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Ancient Civilizations: a quiz

The ancient world is well worth knowing about, if only to learn about how our remote ancestors lived and what they believed. The fascination of ancient history is that much of it is swathed in mystery – written records are often scanty and we have to depend on the buildings and artefacts that ancient civilizations left behind in order to gain knowledge about them. So – what do you know? Here is a quiz to test your knowledge!

  • Question of

    What was the city that gave its name to the Greek civilization that existed between roughly 1600 and 1100 BC?

    • Athens
    • Troy
    • Mycenae
    • Sparta
  • Question of

    Nineveh was the capital of which ancient empire?

    • Assyrian
    • Hittite
    • Parthian
    • Egyptian
  • Question of

    Where was the Pharos Lighthouse, one of the Seven Wonders of the Ancient World, completed in 275 BC?

    • Rome
    • Alexandria
    • Tyre
    • Knossos
  • Question of

    In which modern country were the Olmec and the Mayan the two earliest recorded civilizations?

    • Peru
    • Canada
    • Bolivia
    • Mexico
  • Question of

    In which country would you find an army of terracotta warriors dating from around 250 BC?

    • Japan
    • China
    • India
    • Indonesia
  • Question of

    Which people occupied the area of Canaan around 1100 BC and were often at war with the early Kingdom of Israel?

    • Philistines
    • Babylonians
    • Hittites
    • Assyrians
  • Question of

    Gilgamesh is the great epic poem of which ancient culture?

    • Hebrew
    • Macedonian
    • Sumerian
    • Persian
  • Question of

    The Inca fortress of Machu Picchu is in which modern country?

    • Bolivia
    • Chile
    • Brazil
    • Peru
  • Question of

    The Minoan civilization was centred on which island in the Mediterraean Sea?

    • Cyprus
    • Crete
    • Malta
    • Sicily
  • Question of

    Which civilization was brought down by the Spanish Conquistadores led by Hernan Cortes?

    • Inca
    • Aztec
    • Olmec
    • Carib

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  1. Got 9 out of 10. Not so bad for an old gal like me who forgets where she put her watch or her wallet or pen etc. Loved the quiz. Sorry I did it so late.

  2. You got 4 out of 10 right!
    Could be better

    I wasn’t expecting much. But I can’t resist. My only knowledge of ancient civilization were learned from the game Civilization. Hehe