Deck 1: Ancient Civilizations and Cultures

Question 1

Which is considered as oldest civilization of the world?

A)mesopotamian civilization
B)egyptian civilization
C)harappa civilization
D)chinese civilization

Answer 1

mesopotamian civilization

Question 2

Which among following is called "Gift of the Nile"?

A)china
B)india
C)iraq
D)egypt

Answer 2

egypt

Question 3

Who is considered as the master of Greek comedy?

A)aeschylus
B)sophocles
C)aristophanes
D)philip

Answer 3

sophocles

Question 4

When ancient Olympic Games first held?

A)776 bc
B)780 bc
C)790 bc
D)800 bc

Question 5

Rome was founded around?

A)1000 bc
B)1200 bc
C)1400 bc
D)1600 bc

Question 6

Which was not a Roman Philosopher?

A)cicero
B)seneca
C)lucretius
D)octavian

Question 7

Who was among the famous Roman poets?

A)tacitus
B)pliny
C)virgil
D)marcus

Question 8

Marco Polo, Venetian traveler, travelled from Venice to China and Japan in:

A)1285 - 90
B)1288 - 93
C)1290 - 96
D)1295 - 1301

Question 9

What were the two main city states of Ancient Greece?

A)roma and alexandria
B)corinth and olympia
C)sparta and athens
D)thebes and argos

Question 10

.What do we call the period of Ancient Greece history that occurred before the Greeks introduced democracy?

A)monarchy period
B)hellenistic period
C)classical period
D)archaic period

Question 11

What major civilization that came soon after the Greeks was greatly influenced by the Greek culture?

A)romans
B)egyptians
C)assyrians
D)persians

Question 12

What period was marked by democracy and great philosophers such as Plato and Socrates?

A)monarchy period
B)hellenistic period
C)classical period
D)archaic period

Question 13

What was the primary focus of much of the culture of the city of Sparta?

A)food and celebration
B)music and literature
C)painting and sculpture
D)war and fighting

Question 14

Which of the following statements best describes the historical significance of Ancient Greece?

A)much of today`s western culture is founded on ancient greek culture.
B)it was a powerful civilization with little lasting influence.
C)greek culture had a large impact on asian culture including china and japan.
D)the ancient greeks had little impact on the rest of the world other than the olympic games.

Question 15

What was the primary focus of much of the culture of the city of Athens?

A)war and fighting
B)athletics and competition
C)art and education
D)power and conquest

Question 16

What do we call the last period of Ancient Greece, before they were conquered by the Romans

A)romantic period
B)hellenistic period
C)classical period
D)archaic period

Question 17

What toy was invented by the Greeks that many children still play with today?

A)slinky
B)kites
C)marbles
D)yo-yo

Question 18

What area of modern society has its foundation in the Ancient Greek culture?

A)government
B)art
C)literature
D)all of the above

Question 19

Did the early civilizations that developed along the Nile, the Tigris-Euphrates and the Huang He (Yellow River) have in common?

A)each society's religious beliefs were based on monotheism
B)urban communities were built using iron and steel tools
C)the form of government in each community was based on male suffrage
D)transportation and communication were promoted by a mild climate, fertile soil, and

Question 20

The early civilizations of the Nile River Valley, Mesopotamia, and the Yellow River Valley were similar because they were

A)industrialized societies
B)monotheistic
C)dependent on fertile land
D)dependent on each other for trade

Question 21

One way in which the civilizations of the Sumerians, the Phoenicians, and the Maya were Similar is that each?

A)developed extensive writing systems
B)emphasized equality in education
C)established monotheistic religions
D)encouraged democratic participation in government

Question 22

Which idea of Babylonian society does this portion of the Hammurabi code of law reflect?

A)all men were equal under the law
B)fines were preferable to corporal punishment
C)divisions existed between social classes
D)violence was always punished with violence

Question 23

The ancient civilizations of Mesopotamia and Egypt were similar in that both cultures

A)developed along rivers
B)used the ziggurat form for their temples
C)established trade routes to china
D)used a hieroglyphic writing system

Question 24

One reason for the development of an early civilization in the Tigris-Euphrates river valleys was that

A)the location protected the people from land invasion
B)periodic flooding left rich soil, which was ideal for farming
C)these rivers provided a direct trade route between europe and asia
D)these rivers flowed into the mediterranean sea