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History of Culture TH201 SEM 2

Total questions: 37

Worksheet time: 19mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Which ancient civilization is known for building the Great Pyramid of Giza?

a)

Ancient Romans

b)

Mayans

c)

Vikings

d)

Ancient Egyptians

2.

What ancient civilization developed the first known writing system called cuneiform?

a)

Greeks

b)

Romans

c)

Egyptians

d)

Sumerians

3.

Which ancient civilization is credited with the creation of the first Olympic Games?

a)

Egyptians

b)

Mayans

c)

Ancient Romans

d)

Ancient Greeks

4.

In which ancient civilization was the Code of Hammurabi developed?

a)

Egypt

b)

Greece

c)

Babylon

d)

Sumer

5.

Which ancient civilization is famous for the construction of the Colosseum in Rome?

a)

Egyptian civilization

b)

Greek civilization

c)

Mayan civilization

d)

Roman civilization

6.

What ancient civilization is associated with the creation of the Hanging Gardens of Babylon?

a)

Babylonian civilization

b)

Egyptian civilization

c)

Greek civilization

d)

Roman civilization

7.

Which ancient civilization is known for the construction of the Parthenon in Athens?

a)

Egyptian civilization

b)

Greek civilization

c)

Mayan civilization

d)

Roman civilization

8.

Which ancient civilization is known for the construction of the Temple of Artemis in Ephesus?

a)

Roman civilization

b)

Mayan civilization

c)

Greek civilization

d)

Egyptian civilization

9.

What was started during the Archaic period?

a)

The Masked Singer

b)

American Idol

c)

The Simpsons

d)

The Olympics

10.

How did the Greeks build amphitheaters?

a)

They were built into the side of a hill so that seats rose from the central stage.

b)

They were built with marble columns and a wood ceiling so that the ceiling was not too heavy.

c)

They were built with a shallow pool in front so that light reflected onto a central stage.

d)

They were built as high, fortified retreats so that people had a place to go when under attack.

11.
What were pyramids?
a)

a place to store food surplus

b)
prisons
c)
tombs for pharaohs
d)
tombs for nobles
12.
What is Egyptian writing called?
a)
cuneiform
b)
hieroglyphic
c)
characters
d)
Sanskrit
13.
Who would write and record information?
a)
slaves
b)
scribes
c)
farmers
d)
craftspeople
14.

What is this system of writing called?

a)

calligraphy

b)

Hieroglyphs

c)

Cuneiform

d)

Alphabet

15.
an ancient writing paper
a)
perfume
b)
papyrus
c)
hieroglyphics
d)
stone
16.

A person who copies documents

a)

Scribe

b)

Author

c)

Priest

d)

Merchant

17.

Tutankhamen also known as King Tut, is known for which of these?

a)

His tomb was found in Greeece completely empty in 1922.

b)

A very long reign as pharaoh, dying of a broken leg in 1327

c)

His tomb was discovered fully intact in 1922 with about 3500 artifacts

d)

His tomb was first discovered by Woodrow Wilson in 1922 in the Valley of the Kings.

18.

Mesopotamia means the land between two rivers. Name the two rivers.

a)

The Nile and the Amazon

b)

The Tigris and the Euphrates

c)

The Snake and the Colorado

d)

The Pol and the Yangtze.

19.

Who is featured here atop the stele of laws that they enacted?

a)

Nebuchanezzer and Gilgmesh

b)

Sumer and Ahkadian

c)

Hammurabi and Shamash

d)

Cuneiform and Hieroglyphs.

20.

What is the name of the large constructions built during the Mesopotamian time period? The Hanging Tower of Babbel is thought to be one of these.

a)

Pyramid

b)

Ziggurat

c)

Obelisk

d)

Post and Lintel construction

21.

The few Mesopotamians who learned how to write often held high positions in society as what?

a)

Artisans

b)

Merchants

c)

Scribes

d)

Priests

22.

All of these people are considered Mesopotamians except:

a)

Egyptians

b)

Akaadians

c)

Sumererians

d)

Babalonians

23.

The Sumerian writing system was called

a)

Ziggurat

b)

Stele

c)

Heiroglyphs

d)

Cuneiform

24.

What is a ziggurat?

a)

A very big zebra

b)

Mesopotamian fruit

c)

A god

d)

A temple

25.

What is the name of the Greek building that sits atop the Acropolis?

a)

Colosseum

b)

The Great Wall

c)

The Parthenon

d)

The Capital Building

26.

What purpose did a Roman aqueduct serve?

a)

It connected all parts of the Roman empire

b)

It brought water from the hills to Roman cities

c)

It held up the domed roofs in the temples

27.

What region in the world developed cuneiform?

a)

Caribbean

b)

Central America

c)

United Kingdom

d)

Mesopotamia

28.

what is this and from what civilization

a)

centaur, Greek

b)

Centaur, Roman

c)

Lamassu, Mesopotamian

d)

Sphinx, Egyptian

29.

What kind of order is this

a)

doric

b)

ionic

c)

Corinthian

d)

caryatid

30.

what is this called

a)

pediment

b)

Parthenon

c)

Metope

d)

Roof Tile

31.

from which civilization is this statue

a)

Roman

b)

Greek

32.

what is this

a)

Temple

b)

Mastaba

c)

Stepped pyramid

d)

Ziggurat

33.

from which civilization is this

a)

egyptian

b)

greek

c)

mesopotamian

d)

roman

34.

who is this, from which civilization is he, and what is he writing?

a)

a king, mesopotamian, cunniform.

b)

Scribe, mesopotamian, cunniform

c)

scribe, mesoptamian, hieroglyphs

d)

scribe, egyptian, cunniform

35.

what is this

a)

stele of Naram-sin

b)

Pallette of Narmer

36.

from which civilization is he

a)

mesopotamian

b)

egyptian

37.

what is this called

a)

stele of Hammurabi

b)

pallette of hammurabi

c)

stele of narmer

d)

stele of naram-sin

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