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Ancient Civilizations Review!
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This will be a review of survival guide facts from units we have covered throughout the year!
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Event that was brought about by the invention of the plow; nicknames "the dawn of civilization"
domestication
interdependence
Agricultural Revolution
cultural diffusion
2
What continent is shown in red in the picture?
South America
North America
Europe
Australia
3
Training to do a specific job or kind of work.
division of labor
specialization
interdependence
domestication
4
This artifact translated the secret of hieroglyphics.
Zeus' tablet
Hammurabi's Code
the Rosetta Stone
the Analects of Confucius
5
She was a well-liked pharaoh who focused on trade and commerce.
Queen Hatshepsut
Athena
Cleopatra VII
Queen Nefertiti
6
The world's first set of codes/laws.
Analects of Confucius
Twelve Tables
10 Commandments
Hammurabi's Code
7
A line of rulers who belong to the same family.
monarchy
kingdom
dynasty
empire
8
An area of land that is surrounded by water on 3 sides.
island
peninsula
isthmus
mountain
9
What is the birthplace of Sumerian and Babylonian civilizations?
Persia
Egypt
China
Mesopotamia
10
An Athenian general who led Athens during the war with Sparta.
Pericles
Eratosthenes
Cyrus the Great
King Leonidas
11
The belief that Chinese emperors right to rule came from the gods.
Mandate of Heaven
Delian League
militarization
feudalism
12
Another name for a line of latitude.
parallel
Prime Meridian
meridian
13
Which of the following civilizations was in the "Fertile Crescent"?
Egypt
Greece
Mesopotamia
Persia
14
The United States is located in which hemisphere(s)?
northern & southern
northern & eastern
northern & western
southern & western
15
What is a person who makes map called?
map maker
cartographer
mapographer
biographer
16
What is an agreement between two or more places to work together in war or trade?
empire
alliance
dynasty
export
17
A long defensive wall extending 1,500 miles through northern China.
The Great Wall of Greece
The Great Wall of China
The Parthenon
The Great Pyramid of Giza
18
Who wrote the
Illiad
and
The Odyssey
?
Homer
Pythagoras
Socrates
Aesop
19
Which of the following was found in ancient Greece?
democracy
olympics
Phoenician alphabet
all of the above
20
What is the name of the structure shown in the picture?
Hanging Gardens of Babylon
The Temple of Artemis
The Great Pyramid of Giza
The Parthenon
21
A group of people and lands ruled by one government.
city-state
civilization
empire
dynasty
22
The frozen man mummy that was found on a mountain from the Stone Age.
King Tut
King Henry
Alexander the Great
Otzi the Iceman
23
What were the first two major civilizations of ancient India?
Giza & Alexandria
Babylon & Sumer
Mohenjo-Daro & Harappa
Athens & Sparta
24
He built the Hanging Gardens of Babylon for his wife. Happy wife, happy life!
Nebuchadnezzar
Ramses II
Cleisthenes
Pericles
25
Which civilization is responsible for constructing the only remaining ancient world wonder?
Egypt
Greece
Mesopotamia
Persia
26
What is a nomad?
person who follows a food source without a permanent home
person who farms
person who lives in a civilization
person who has a permanent home
27
The two rivers of ancient Mesopotamia.
Tigris & Euphrates Rivers
Nile River
Ganges & the Indus Rivers
Yellow & the Yangtze Rivers
28
What is the name of the structure in the picture shown?
The Parthenon
The Temple of Artemis
The Great Pyramid of Giza
The Hanging Gardens of Babylon
29
What is a system of bringing water from one place to another to water crops?
irrigation
sprinkler
farming
reservoir
30
A large temple located in the center of ancient Sumerian cities.
acropolis
temple
ziggurat
pyramid
31
Who were the three great philosophers of ancient Greece?
Socrates, Plato, Aristotle
Socrates, Confucius, Alexander the Great
Plato, Aristotle, Alexander the Great
Socrates, Playdoh, Aristotle
32
The government of the Spartans.
democracy
direct democracy
representative democracy
oligarchy
33
Which continent is being shown in red on the globe?
Europe
Africa
North America
Asia
34
The imaginary line of longitude that separates the Eastern and Western hemispheres.
tropic of capricorn
tropic of cancer
prime meridian
equator
35
A reed plant that was used to make Egyptian paper.
papyrus
flax
wheat
barley
36
The Macedonian king who conquered Greece, Egypt, Persia, and the Indus River Valley.
Cyrus the Great
Alexander the Great
Phillip II
Hammurabi
37
What female Egyptian ruler supported Julius Caesar and was the last Greek line of pharaohs?
Hatshepsut
Cleopatra
Nefertiti
38
A person of the Stone Age who met their needs by hunting animals or by gathering plants
hunter
civilization
hunter-gatherer
farmer
39
Type of map that shows the height of land above sea level.
resource
physical
political
elevation map
40
Which of the following is NOT a country?
Great Britain
United States
Africa
Ireland
41
This river in ancient Egypt is the longest river in the world and also provided fertile soil.
the Tigris river
the Indus river
the Mississippi river
the Nile river
42
The ancient Egyptian "boy king" who's tomb discovery made global news.
Cleopatra
Ramses II
King Tutankhamun
Amenhotep
43
Who was the leader of the Mauryan dynasty that built hospitals, roads, and many stupas?
King Tut
Krishna
Buddha
Asoka
44
This shows patterns on a map or globe by crossing lines of latitude and longitude.
hemispheres
global grid
prime meridian
equator
45
What ancient writing system is being shown in the picture?
cuneiform
sanskrit
Greek alphabet
hieroglyphics
46
The passing on of history, beliefs, or customs by word of mouth is called ______.
cultural diffusion
primary source
oral tradition
secondary source
47
The training of plants and animals to be used by people is called____.
interdependence
domestication
cultural diffusion
civilization
48
The system of writing used by the ancient Sumerians.
cuneiform
hieroglyphics
oral tradition
Sanskrit
49
A ruler in ancient Egypt is called a ____.
"the Great"
dictator
pharaoh
king
50
What form of government is it where citizens elect representatives to act/speak for them?
democracy
representative democracy
oligarchy
direct democracy
