The Bronze Age Collapse Quiz

What era preceded the Bronze Age?

• Atomic Age

• Stone Age

• Iron Age

• Silver Age

Which of the following civilizations was not mentioned as part of the interconnected civilizations before the collapse?

• Minoans

• Mycenaeans

• Hittites

• Romans

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CCSS.RI.6.2

CCSS.RI.7.2

CCSS.RI.8.2

CCSS.RL.7.2

CCSS.RL.8.2

What was a significant technological advancement during the Bronze Age?

• The invention of the wheel

• Monotheistic religion

• The smelting of copper and alloying it with tin or arsenic to create bronze

• The development of the printing press

What years frame the period known as the Bronze Age Collapse?

• 1100 - 1050 BCE

• 1300 - 1250 BCE

• 1400 - 1350 BCE

• 1200 - 1150 BCE

Which empire's territory straddled what is today Iraq and Iran?

• Hittite

• Assyrian

• Babylonian

• Egyptian

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CCSS.RF.3.3B

CCSS.RF.3.3C

CCSS.RF.3.3D

CCSS.RF.4.3A

CCSS.RF.5.3A

What mysterious group is often blamed for the Bronze Age Collapse?

• The Sea Peoples

• The Mongols

• The Spartans

• The Vikings

Which of the following is not a theory for the cause of the Bronze Age Collapse?

• Climate change

• Vast wars

• Alien invasion

• Economic collapse

What was a key feature of the era before the Bronze Age Collapse?

• Technological stagnation

• Widespread poverty

• Thriving trade and urbanization

• Global peace

Which civilization's territory and influence had spread north into present-day Israel, Palestine, and Lebanon during the late bronze age?

• Minoan

• Babylonian

• Egyptian

• Mycenaean

What was not one of the contributing factors to the Bronze Age Collapse?

• Invasion of the Sea People

• Volcanic activity and eathquakes

• The invention of gunpowder

• Drought and climate