Test your basic knowledge |

Ancient History Timeline

Subjects : trivia, history
Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
  • If you are not ready to take this test, you can study here.
  • Match each statement with the correct term.
  • Don't refresh. All questions and answers are randomly picked and ordered every time you load a test.

This is a study tool. The 3 wrong answers for each question are randomly chosen from answers to other questions. So, you might find at times the answers obvious, but you will see it re-enforces your understanding as you take the test each time.
1. Composition of the Rigveda is completed






2. Norte Chico civilization begins in Peru






3. Indus Valley Civilization comes to an end but is continued by the Cemetery H culture; The beginning of Poverty Point Civilization in North America






4. Beginning of Hittite dominance of the Eastern Mediterranean region






5. Kot Diji phase of theIndus Valley Civilization begins






6. The beginning of Shang Dynasty in China - evidence of a fully developed Chinese writing system






7. First known use of papyrus by Egyptians






8. Minoan Civilization ancient palace city Knossos reach 80000 inhabitants






9. completion of Stonehenge.






10. Olmec civilization flourishes in Pre-Columbian Mexico - during Mesoamerica'sFormative period






11. Jiroft civilization Begins in Iran






12. Disintegration of Hittite Empire






13. Cucuteni-Trypillian culture in the Ukraine






14. Newgrange Ireland






15. The Zhou force (led by King Wu of Zhou) overthrow the last king of Shang Dynasty; Zhou Dynasty established in China






16. Hakra Phase of theIndus Valley Civilization begins in theIndian Sub-continent.






17. Beginning of Hittite dominance of the Eastern Mediterranean region






18. Rise of Proto-Elamite Civilization in Iran






19. The beginning of the Kingdom of Israel (united monarchy) occurred sometime between these dates






20. Stonehenge construction begins.In its first version - it consisted of a circular ditch and bank - with 56 wooden posts.






21. Pharaonic rule in Egypt begins.






22. Pharaonic rule in Egypt begins.






23. Emergence of Maya culture in the Yucat






24. Mature Harappan phase of theIndus Valley civilization (in present-day Pakistan andIndia) begins






25. Domestication of the horse






26. Rise of Greek city-states






27. Yu the Great established the Xia Dynasty in China






28. The mammoth goes extinct.






29. First dynasty of Egypt






30. Sumerian cuneiform writing system.






31. King Khufu completes construction of Great Pyramid of Giza.






32. Cucuteni-Trypillian culture in the Ukraine






33. Skara Brae Scotland






34. Egyptian calendar






35. The Hallstatt culture






36. Egyptian calendar






37. The beginning of the Kingdom of Israel (united monarchy) occurred sometime between these dates






38. Hakra Phase of theIndus Valley Civilization begins in theIndian Sub-continent.






39. Cycladic civilization in Greece






40. Alphabetic writing emerges






41. Completion of the Great Pyramid of Giza.






42. Mycenaean Greece






43. Domestication of the horse






44. Approximate date for the composition of the Iliad and the Odyssey






45. Cycladic civilization in Greece






46. Rise of Proto-Elamite Civilization in Iran






47. Minoan Civilization ancient palace city Knossos reach 80000 inhabitants






48. The beginning of Shang Dynasty in China - evidence of a fully developed Chinese writing system






49. Indus Valley Civilization comes to an end but is continued by the Cemetery H culture; The beginning of Poverty Point Civilization in North America






50. Composition of the Rigveda is completed