Intro to Ancient Civilizations

Question 1

True or False: The Yellow River actually had a yellow tint.

Accepted Answer

True

Question 2

Which of these people was a female pharaoh?

Accepted Answer

Hatshepsut

Question 3

What is the area around the rivers in Mesopotamia known as?

Accepted Answer

the fertile crescent

Question 4

What process did the Egyptians use to preserve the body for the afterlife?

Accepted Answer

mummification

Question 5

True or False: The Indus Valley Civilization had a matriarchal society.

Accepted Answer

false

Question 6

What did the Egyptians call their land?

Accepted Answer

Kemet

Question 7

What animal did the Aryans think were sacred?

Accepted Answer

cows

Question 8

What river flows through Egypt?

Accepted Answer

Nile

Question 9

Who was the first emperor of China?

Accepted Answer

Qin Shi Huang

Question 10

What does "Mesopotamia" mean in Greek?

Accepted Answer

Between the rivers

Question 11

True or False: In China, each terra cotta soldier is unique.

Accepted Answer

true

Question 12

What two rivers flowed through Ancient China?

Accepted Answer

Yangtze and Yellow Rivers

Question 13

Who was the ruler in Mesopotamia who united Mesopotamia under one government?

Accepted Answer

Sargon

Question 14

What job did scribes NOT help with?

Accepted Answer

create the papyrus they would write on

Question 15

What country is China slightly smaller than?

Accepted Answer

United States

Question 16

What did Hammurabi call his code of laws?

Accepted Answer

Code of Hammurabi

Question 17

What book did the Aryans use to worship their gods?

Accepted Answer

the Vedas

Question 18

What does "hieroglyphs" mean in Greek?

Accepted Answer

sacred carvings

Question 19

What geographic feature does China NOT have?

Accepted Answer

rain forests

Question 20

True or False: The Great Wall of China was built during one dynasty.

Accepted Answer

false

Question 21

What wonder of the ancient world did Nebuchadnezzar create for his wife?

Accepted Answer

the Hanging Gardens of Babylon

Question 22

What does "Mohenjo-Dara" mean?

Accepted Answer

Hill of the Dead

Question 23

Which of these items did Egypt invent?

Accepted Answer

calendar

Question 24

Which direction should each head face in an Indus Valley burial site?

Accepted Answer

north

Intro to Ancient Civilizations

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Intro to Ancient Civilizations

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