History Exam 8th gradeOnline version Read and answer the questions about Ancient civilizations by Yomayra de Leon Rodriguez 1 Language used in Ancient Mesopotamia, for science, arts, and literature. a Sumerian b Egyptian c Greek d Latin 2 Babylonians first king was: a Sargon the Great b Hammurabi c Confucious d Tuttankhamon 3 This ancient civilization invented the 365 days calendar we use today. a Ancient Greece b Ancient China c Ancient Egypt d Ancient Rome 4 People in this ancient civilization used tunics and togas. a Ancient Greece b Sumerians c Ancient Egypt d Ancient Rome 5 Naram-Sim was the most important city of this ancient civilization. They lived in Ancient Mesopotamia in the same time as Sumerians. a Akkadians b Babylonians c Greeks d Chinese 6 This was the first ancient civilization that lived in Mesopotamia. a Ancient Greece b Babylonians c Sumerians d Akkadians 7 This ancient civlization was located next to the Tiber River. a Ancient Greece b Ancient China c Ancient Egypt d Ancient Rome 8 This is how they called kings in Ancient Egypt. a Senators b Pharaohs c Rulers d Caesar 9 How do we call the first writing system invented by the Sumerians, in which they used a piece of clay and a wooden stick? a Pictographs b Hieroglyphs c Brush writing d Cuneiform 10 Chinese dynasty that created the first records in bones and stones. a Ming b Zhou c Shang d Xia 11 Which two religions were created in Ancient China during the Zhou dynasty? a Confucianism and Taoism b Christianism and Catholicism c Muslim and Taoism d Muslim and Confucianism 12 Ancient Mesopotamia was located between these two rivers: a Nile and Rhine b Tigris and Euphrates c Tiber and Nile 13 This stone was a huge discovery because archaeologists used it to decipher ancient languages like Greek. a Stonehenge b Rosetta Stone c Carved Stone d Written Stone 14 Name of the most famous Egyptian pharaoh. a Ra b Gilgamesh c Zeus d Tutankhamon 15 Most important example of Sumerian literature, about one king that was very strong, and that wanted to live forever. a Hammurabi b Gilgamesh c Sargon the Great d Tutankhamon 16 Ancient civilization that discovered that it is better to work by teams, and this was the first government. a Sumerians b Egyptians c Akkadians d Babylonians 17 Who ordered the creation of the Hanging gardens of Babylon as a present for his wife? a King Gilgamesh b Sargon the Great c King Nebuchadnezzar d King Hammurabi 18 This ancient civilization was located in Africa. Its first king was Narmer, The scorpion king. a Ancient Greece b Ancient China c Ancient Egypt d Ancient Rome 19 Apollo, Hera, Hermes, and Poseidon were gods in this ancient civilization. a Ancient Greece b Ancient China c Ancient Egypt d Ancient Rome 20 Group of men that helped the Caesar take decisions. a Rulers b Senators c Pharaohs d Kings 21 During this Dynasty the great wall of China was constructed to protect from enemies. a Shang b Ming c Zhou d Xia 22 This city in Ancient Greece was very important because the most famous oracle was there. a Marathon b Delphi c Athens 23 Sargon the Great was ruler of this Ancient civilization. a Assyrians b Sumerians c Babylonians d Sumerians 24 The cubit was invented in Ancient Egypt. Which was its use? a Measure b Construct c Hunt d Fish Feedback 1 Remember this was the language people used to talk about more sophisticated things like arts. 3 Egyptians were excellent mathematicians. 4 Remember tunics were used at their homes, while the togas were used in public? 7 Do you remember the legend of Romulus and Remus? 9 Pictographs were created before the cuneiform writing, and represented objects by a drawing. 16 They were the first civilization in Ancient Mesopotamia, when humans became sedimentary. 17 The Hanging Gardens were considered one of the Marvels of the Ancient World.
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