Ancient Civilizations and Inventions

Where were sewer systems invented?

• Ancient Indus River Valley civilization

• Olmec civilization

• China

• Greece

The Olmecs invented:

• Eye makeup

• Chocolate

• The plow

• The wheel

True or false: gunpowder was first invented for use in weapons of warfare.

• True

• False

True or false: the original use of the wheel was to create pottery.

• True

• False

Which one of these legacies was NOT created in China?

• Gunpowder

• Irrigation

• Porcelain

• Compass

Eye makeup and papyrus were both invented in:

• Mesopotamia

• Greece

• Egypt

• Rome

This structure uses the force of gravity to move water over long distances and was invented in ancient Rome.

• Compass

• Irrigation

• Roman roads

• Aqueduct

True or false: stadiums were invented in ancient Rome.

• True

• False

True or false: the length of the Roman roads around the empire equaled roughly 50,000 miles.

• True

• False

Which civilization invented surgical instruments?

• Mesopotamia

• Egypt

• China

• India