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WorksheetsYear In Review Quiz (For a fun review)
Total questions: 21
Worksheet time: 11mins
What do the letters A.D. with a date mean (example 500 A.D.)?
After Death - Years after the death of Jesus
Anno Domini - Years after the birth of Jesus
Absolute Dating - Years after the fall of Rome
Ancient Dating - Years before the fall of Rome
The world's very first civilization started in area of the world known as.....
Egypt
Mesopotamia
Israel
Greece
This famous king created the world's first written code of laws.
King Hammurabi
King Sargon
King Gilgamesh
King Nebuchadnezzar
Which of these is not true about Egyptian mummification?
Organs were removed and placed in canopic jars
The body was dried with a salt called Natron
Both the brain and heart were left in the body
The body was wrapped in linen cloth
Pharaoh who had the Great Pyramid built.
Menes
Khufu
King Tut
Ramses
The only pharaoh whose tomb was not robbed by grave robbers.
Menes
Khufu
King Tut
Ramses
This was the famous artifact that allowed historians to translate hieroglyphics.
The Book of the Dead
The Rosetta Stone
The Papyrus of Anubis
The Pyramid Texts
This was the Greek god or goddess of wisdom and knowledge?
Apollo
Athena
Ares
Artemis
The Olympic games began as a four day festival to honor which god?
Zeus
Apollo
Hermes
Ares
What is the famous Olympic event that is named after a famous battle of the Persian Wars?
Marathon
Pentatlon
Decathlon
Pancratium
What form of government was created in Ancient Athens?
Monarchy
Direct Democracy
Oligarchy
Representative Democracy
According to Roman legend, what sacred animal raised the twins Romulus and Remus?
A wolf
A bear
A tiger
A lion
What were the common people of Rome called?
Patricians
Plebeians
Aristocrats
Helots
What famous Egyptian Queen was associated with Julius Caesar and Marc Antony?
Hatshepsut
Cleopatra
Nefertiti
Theodora
What were Roman soldiers called?
Hoplites
Legionaries
Immortals
Infantry
How many branches of government did the Republic of Rome and the United States have?
Two
Three
Four
None
What was the world's very first civilization?
Egypt
Sumer
Babylonians
Greeks
A form of government in which a king or queen has absolute power.
Dictatorship
Oligarchy
Monarchy
Democracy
What river gave life to the Egyptian civilization?
Tigris River
Euphrates River
Nile River
Tigris & Euphrates River
Which of these achievements was not made by Mesopotamians?
Writing
The wheel
Paper
The plow
What team are you on at Dallastown Middle School?
Phoenix
Exel
Inspiration
Ambition
Velocity
