to trade products instead of using cash to buy a product.

Accepted Answer

barter

Question 33

This picture is an example of what Egyptian writing system?

Accepted Answer

Hieroglyphics

Question 34

Why is the Huang He called the Yellow River?

Accepted Answer

because the loess turns the river yellow

Question 35

Which river carried rich topsoil to Egypt during the annual flood?

Accepted Answer

Nile

Question 36

How long was the Silk Road?

Accepted Answer

4,000 miles

Question 37

Which leader led the Israelites out of Egypt?

Accepted Answer

Moses

2019 6th Grade Ancient History Trivia

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2019 6th Grade Ancient History Trivia

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