Mankind: The Story of All of Us

What did the Egyptians call the invaders who attacked them a thousand years after the age of the pyramids?

• The Blight

• The Land Turtles

• The Sea People

• The Unforgiving

What metal was the 'lifeblood of civilization' before mankind discovered how to work with iron?

• Brass

• Copper

• Tin

• Bronze

Where were the metal-workers who first discovered how to work with iron?

• In North Africa

• In central Europe

• In the eastern Mediterranean

• In South America

When did people stop using iron as a major building material?

• 5,000 B.C.

• At about the time of Christ.

• 1,000 AD

• We are still in the "Iron Age" today.

Where is iron often found?

• Red rocks

• Volcanic lava

• Solid granite

• Meteorites

What does the earth's molten core of iron mean for the planet?

• Earth can have an atmosphere

• Earth can have a magnetic field

• Earth can support life

• All of these

Which statement about iron is accurate?

• It was a far inferior metal to those mankind had used before.

• It was difficult to work with.

• It was difficult to find.

• All of these

When did males in Sparta begin their military training?

• From the age of 3

• From the age of 7

• From the age of 15

• From the age of 21

During this phase of history, who had the richest iron mine in Greece?

• Athens

• Ithaca

• Sparta

• Carthage

Which empire was considered a superpower during the Golden Age of Greece?

• Indian

• Egyptian

• Persian

• Mayan