Ancient Civilisations: Who Built What First
The first writing, the first democracy, and roads still in use two thousand years later. Ten questions on the civilisations that set the pattern.
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Where did the earliest known writing system develop?
Multiple Choice · 20s
AMesopotamiaBAncient EgyptCThe Indus ValleyDAncient ChinaWhat was the Egyptian picture writing called?
Multiple Choice · 20s
ACuneiformBHieroglyphsCRunesDPictogramsThe idea of democracy is usually traced to ancient Athens.
True / False · 20s
TRUEFALSE- What were Roman aqueducts built to do?Multiple Choice · 20s
- Which river was the centre of ancient Egyptian life? (one word)Type Answer · 30s
- Which civilisation independently developed the concept of zero?Multiple Choice · 20s
- The ancient Chinese invented paper.True / False · 20s
- What was mummification meant to achieve?Multiple Choice · 20s
- Why is the region between the Tigris and Euphrates called the Fertile Crescent?Multiple Choice · 20s
- Which empire built a road network across Europe that some routes still follow? (one word)Type Answer · 30s
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