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WorksheetsCulture (Historical Content) Quest
Total questions: 33
Worksheet time: 17mins
Which civilization invented the first writing system of mankind?
Egyptians
Sumerians
Greeks
Babylonians
Romans
What was the name of mankind's first writing system?
hieroglyphs
demotic
Greek alphabet
Phoenician alphabet
cuneiform
Who first translated the ancient Egyptian form of writing?
Howard Carter
Jean Francois Champollion
Henry C. Rawlinson
Dr. Bob Brier
What was the ancient form of Egyptian writing found on monuments, pyramid texts, and other sacred writings?
hieroglyphs
cuneiform
pictographs
demotic
What artifact was key to Champollion deciphering Egyptian hieroglyphs in AD 1822?
The Great Pyramid
Temple at Karnak
The Rosetta Stone
Sarcophagus of Ramses the Great
Funerary Mummification Papyrus
What did the Egyptians use for day to day writing and documents?
carved into stone
pressed into clay tablets
wrote with a stylus on papyrus
used a quill to write on sheets of vellum
What was the phonetic (sound-based) writing system used by the Greeks?
cuneiform
alphabet
pictographs
hieroglyphs
cursive
Which civilization did the Greeks model their alphabet after?
Romans
Sumerians
Egyptians
Phoenicians
Mayans
What was the spoken language of Rome?
Roman
Greek
Latin
Demotic
Latin is the foundation of what romance languages today?
Spanish
French
English
Italian
Which ancient languages became the foundation for the scientific community in our modern history?
Egyptian
Phoenician
Greek
Sumerian
Latin
The various civilizations of the region known as Mesopotamia were polytheistic, meaning...
they wrote the same language they spoke
they used an alphabet to write
they believed in more than one deity
they believed in one god
Which civilization of Mesopotamia created the first monotheistic religion of the area?
Babylonians
Hebrews
Sumerians
Phoenicians
What describes the religion of ancient Egypt?
monotheistic
polytheistic
belief in an afterlife
belief in reincarnation
Because of their specific beliefs, what did the Egyptians develop to ensure a person would live forever in the afterlife?
hieroglyphics
mummification
obelisks
papyrus
What describes the Greek religious beliefs?
polytheistic
monotheistic
being reborn in a new form upon death
going to heaven if you led a good life
What do we call the 12 main gods of the Greeks?
Titans
Deities
Druids
Olympians
According to Greek belief, where did the Olympians live?
Camp Halfblood
Mount Olympus
Tartarus
Elysium
The Greeks believed in anthropomorphic deities...which means what?
their gods looked and acted human, interacting and influencing humans' daily lives
their gods had the bodies of humans but the heads of local animals
their gods had to be worshiped in temples with animal sacrifices
their gods ruled over sky, water, and land
What two cultural contributions came directly from the Greeks desire and belief they must please their gods/goddesses?
Oracles
Theater
Olympics
Farming/agriculture
Writing
Despite having the same gods, language, customs, and architecture, how were the Greeks were separated into unique groups?
the boats, triremes, they used to sail throughout the Mediterranean
the city-states, or poleis, in which they lived
the neighboring rivals/enemies they had
their spoken languages were all different
While the Romans had many different religious beliefs, what modern world religion began and was spread throughout the Roman Empire?
Islam
Judaism
Hinduism
Christianity
Which conqueror was responsible for spreading Greek culture throughout his vast empire during the Hellenistic Age?
Genghis Khan
Julius Caesar
Cyrus the Great
Alexander the Great
Attila the Hun
Modern countries still utilize which ancient civilizations' classical styles of architecture?
Egyptian
Greek
Sumerian
Roman
Babylonian
Which architectural marvel of our modern world was adopted from the Romans (for which they held the great chariot races and gladiator games)?
Columned temples
Pyramids
Amphitheaters
Ziggurats
Acropolis
Which is an example of Mesopotamian Art?
Which is an example of Greek Art?
Which is an example of Roman Art?
Which is an example of Egyptian Art?
What is an example of Mesopotamian architecture?
What is an example of Roman architecture?
What is an example of Greek architecture?
What is an example of Egyptian architecture?
