Ancient Civilizations Test

Ancient Greece is known as the birthplace of which form of government that we have today?

• Monarchy

• Dictatorship

• Democracy

• Theocracy

Which right did citizens of Ancient Greece have as part of their democracy that we have today?

• Right to be ruled by a king

• Right to vote

• Right to avoid jury duty

• Right to own slaves by law

What is an empire?

• A healthy and full garden

• A large territory or group of people under the total control of one ruler or government

• A natural well formed from a sinkhole

• A tool with small holes for separating pieces

Why are the Maya, Aztec, and Inca described as pre-Columbian civilizations?

• They were discovered by Columbus in 1492

• They developed long before Columbus’s first voyage to the Americas in 1492

• They lived only after 1600

• They were located in Europe

Which is a main reason many civilizations began and flourished around rivers?

• Rivers had deserts nearby for hunting

• River valleys offered fertile soil, water for irrigation, drinking water, and transportation

• Rivers kept invaders away with high cliffs

• Rivers produced iron and gold automatically

Why did we learn about the Maya, Aztec, and Inca regions?

• To learn what a civilization is and does

• To learn modern city planning

• To learn European exploration routes

• To learn world population growth

Why do artifacts "tell a story"?

• They are used to predict the future

• They were left behind to tell history

• They are modern-day tools for building

• They are used only for art projects

Which statement best explains one factor that contributed to the decline of the Aztec and Incan empires?

• They willingly gave up their land to settlers

• They were isolated from all other cultures

• They faced conquest by outside forces such as Spanish soldiers and disease

• They ran out of food because no one farmed anymore

Which word pairing correctly matches the Conquistador with its correct meaning?

• Conquistador: a person who records history; Conquer: to trade fairly

• Conquistador: a Spanish soldier-explorer; Conquer: to take control of a place or people

• Conquistador: a local farmer; Conquer: to explore new lands peacefully

• Conquistador: a ship used for travel; Conquer: to sail across oceans

According to the Early American Civilizations timeline, in what year did Columbus make his first voyage to the Americas?

• 1300 CE

• 1438 CE

• 1492 CE

• 1521 CE