Ancient Civilizations
Instructions: Test your knowledge of the world's great ancient civilizations!
- 1.
Which ancient civilization built the pyramids at Giza?
ARomanBEgyptianCGreekDMesopotamian - 2.
What writing system did the ancient Egyptians use?
ASanskritBLinear BCCuneiformDHieroglyphics - 3.
Which ancient civilization is credited with inventing democracy?
AEgyptianBRomanCPersianDGreek - 4.
The Roman Empire's capital was which city?
AAlexandriaBAthensCConstantinopleDRome - 5.
Which ancient civilization built Machu Picchu high in the Andes Mountains?
AIncaBMayaCAztecDOlmec - 6.
Which ancient civilization developed cuneiform, one of the earliest known writing systems?
ASumerianBIndus ValleyCEgyptianDChinese - 7.
What was the name of the Aztec capital city, built on an island in Lake Texcoco?
ACuscoBTeotihuacanCTenochtitlanDTikal - 8.
Which ancient civilization created the concept of zero as a mathematical placeholder?
ARomanBMayaCEgyptianDGreek - 9.
The Terracotta Army, a collection of thousands of life-sized clay soldiers, was buried with which Chinese emperor?
AConfuciusBKublai KhanCEmperor WuDQin Shi Huang - 10.
Which ancient Roman structure was used for gladiatorial contests and public spectacles?
AForumBColosseumCPantheonDCircus Maximus - 11.
The Indus Valley Civilization, one of the world's earliest urban civilizations, was located in which modern-day region?
AIraq and SyriaBPakistan and northwest IndiaCChina and MongoliaDEgypt and Sudan - 12.
Which ancient civilization built the city of Petra, carved into rose-red rock cliffs?
AHittitesBAssyriansCPhoeniciansDNabataeans - 13.
What was the primary building material used by the ancient Mesopotamians, due to the lack of stone in the region?
AMud brickBMarbleCGraniteDLimestone - 14.
Which ancient civilization developed the first known legal code, predating Hammurabi's Code?
AAssyrianBSumerianCBabylonianDHittite - 15.
The Minoan civilization, one of Europe's earliest advanced cultures, was centered on which island?
ACreteBCyprusCSardiniaDSicily