Reports 1_ Civilizations

Question 1

Mayan Civilization began as early as _________It was first discovered by ______________ - an American traveler and archaeologist

Answer 1

1500 BCE
John Lloyd Stephens

Question 2

The Ancient Mayans developed the _____________, __________ and __________.

Answer 2

science of astronomy
calendar systems
and hieroglyphic writing

Question 3

The Mayans developed one of the most sophisticated writing systems in the ancient world.

Answer 3

Hieroglyphic Script

Question 4

Their hieroglyphic script,
composed of over ____________, was used to record historical events, astronomical
observations, and religious texts

Answer 4

800 symbols

Question 5

Throughout Mayan lands, priests studied the sky from observatories. They relied on simple methods, such as looking through a _____________

Answer 5

forked stick

Question 6

The Mayans recorded the movement of the ____________with such detail that they calculated the changing phases of the moon and the orbit of Venus to almost perfect accuracy

Answer 6

stars and planets

Question 7

The Maya sacred calendar is called ____________ and

Answer 7

Tzolk’in in Yucatec
Chol Q’ij in K’iche
‘ Mayan

Question 8

The capital of Inca Empire is called

Answer 8

Cuzco

Question 9

The city in the sky is called

Answer 9

Machu Picchu

Question 10

The Sun God had a son named

Answer 10

Manco Capac

Question 11

In 1483 the Inca set out from their base in Cuzco, they had thirteen (13) emperors during their reign. It also called

Answer 11

“Land of the Four Quarters”

Question 12

The Inca also developed sophisticated calendars, elaborate textiles, functional and decorative ceramics, surgical techniques, productive terrace agriculture and the use of coca leaves as medicine and in religious ceremonies. They also practiced _____________of their dead

Answer 12

mummification

Question 13

Aztec is a___________-speaking people who in the 15th and early 16th centuries ruled a large empire in what is now central and southern Mexico.

Answer 13

Nahuatl

Question 14

The name Aztec is derived from Atlanta translated as

Answer 14

(“White Land”, Land of White Herons”, or “Place of Herons”).

Question 15

____________ ancient capital of of the Aztec empire which is height comprised roughly five to six million people spread over some 80,000sq mi (200, 000 sq km), was made possible by their successful agricultural methods including, intensive cultivation, irrigation and reclamation of methods.

Answer 15

Tenochtitlan

Question 16

Mandatory education and invention of the canoe

Answer 16

Aztec Culture

Question 17

Aztec Religion - was asyncretic drawing especially on the beliefs of the Maya. Prominent in the Aztec pantheon were _____________. The Aztec practiced and sacrifice, an activity that sometimes reached mass proportions

Answer 17

Huitzilochti “god of war;
Tonatiuhi, god of the sun;
Tlaloc, god of the rain; Quetzalcoatl, the feathered serpent, who was part deity and part culture hero

Question 18

a form technology used for agricultural farming where the land was divided in rectangular areas surrounded by canals.

Answer 18

Chinampa

Question 19

dating system on the Mayan calendar and used in the valley of Mexico before the destruction of the aztec empire. Aztec calendar consisted of a ritual cycle of 260 days and a 365 day civil cycle

Answer 19

Aztec calendar

Question 20

The name Olmec is an Aztec word meaning the _________;
the Olmec made and traded rubber throughout Mesoamerica.

Answer 20

rubber people

Question 21

The Olmecs were the first central american civilization who
achieved a lot. They were talented __________, _________ and ___________ who were very religious

Answer 21

sculptors, artist, and architects

Question 22

The Olmec religion was

Answer 22

Polytheistic

Question 23

The civilization of _______________ is one of the world’s oldest and most influential civilizations, with a rich history dating back over 5,000 years.

Answer 23

China

Question 24

China has a rich philosophical tradition that includes
___________, ___________and ___________ which have profoundly shaped Chinese society and culture

Answer 24

Confucianism, Daoism, and Legalism

Question 25

Chinese civilization has made enduring contributions to art, including _________, ______, _________, and _______ . Chinese literature, drama, and music also play a significant role in the country’s cultural heritage

Answer 25

painting, calligraphy, pottery, and sculpture

Question 26

China has a history of important technological advancements, including the invention of _____, _____, ______,______ and _____.

Answer 26

papermaking, printing, gunpowder, compasses, and porcelain

Question 27

Throughout its history, China has developed various systems of governance and administration, including ___________- and ___________ governance.

Answer 27

centralized imperial rule and bureaucratic governance

Question 28

Ancient China was known for its longdistance trade and exploration, including the maritime voyages of Admiral Zheng He during the ___________-.

Answer 28

Ming Dynasty

Question 29

The Indian civilisation also known as the _____________had a population of over 5 million people.

Answer 29

Indus Valley civilisation or Harappan civilisation

Question 30

considered the best and held with high regard in the whole of Roman Empire.

Answer 30

Iron Steel

Question 31

The literal meaning of Ayurveda is “ science of life, ” because ancient Indian system of health care focused on views of man and his illness. It has been pointed out that the positive health means metabolically wellbalanced human beings

Answer 31

Ayurveda or Ayurvedic medicine

Question 32

Africa is sometimes nicknamed the_____________ as
it’s the oldest inhabited continent on Earth.

Answer 32

“Mother Continent”

Question 33

The _______________ which is a tool for multiplications, divisions and simple mathematical calculation or six-month lunar calendar, considered as oldest known mathematical artifact from 35,00 BCEcalendar stick still used in Namibia.

Answer 33

lemombo bone

Question 34

___________ is easily the most popular tribe in South Africa and
also one of the largest ethnic groups in South Africa.

Answer 34

Zulu

Question 35

Zulu people see themselves as the ____________. The tribe has an estimated eleven million people in the tribe, and they stand for union and togethernes

Answer 35

People of Heaven

Question 36

Some of the earliest inventions and African technology include ____, _____, _____ and ______, and even __________. Many of the African inventions in history pre-date the use of the written word by tens of thousands of years

Answer 36

hand axes, fishing hooks, bows and arrows, and even boats.

Question 37

Africa is incredibly linguistically diverse, with over 2,000 languages
spoken. Some major language families include __________,_________,___________ and ___________.

Answer 37

Afro-Asiatic, Nilo-Saharan, Niger-Congo, and Khoisan.

Question 38

A MUSLIM SCIENTIST KNOWN FOR HIS THEORY OF LIGHT. HE MADE MAJOR CONTRIBUTIONS BY STUDYING REFLECTION, REFRACTION AND NATURE OF IMAGES FORMED BY LIGHT RAYS. LED TO THE DEVELOPMENT OF SCIENTIFIC METHOD.

Answer 38

IBN AL-HAYTHAM

Question 39

KNOWN FOR THE INVENTION OF
SEVERAL CHEMICAL PROCESSES
USED IN MODERN CHEMISTRY. HE
DEVELOPED AQUA REGIA TO
DISSOLVE GOLD.

Answer 39

JABIR IBN HAYYAN

Question 40

THE INFLUENCE OF ARABIC NAMES ON STARS, ASTRONOMICAL TERMS, AND CELESTIAL OBJECTS CAN BE TRACED BACK TO THE SIGNIFICANT CONTRIBUTIONS MADE BY ______ and __________DURING THE ISLAMIC GOLDEN AGE (8th TO 14th CENTURIES)

Answer 40

ARAB AND ISLAMIC SCHOLARS