Ancient Civilization Test Practice

What is a civilization?

• the process of promoting a cause or plan.

• highly developed culture

• small nation that consists of a city and surrounding farmland

What were the world's first two known civilizations?

• Africa and East Asia

• Europe and North America

• Mesopotamia and Ancient Egypt

What does the word Mesopotamia mean?

• Land between rivers

• Land between land

• River between land

What river was associated with the Mesopotamian civilization?

• Mesopotamia

• Nile

• Euphrates

What was the first writing system?

• cuneiform

• hieroglypics

• cursive

What was a ziggurat?

• Food

• The base on which a temple stands

• A weapon used for hunting

What is polytheism?

• Belief in many Gods

• Belief in a single God

• Worshipping animals

What did cuneiform look like?

• Square shaped

• Circle shaped

• Wedge shaped

What did hieroglyphics look like?

• Letters

• Shapes

• Symbols and animals

What's the name of the oldest surviving written story?

• Romeo and Juliet

• Epic of Gilgamesh

• West Side Story