Ancient Geography

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1. Which modern Egyptian city occupies the site of ancient Thebes? Cairo Luxor Alexandria Detroit

2. Which ancient city, as old as Rome or Babylon, served as Tamerlane's capital? Samarkand Timbuktu Tashkent Ur

3. On which river's plain did the city of Babylon develop? Nile Euphrates Tiber Saginaw

4. Which Phoenician city, now part of the modern nation of Lebanon, was one of the busiest ports in the ancient world? Carthage Tyre Alexandria Troy

5. Hissarlik, a hill that was identified by Heinrich Schlieman as the site of Troy, is located where? Thessaloniki Anatolia North Africa Mesopotamia

6. The Knossos "Palace" on Crete was a remnant of what ancient civilization? Celtic Sumerian Minoan Etruscan

7. In which 21st century country is Colchis? Turkey Georgia Sudan Iran

8. The Greeks called it the Euxine Sea, but what do we call it? Aegean Sea Red Sea Black Sea Adriatic Sea

9. Ptolemy called it the Hyrkanian Sea, what do we call it? Caspian Sea Sea of Azov Baltic Sea Mediterranean Sea

10. Which ancient city at the mouth of the Tiber served as the major port for Rome? Ravenna Neopolis Cumae Ostia

11. In ancient times, this island may have had five provinces rather than the present day four. The local word for the provinces was "coiceda", which means fifths. What country? Ireland Sicily Crete Japan

12. Which ancient people were associated with the area between the Danube and the Don, but probably originated in Western Siberia? Celts Macromanni Assyrians Scythians

13. What is the name of the island at the first cataract of the Nile that was the site of a major Egyptian trading post? Pi-Ramses Elephantine Keftiu Bionicle

14. The location of the ancient country of Bactria is in which 21st century country? Romania Albania Afghanistan Georgia

15. Which Greek city-state was the ancient capital of the Laconia district of the southeastern Peloponnese? Thebes Sparta Athens Minneapolis

16. The Kingdoms of Kush and Meroe were in what 21st century country? Morocco Algeria Mali Sudan

17. And now some Roman provinces. Which nation was once part of the Roman province of Lusitania? Croatia Monaco Portugal Germany

18. Which nation was once part of or comprised the region called by the Romans Caledonia? Scotland Croatia Portugal Denmark

19. Which nation was once part of or comprised the Roman province of Dacia? Romania Ireland Denmark Spain

20. Which nation was once part of or comprised the Roman province of Illyricum? Albania Ethiopia Spain Algeria