QoD Archive

Quiz of the Day

1.

WHI.3a In this river valley, archaeologists discovered the earliest civilizations dating back to 3500 BC.

A) Huang He
B) Tigris and Euphrates
C) Nile
D) Indus

2.

WHI.2c The activity shown above was first created during the ________ Era.

A) Neolithic
B) Paleolithic
C) Mesozoic
D) Jurassic

3.

WHI.3a The name “Mesopotamia” means

A) “land between the mountains”
B) “land between the rivers”
C) “land of many kingdoms”
D) “land of God’s Prophets”

4.

WHI.3a  This civilization was located on the “lower” Nile River

A) Egyptian
B) Sumerian
C) Nubian
D) Hebrew

5.

WHI.2d Define Hammurabi's Code.

A) The society or culture of a particular area.
B) A system of succession where family descendants retain control over a government
C) A system of laws created for an early civilization - most famous is "an eye for an eye"
D) A sovereign metropolis.

6.  Name the physical feature located at #6.

7.

WHI.3a English : King/Queen,   ______________: Pharaoh

A) Phoenicians
B) Babylonians
C) Egyptians
D) Hebrews

8.

WHI.3a Define delta.

A) The method by which water is supplied to crops
B) A sovereign metropolis
C) A system of laws handed down to Moses by god
D) A landform created where a river flows into slowing-moving or standing water (i.e. flowing into an ocean or sea)

9.

WHI.3a  Which civilization was known for their sea trading throughout the Mediterranean Sea?

A) Chinese
B) Egyptians
C) Phoenicians
D) Mesopotamians

 

10. WHI.3b Who was given the Ten Commandments on Mount Sinai? spelling counts

 

 

 

 

Bonus

WHI.3a Write down the four colors above on your paper, and next to each color name the civilization that lived in that area of the map (2 points each, 10 pts for all four correct)