Ancient Civilisations Achievements Quiz

Which ancient civilisation is believed to have been one of the first to create a calendar?

• Egyptians

• Romans

• Sumerians

• Greeks

What material did the Ancient Egyptians use to make a kind of paper?

• Papyrus plant

• Clay

• Bamboo

• Cotton

What was the base of the sexagesimal system used in ancient Mesopotamia?

• 80

• 70

• 60

• 50

Which ancient civilisation developed a system of using numbers to measure areas of land?

• Egyptians

• Greeks

• Sumerians

• Romans

Where are the ruins of ancient Babylon located?

• Syria

• Iraq

• Iran

• Turkey

What did the Sumerians use to record natural events on Earth and the movements of celestial bodies?

• Maps

• Stone blocks

• Papyrus paper

• Clay tablets

What did the Ancient Egyptians use to write on the rolls of pressed papyrus?

• Ballpoint pens

• Fountain pens

• Reed pens

• Quill pens

What did the Sumerians use to represent units, tens, and hundreds in their number system?

• Hieroglyphs

• Symbols

• Cuneiform

• Alphabets

What did the people of ancient Babylon develop a way of creating?

• Calendars

• Maps

• Paper

• Ink

What did the Ancient Egyptians use to make a calendar that corresponded almost exactly to the seasons?

• Lunar months

• Solar months

• Extra days

• Leap years