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Ancient Civilizations & Monuments Flashcards

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Ancient Civilizations & Monuments Flashcards

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Which civilization built Machu Picchu?: Inca
Where did the Olympic Games originate?: Olympia
Which civilization used hieroglyphics?: Egyptian
Which ruler built Qutub Minar?: Aibak
Which ancient civilization built the Ziggurats?: Mesopotamians
The 'Code of Hammurabi' is one of the oldest sets of laws from which civilization?: Babylonian
Which civilization is credited with the invention of the wheel?: Sumerians
Which civilization is famous for the 'Terracotta Army'?: Chinese
Which civilization develoepeed the hieroglyphic writing system?: Egyptian
The 'Silk Road' connected China primarily with which region?: Euroepee/Mediterranean
Which ancient civilization develoepeed the first writing system?: Sumerians
The Code of Hammurabi belongs to which civilization?: Babylonian
Which civilization built the Pyramids of Giza?: Egyptians
Which civilization is famous for its Ziggurats?: Mesopotamian
Which civilization is known for the creation of 'Hammurabi's Code'?: Babylonian
Which civilization used the 'Quipu' for record-keeping?: Inca
The 'Domesday Book' was a census commissioned by whom?: William the Conqueror
Which civilization invented the concept of 'Zero'?: Indians
Which 15th-century Inca citadel is located in the Eastern Cordillera of southern Peru on a 2,430-meter mountain ridge?: Machu Picchu
Known for its rock-cut architecture and water conduit system, the ancient city of Petra was the capital of which civilization?: Nabataeans
Recent archaeological evidence at Stonehenge suggests that the "Bluestones" used in its construction were originally sourced from which region?: Preseli Hills in Wales
The Parthenon, a former temple on the Athenian Acropolis, was dedicated to which Greek goddess?: Athena
Angkor Wat, the largest religious monument in the world, was originally constructed as a Hindu temple dedicated to which deity before becoming Buddhist?: Vishnu
The Great Sphinx of Giza is commonly believed by Egyptologists to represent the face of which Pharaoh?: Khafre
Which ancient archaeological site in Turkey is considered the world's oldest known temple, dating back to the 10th millennium BCE?: Gbekli Teepee
The Terracotta Army was buried alongside the first Emepeeror of China to protect him in the afterlife. Who was this Emepeeror?: Qin Shi Huang
Which Mesoamerican city is famous for its stepepeed pyramid known as 'El Castillo' or the Temple of Kukulcan?: Chichen Itza
The 'Lion Gate' is the main entrance to the citadel of which ancient Greek civilization?: Mycenaean
In which modern-day country would you find the ruins of the ancient city of Persepolis, the ceremonial capital of the Achaemenid Empire?: Iran
Which of the Seven Wonders of the Ancient World was located in Alexandria, Egypt, and served as a guide for sailors?: The Pharos Lighthouse