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Archaeology Games and Quizzes

Quizzes and Games on Archaeology Topics

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These quizzes are from glossary entries and other bits of information available on the About.com archaeology webpage.

Quiz: Abu Simbel

What do you know about Abu Simbel? Test your archaeology trivia know-how.

Quiz: Aksum

Aksum was a powerful, urban Iron Age Kingdom in Ethiopia, that flourished in the centuries before and after the time of Christ. What do you know of Aksum's site and culture?

Quiz: Animal and Plant Domestication

A mare being milked in a traditional village in northern KazakhstanImage courtesy of Alan K. Outram
The domestication of plants and animals, and their domestication of us, is a partnership that started some tens of thousands of years ago. Try your hand at this quiz to see if you, too, are truly domesticated.

Quiz: AnYang

What do you know about the archaeological site of Anyang? Try this week's quiz and see.

Quiz: Archaeology Site Types

Despite our reputations as grave-diggers, archaeologists do study things other than burials. What do you know about different kinds of sites that archaeologists study?

Quiz: Aztec Empire

Aztec Dancer Martin Tellez at Cinco de Mayo 2003David McNew / Getty Images
The Aztecs ruled much of the central part of Mexico when the Spanish arrived. What else do you know about this fascinating culture?

Quiz: Battle of the Little Bighorn

How many movies have you seen about this famous American conflict? Try this little big quiz and find out how well you've been paying attention.

Quiz: Black Death

And who says a major catastrophe can't be a giggle? Test your knowledge about the Black Death.

Quiz: Bog Bodies

What exactly is a bog body, and why would anybody do that to a person?

Quiz: Çatalhöyük

What is Çatalhöyük and how in the world do you pronounce it? Well, you won't have to pronounce it, but test your knowledge in our quiz of the week.
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