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Ancient civilizations

Total questions: 15

Worksheet time: 8mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Which civilization invented the wheel?

a)

Mesopotamia

b)

Egypt

c)

India or China

d)

Greece

e)

Rome

2.
Greece is located on a ________________, which means land surrounded by water on 3 sides.
a)
island
b)
peninsula
c)
polis
d)
acropolis
3.

True Or False: Rome invented concrete

a)

True

b)

False

4.

Pick the three Greek column styles:

a)

Doik, Iconic, Corintyin

b)

Doric, Ionic, Corinthian

c)

Doril, Ionig, Korinhian

d)

Banana, Potato, Freg

5.

Egyptians wrote in....

a)

Cuneiform

b)

Sanscrit

c)

Hieroglyphs

d)

Hieroglyphics

6.

China and Egypt both invented some form of...

a)

banana

b)

noodle

c)

href

d)

paper

7.

The Greek god of water was....

a)

Zeus

b)

Poseidon

c)

Hades

d)

Arithmetic

8.

Who is known for introducing the Europeans to chocolate?

a)

Maya

b)

Aztec

c)

Inca

d)

None of the above

9.

What kind of farming did the Maya have?

a)

chinampas

b)

terrace farming

c)

slash and burn

d)

raised gardens

10.

Whose calendar ended in 2012?

a)

Aztec

b)

Inca

c)

Maya

d)

Mississippians

11.

What crops did the Inca grow?

a)

beans and squash

b)

berries and nuts

c)

corn and tomatoes

d)

peanuts and quinoa

12.

Which empire had several kings, one per city-state?

a)

Maya

b)

Aztec

c)

Apache

d)

Inca

13.

What kind of farming did the Aztecs have?

a)

terrace farming

b)

chinampas

c)

slash and burn

d)

raised gardens

14.

Who flattened the heads of their babies?

a)

Maya

b)

Aztec

c)

Inca

d)

None of the above

15.

What was the capital city of the Aztecs?

a)

Tenochtitlan

b)

Cuzco

c)

Lake Texcoco

d)

Chichen Itza