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Ancient Civilizations

Can you name these ancient civilizations based on a description?
We consider "ancient" to have different contexts in the Old World and New World
Peak dates are estimates
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First submittedFebruary 13, 2017
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Description
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Civilization
Andean empire with its capital at Cusco
1533
Incas
Mexican empire formed from the alliance of Tenochtitlan, Texcoco, and Tlacopan
1521
Aztecs
Civilization of the Yucatan peninsula that built Chichen Itza
800
Mayan
Nomadic horsemen who terrorized Europe, possibly of Mongolian origin
453
Huns
City that once controlled the entire Mediterranean Sea
117
Rome
City-state near modern-day Tunis founded by Queen Dido (according to legend)
264 BC
Carthage
Culture whose priests were known as Druids
275 BC
Celtic
Greek city-state famous for its military discipline
371 BC
Sparta
Greek city-state famous for philosophy and democracy
440 BC
Athens
Once the dominant culture in central Italy
500 BC
Etruscans
Empire founded by Cyrus the Great in modern-day Iran
500 BC
Persian Empire
Civilization led by Nebuchadnezzar which brought the ancient Jewish
people into captivity
600 BC
Neo-Babylonian
Mesopotamian society led Ashurbanipal which was known for its cruelty
650 BC
Neo-Assyria
Sea-faring culture of Tyre who invented the alphabet and may have
circumnavigated Africa
1000 BC
Phoenicia
The earliest dynasty of China that is supported by archaeological evidence
1200 BC
Shang Dynasty
City destroyed by Greeks in "The Iliad"
1200 BC
Troy
Civilization ruled by pharaohs
1425 BC
Ancient Egypt
Possibly matriarchal civilization of ancient Crete
1700 BC
Minoans
Civilization situated around a river in modern-day Pakistan
2000 BC
Indus
The first civilization in Mesopotamia, it was led by Sargon the Great
2100 BC
Sumer / Akkad
JackBeNimble
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Level 81
Feb 13, 2017
Very enjoyable quiz. Should Etruscan not be accepted, though?
Quizmaster
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Level ∞
Feb 14, 2017
Yes, fixed.
bminus95
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Level 81
Feb 21, 2017
For the Asiatic Horsemen question I tried Dothraki like 5 times. I feel so stupid haha
Tempest98936561
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Level 36
Aug 8, 2017
boi.

i tried scythians

Sulps
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Level 56
Aug 7, 2017
The Phoenicians did not invent the alphabet. They took most of their letters from Egyptian hieroglyphs (and corrupted them a little). The Phoenician script was not an alphabet at all. It was an abjad, meaning that only consonants were written.
Quizmaster
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Level ∞
Apr 21, 2024
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alphabet

"The Phoenician system is considered the first true alphabet"

kalbahamut
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Level 82
Aug 7, 2017
If you want to go even more ancient for the Americas there are the Olmecs.
chareth
+7
Level 56
Aug 7, 2017
that's just a civilization invented by Hallmark to sell cards
kalbahamut
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Level 82
Aug 7, 2017
I also sometimes enjoy saying things that make absolutely no sense, just to see how people react to it. But I haven't tried that in the comments section here before.
Froststar101
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Level 74
Sep 12, 2020
Hahaha I don't get it either
Jacktheguy
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Level 89
Aug 7, 2017
What about Norte Chico?
sulfuratus
+4
Level 66
Aug 7, 2017
There are quite a few more American civilizations that came to my mind during this quiz, like the Mississipian culture, the Anasazi, the Toltecs, and the Chimú.
ferdy86
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Level 76
Aug 7, 2017
Why isn't Carthaginian acceptable?
mahble
+1
Level 77
Aug 7, 2017
For the early dominant Italian culture could you also add Etruria as a type in because Etruscans lived in Etruria, and you had the place names for many of the other questions? Thanks!
WolfCam
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Level 66
Aug 7, 2017
For the Huns question i kept thinking Gokturks, except they didn't show up until about ten years after the given year.
JWatson24
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Level 71
Jul 1, 2021
Nice going Gokturks!
Clay3232
+2
Level 36
Aug 8, 2017
How about Atlantis?
caribdevist
+4
Level 62
Apr 22, 2018
Xia Dynasty is the earliest Chinese dynasty.
Quizmaster
+1
Level ∞
Apr 21, 2024
That's not what the question asks.
Quantum
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Level 65
Aug 13, 2019
A problem I see is considering the last two answers: both the Aztecs and Inca were centuries after the fall of Rome and aren't really considered archaic, they're more post-classical but even then they're completely different societies from that of the Old World. The Olmec, Zapotec, Norte Chico, and Chavin Culture are more accurate answers to archaic societies of the Americas.
Gollum
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Level 66
Nov 11, 2019
give more time
EFOREWEL
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Level 56
Apr 30, 2021
Shouldn't Minoa be accepted too, I may be wrong but I think it should
strangelybrown
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Level 88
Nov 28, 2021
Can you add Etruria as an additional correct answer to Etruscan please?
Pinky2
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Level 57
Dec 7, 2021
You should accept "Kemet" for Egypt
Samurai445
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Level 23
Dec 8, 2022
I kept thinking "Britons" for the Druid question I'm so mad at myself that I couldn't remember "Celts"
ItzIngenious
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Level 60
Jan 2, 2023
I wonder how many of these my Grandma visited!
GlassMonkeyCode
+1
Level 67
Mar 24, 2023
This is a great quiz.
ns3
+1
Level 21
Jun 23, 2023
got 17/20 :)
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