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WorksheetsUnit 1 Assessment
Total questions: 25
Worksheet time: 21mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
This photo is an example of which form of writing?
a)
Cunieform
b)
Hieroglyphics
c)
Greek
d)
Arabic
2.
An Egyptian pharaoh was thought to be the son of ____________.
a)
Anubis
b)
Osirus
c)
Isis
d)
Re
3.
What the major river that was in Ancient Egypt?
a)
Amazon
b)
Euphrates
c)
Nile
d)
Tigris
4.
True or False? There was an Upper and Lower Egypt.
a)
True
b)
False
5.
Which way did the Nile flow?
a)
North to South
b)
South to North
c)
East to West
d)
West to East
6.
family of rulers, in which heirs to the throne are members of ruler's family
a)
dynasty
b)
nome
c)
papyrus
d)
pharaoh
7.
What did the Egyptians invent that was based on the sun and helped them with their farming?
a)
dikes
b)
dams
c)
canals
d)
calendars
8.
Who united Upper and Lower Egypt?
a)
Menes
b)
Tut
c)
Gilgamesh
d)
Hammurabi
9.
What was a pyramid used for?
a)
palace for the pharoah
b)
burial place for the dead
c)
a place to hides one's gold
d)
a school
10.
Ancient Egyptian paper is called
a)
papyrus
b)
scrolls
c)
cataracts
d)
desertification
11.
Civilization in Mesopotamia developed between which two rivers?
a)
the Persian Gulf and the Mediterranean
b)
the Tigris and the Persian Gulf
c)
the Persian Gulf and the Euphrates
d)
the Euphrates and the Tigris
12.
Who wrote a legal code that covered most areas of daily life?
a)
Gilgamesh
b)
Hammurabi
c)
Nineveh
d)
Sargon
13.
Which ruler focused on strengthening the Egyptian trade rather than the military?
a)
Nefertiti
b)
Ramses II
c)
Hatshepsut
d)
Menes
14.
______________ is a person who regularly moves from place to place
a)
traveler
b)
roamer
c)
drifter
d)
nomad
15.
Skilled craftsmen who made metal, cloth, or pottery products were called ____________.
a)
Priests
b)
Artisans
c)
Scribes
d)
Art Curators
16.
The Sumerian writing system was called
a)
Cuneiform
b)
Hieroglyphs
c)
English
d)
Sargon
17.
Which of the following was NOT a similarity between the Mesopotamian and Egyptian civilizations?
a)
farming
b)
river valley settlement
c)
Hammurabi's Code
d)
creation of a calendar
18.
Which of these are Sumerian inventions?
a)
Plow
b)
Wheel
c)
Sailboat
d)
All of them
19.
A Sumerian temple to honor their chief god was called a
a)
scribe.
b)
cradle.
c)
Gilgamesh.
d)
ziggurat.
20.
A city with political and economic control over the surrounding land
a)
City-State
b)
Country
c)
Villiage
d)
Culture
21.
The discovery of fire happened during which era?
a)
Neolithic Era
b)
Paleolithic Era
c)
Prehistoric
d)
Historic
22.
an early weapon, tool, or other thing made by humans
a)
fossil
b)
artifact
c)
weapon
d)
irrigation system
23.
a political district
a)
city-state
b)
nation
c)
province
d)
nomad
24.
What geographical feature is shown in this picture?
a)
cataract
b)
mountain range
c)
tundra
d)
delta
25.
During the Neolithic Era, people began to farm, which lead to _______________.
a)
specialization
b)
war
c)
starvation
d)
rebellion
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