Ancient Civilizations Review

Which of these civilizations is known for inventing several astronomical tools?

• Egypt

• Babylon

• Islamic Empires

• Mayans

This civilization built pyramids aligned nearly perfectly with the four cardinal directions.

• Aztecs

• Mayans

• India

• Egypt

How did ancient Egypt explain the Sun rising and setting?

• The Sun is pulled across the sky in a chariot

• The Sun god dies every night and is reborn in the morning

• The Earth rotates on its axis once a day

• The Sun god goes to bed at night and comes back outside in the morning

Which civilization created the Nebra Sky Disc?

• Early Western Europe

• Aztecs

• Greece

• China

Which civilization realized that Venus was one object rather than 2?

• Aztecs

• Mayans

• Greece

• China

This civilization kept the first known astronomical records.

• India

• China

• Babylon

• Egypt

This civilization was the first to study astronomy as pure science (separate from astrology and religion).

• Babylon

• China

• Greece

• India

This civilization measured the circumference of the Earth (proving it's round).

• Early Western Europe

• Egypt

• Greece

• Islamic Empires

This civilization named its constellations after everyday objects, such as tools and buildings.

• Maya

• Aztecs

• Egypt

• Early Western Europe

Which among the statement below most accurately describes how geography influenced the development of the ancient civilizations in Egypt and Mesopotamia?

• Large savanna areas provided protection from invaders

• River valleys provided rich soil to grow plentiful crops

• Access to the Atlantic Ocean provided trade routes