Statistics for History Quiz: Cradles of Civilisation

Click here to take the quiz!

Question	Answer	% Correct
Some Olmec sculptures depict were-jaguars.	True	76%
Which pharaoh was said to have united Upper and Lower Egypt?	Menes	71%
Sumerian was a Semitic language.	False	67%
Which empire conquered Sumer?	Akkadian Empire	62%
Early civilisations in China include those around the Yellow River, Yangtze and which other river?	Liao River	52%
Which of these is the oldest pyramid in Egypt?	Pyramid of Djoser	48%
What did the Caral Civilisation lack?	Ceramics	43%
Which of these sites was an Olmec city?	La Venta	43%
Which of these Indus Valley sites is the largest?	Mohenjo-daro	43%
Which of these is not usually considered to be the location of one of the cradles of civilisation?	Anatolia	38%
What is significant about the Indus Valley Civilisation city Lothal?	It contained one of the earliest known docks	38%
What would a jue be used for in ancient China?	Serving warm wine	24%
Where does the name of the oldest-known civilisation in the Americas, the Caral Civilisation, come from?	A city	19%
The Egyptian city known as Shedet was the most significant centre of the cult of which god?	Sobek	10%
Which of these Mesopotamian cities was founded first?	Eridu	0%