The Dawn of Civilization: Evolution Quiz
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At the dawn of time the ______ explodes into being.

universe

With it, every ______ in our bodies, countless galaxies, enumerable stars, and around one of them, a blue planet, our ______.

atom

No other known planet has both an ______ and liquid ______.

atmosphere

The conditions needed for ______.

<p>life</p> Signup and view all the answers

Threatened by ______, we innovate to survive.

<p>extinction</p> Signup and view all the answers

From humble beginnings, we become the ______ creature on the planet.

<p>dominant</p> Signup and view all the answers

Discovering ______ and ______; building cities and pyramids; inventing ______ - and mastering the art of ______.

<p>fire</p> Signup and view all the answers

Now the ______ belongs to us.

<p>future</p> Signup and view all the answers

Farming also opens up a new battlefront against mankind’s most enduring enemy: ______.

<p>disease</p> Signup and view all the answers

The average man around 3,000 B.C. was ______ feet tall.

<p>five</p> Signup and view all the answers

Owning land gives birth to a new enemy: ______.

<p>each</p> Signup and view all the answers

The ______ of warfare arose with the beginning of farming.

<p>birth</p> Signup and view all the answers

Farming life brings another leap for mankind: new ways of mourning and the beginnings of ______ religion.

<p>organized</p> Signup and view all the answers

Stonehenge was a religious monument to those we have ______.

<p>lost</p> Signup and view all the answers

True or False. Belief in the afterlife inspires some of mankind’s greatest ______ projects.

<p>engineering</p> Signup and view all the answers

The tallest man-made structure for the next 4,000 years was the pyramid tomb for the pharaoh ______.

<p>Khufu</p> Signup and view all the answers

Mercury tablets prescribed by his doctors to make him ______ are destroying his brain and body.

<p>immortal</p> Signup and view all the answers

Across the world, local religions give way to powerful new beliefs, spread by the written ______.

<p>word</p> Signup and view all the answers

Fifty years later, two and half thousand miles away, another ______ pushing the boundaries of knowledge: Ahmad Ibn Falan.

<p>explorer</p> Signup and view all the answers

Diplomat, chronicler, devout ______.

<p>Muslim</p> Signup and view all the answers

His mission: to seek out new ______ routes.

<p>trade</p> Signup and view all the answers

In Russia, he makes contact with people who will dominate northern Europe: the ______.

<p>Vikings</p> Signup and view all the answers

From their native Scandinavia, these Vikings have journeyed ______ miles by sea and river, before settling in western Russia.

<p>thousands</p> Signup and view all the answers

This country will be ______ after them.

<p>named</p> Signup and view all the answers

The Vikings call themselves the Russ, ‘______’.

<p>rowers</p> Signup and view all the answers

The Viking chief takes his final journey on his prized possession: his ______.

<p>ship</p> Signup and view all the answers

In 100 years the number of Christians grows from 200,000 to ______.

<p>6 million</p> Signup and view all the answers

The emperor ______ is dying in the year 337.

<p>Constantine</p> Signup and view all the answers

The new Christian Capital established by Constantine is ______.

<p>Constantinople</p> Signup and view all the answers

The Church of the Holy Wisdom is known as ______.

<p>the Hagia Sophia</p> Signup and view all the answers

Today, there are approximately ______ Christians in the world.

<p>2.2 billion</p> Signup and view all the answers

The lasting legacy of the Roman Empire is ______.

<p>Christianity</p> Signup and view all the answers

By the 5th century AD, the Roman Empire ______, leaving a power vacuum in Europe.

<p>disintegrates</p> Signup and view all the answers

During this period, the discovery of gold in the Arabian Desert helps ignite new innovations in ______.

<p>engineering and technology</p> Signup and view all the answers

Gaiseric, known as the ‘______,’ chief of the tribe of Germanic warriors.

<p>flagellant</p> Signup and view all the answers

The empress of Rome, Licina Eudoxia, is kidnapped by Gaiseric, but the Roman Empire remains ______.

<p>fine</p> Signup and view all the answers

Eudoxia will spend the next ______ years at Gaiseric’s side.

<p>several</p> Signup and view all the answers

The Vandals are educated and skilled in warfare, not ______.

<p>savages</p> Signup and view all the answers

As Rome disintegrates, barbarian ______ seize their opportunity.

<p>tribes</p> Signup and view all the answers

Visigoths seize what is now ______.

<p>Spain</p> Signup and view all the answers

With the collapse of ______, Europe reverts to a state of war, famine, and savagery.

<p>Rome</p> Signup and view all the answers

From the frozen North: the ______.

<p>Vikings</p> Signup and view all the answers

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Test your knowledge about the emergence of civilization from the dawn of time. This quiz explores key milestones in human history, from the explosion of existence to the development of farming and religion. Discover how mankind evolved and faced challenges throughout history.

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