Ancient Civilizations Review Game

Judaism, Christianity, and Islam ascribe to worshipping one God, what is that called?

What was Pericles best known for?

What was the original purpose of the Olympic Games?

What group is responsible for making an alphabet of 22 symbols and they each represent 1 sound.

Egyptians sometimes wore an amulet shaped like a beetle, the beetle had the power to do what?

King Tut, Quuen Hatshepsut, and Ramses XI were Egyptian pharohs during which time period?

Who led enslaved Isralites out of Egypt?

A famous Athenian philosopher, Socrates had a motto which was ____________?

Romans conquered many lands.  Which current-day country did they not conquer in ancient times?

What dynasty in China filled their tombs with life-size sculptures?

Whom did the spanish hold prisoner in the Aztec royal palace?

A scientists that studies the lives and cultures of people from long ago by examining is a ____

One of the first civilizations, Mesopotamia developed along what two rivers?

What did the Aryan military use as vehicles?

King Tut's tomb was discovered where?

The Mayas built dozens of stone cities, which was the largest city?

Who was the pharaoh that was a woman?

What is the name of one of these Ice Age animals?

Constantine reunited the split Roman empire and established the new capital which he called _?

Christians were not accepted until what emperor came to power just as Rome was declining?

Which animal was harvested and sold by the Phonecians for their purple dye?

Cleopatra wanted to form an alliance with what other empire?

The ancient Romas used what they learned to build things.  What structure did they not build?

When Octavian came into power in Rome he gained the title Augustus that means ______

What did "veto" mean when a Roman consul wanted to "veto" a motion?

What was one of the most important things that the Greeks learned from Phoenician cultrue?

The Incas were good at farming. What was one of their most important crops?

How did the Incan people get important information from town to town?

Which is not true about the Nile?

When was the invention of the wheel and axle?

People started planting food in the Stone Ages, how did this affect their lives as nomads?

What was the name of the salt that absorbed moisture that the Egyptians used in mummification?

How did the Romans in Augustus's time treat conquered people?

Around 320 B.C., the Mauryan Empire started in what location?

What type of government were the Athenians most famous for originating?

The Mayas & Aztecs borrowed ideas from _____who lived in south-central Mexico.

What civilization developed a system of mathematics for solving problems?

In the Stone ages, most people were nomads. What is a nomad?

What was the economy of Egypt based on?

What was the purpose of the practice of human sacrifice with the Aztecs?

Romans built roads made from gravel and mortor to move troops,the roads did not include?

Which English word does not have a Latin origin, which was the ancient spoke language of Rome?

Which historic event is described in the Iliad?

The Aryans divided their people into a caste system, who was at the top of the caste system?

Around 500 B.C. Siddhartha Gautama, became famous for starting what religion?

What happened to Spartan babies that were considered too weak to become warriors later on?

Which of the following were invented by the Chinese in ancient times?

More than 3,000 years ago what dynasty perfected the wheel, spun silk, and made bronze objects?

The Aryans conquered India, their beliefs mixed to create one of the oldest religions called __

This man lived around 500 B.C. and was known as the first professional teacher of China