Ancient Civilizations Quiz

What does AD stand for in history?

• Anno Domini

• After Death

• Ancient Dates

• After Discovery

What does BC stand for in history?

• Before Christ

• Before Civilization

• Big Century

• Before Calendar

What does BCE stand for?

• Before Common Era

• Before Christ’s Era

• Before Calendar Exists

• Big Cultural Event

What does CE stand for?

• Common Era

• Christian Era

• Calendar Event

• Century Era

What does YBP stand for?

• Years Before Present

• Years Before People

• Years Before Progress

• Years Before Printing

Which two rivers was Mesopotamia located between?

• Tigris and Euphrates

• Indus and Ganges

• Yellow and Yangtze

• Mississippi and Colorado

What was the writing system used in Mesopotamia?

• Cuneiform

• Hieroglyphics

• Cyrillic

• Latin

What is the oldest written story?

• The Iliad

• The Odyssey

• The Epic of Gilgamesh

• The Story of Ugg

What were the Sumerian religious temples called?

• Ziggurats

• Pyramids

• Acropolis

• Temples

Which Mesopotamian king created the first written laws?

• Hammurabi

• Gilgamesh

• Tutankhamun

• Qin Shi Huang