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#Rome #Byzantine #Greek #Chinese #continents #sumerian civilaztion #mesopotamia #ancient greeks
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1
What Roman advancement, still used today, helped move military personnel quickly during war?
airplanes
math
aqueducts
paved highways
2
An archaeologist is . . .
a reptile who digs up ancient burial sites
a person who studies ancient peoples and artifacts
a person who studies ancient aliens and their offspring
a group of chimpanzees
3
Which two cultures combined to become the Byzantium Empire
Chinese and Roman
Chinese and Indian
Greek and Chinese
Greek and Roman
4
What Ancient Greek event is still practiced by most countries every 4 years?
Enlightenment
Olympic Games
Chinese New Year
Birthdays
5
Which of the following is NOT a continent?
Europe
Asia
Antarctica
United States
6
Mesopotamia had a government that followed what kind of rules?
Justinian Code
Buddism
Daoism
Laws of Hammurabi
7
The axis of the earth is . . .
circle the earth spins around the sun; 23.5 degree angle
line earth rotates on while tilted at a 23.5 degree angle
square in which the earth stays while spinning around sun
line separating the Northern/Southern hemispheres
8
Democracy was "invented" by which ancient civilization?
Romans
Greeks
Egyptians
Chinese
9
The first humans settled in what type of land?
land between two rivers
plateau
rugged highlands
desert
10
What water technology did the Ancient Greeks take from another civilization but improved upon?
rafts
aqueducts
gondolas
irrigation
11
What hemisphere is Arizona located in?
Western
Eastern
Northern
Southern
12
What government document in Byzantium helps to make the Roman laws easier to understand?
Vedas
Justinian Code
Confucius' Analects
Hammurabi's Code
13
What is the equator?
imaginary curved line drawn from one country to another
a place where one time zone ends and another begins
imaginary line drawn from the North Pole to the South Pole
imaginary line drawn around the widest part of the earth
14
Why does a compass have a lightweight magnet and a frictionless bearing?
to make it easier to carry
to allow the needle to turn easier
to make it easier to carry
to make the compass more affordable
15
This type of government gives citizens the right to vote.
republic
dictatorship
aristocracy
dynasty
16
What is one of the earliest systems of writing developed by the Sumerians?
Calligraphy
Morse Code
Cuneiform
Hieroglyphics
17
The calendar as we know it today was revised by this famous Roman leader.
Archimedes
Nero
Augustus Caesar
Julius Caesar
18
What are 2 important inventions of the Sumerian civilizations?
Sailboat
Plow
Computer
Pyramid
19
Mesopotamia is responsible for which of these technologies?
irrigating crops
math
gunpowder
invention of the shaduf
20
Elevation is the height above this level.
ocean floor
sea level
ground level
cloud level
