Are you smarter than a Caveman?

Before humans evolved, there was no such thing as funeral practices.

True

False

There's no evidence that can help answer this question.

"Civilization" as we understand it was only possible after...

The invention of writing

The invention of government

The invention of monumental architecture

The invention of systematic agriculture

In the Old Stone (Paleolithic) Age, cave-people had unhealthy diets compared to ancient Egyptians.

True

False

The first person who built an "empire" in world history is:

Julius Caesar

Sargon of Akkad

King Gilgamesh

Alexander the Great

When Egyptian civilization began at first, they had to find clever ways to deal with the extreme dry conditions of their environment, as the Nile was their only major source of fresh water.

True

False

Pick the technology that did not exist anywhere, in any functional form, before 2000 BC.

Indoor plumbing

Air conditioning

Hot air balloons

365-day calendar

A "dynasty" means...

A time period in a culture's history where rule is passed from one sovereign to the next through family lines

Only periods of history ruled by certain emperors during classical China

A millenium, as measured by the lunar calendar

A complete cycle through the full zodiac calendar

The first people we know of to bring iron to the ancient Middle East:

Hittites

Assyrians

Egyptians

The "Sea Peoples"

Pick something that Zoroastrians didn't (and to this day generally don't) believe.

There is a supreme God who has an enemy (like the devil)

The first pair of humans were banished from paradise

There are three distinct destinations one can end up in the afterlife

The dead should be respectfully buried by cremation immediately after one is confirmed to be dead.

Pick the untrue statement.

There is a "bearded lady" pharaoh featured in several artifacts based on a real person.

One pharaoh ordered his people to destroy all mentions or likenesses of the gods they had been worshipping for millenia.

The Egyptians enslaved several other peoples besides the Hebrews.

There were as many as five pharaohs who cooperatively ruled all of Egypt at the same time at one point in Egyptian history.

(Pick this option if all the other statements are 100% true)

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