Ancient Civilizations Trivia Quiz

_________ worshipped deities like Re, Hapi, Isis and Osiris.

Harappa and Mohenjo-Daro, two cities with indoor plumbing were associated with _______?

This Persian King defeated Leonidas at the Battle of Thermopylae.

Doric, Ionic, and Corinthian are types of _________ architecture.

The shadoof was an early tool used in irrigation by the ancient ___________.

Which Israelite King was chosen by God and anointed by Samuel after the death of King Saul?

People who move from place to place on a regular basis are called_________.

Who did not heed the warning "Beware the Ides of March"?

Romulus, Remus and the Trojan hero Aeneas are associated with the beginning of ______.

This ancient writing system was created by the __________.

This leader was responsible for spreading Greek culture throughout territories he conquered.

Mainland Greece is what kind of land form?

What's one word to describe Elijah, Amos, Hosea, Micah, Jeremiah, Ezekiel, and Isaiah?

Which Roman emperor watched Rome burn and eventually committed suicide?

Athenians were more interested in building a _________, versus building a military force.

What is this image being shown?

Paleolithic people were __________.

King David made united all the tribes of Israel and made _________ the capital of Israel.

The invention of the symbol for "0" and the idea of nothing came from which civilization?

India is separated from the rest of Asia by the __________ mountains.

God's parting of the ___________ was called the Exodus and allowed the Israelites to escape.

What was the Hellenistic Era?

Complex societies that have cities, organized governments, religion & class divisions are what?

Socrates, Plato, and Aristotle were Greek ____________.

Which of these is NOT a house of worship?

The main rival to Zeus would have been his brother _________.

What animal was considered sacred and worshiped in ancient Egypt?

The Neolithic Age brought about the _________ revolution.

What was a close-rank formation of warriors armed with long spears and interlocking shields?

The frozen Neolithic man found by hikers in the Alps is called ______ the Iceman by scientists.

Sumerian city-states built grand temples called __________.

In ancient Greece, only men could participate and view the Olympic games.

The scattering of the Jews was known as the _________.

Mesopotamia was located between the _______ and _______ rivers.

Who received the 10 Commandments from God on Mount Sinai?

How did Romans transport water over long distances?

Siddhartha believed that the only way to find the truth was to give up all wordly desires.

The first Buddhist King was _______, the greatest king of the Mauryan dynasty.

This law code is from ________.