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WorksheetsEarly River Civilizations
Total questions: 61
Worksheet time: 33mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
Scribes kept records and wrote letters and reports on clay tablets. Important legal documents were often put in an envelope and given to Temple Scribes to keep. The envelopes were made of
a)
papyrus
b)
paper-mache
c)
clay
d)
reeds
2.
Which word describes the religion of the Sumerians?
a)
monotheistic
b)
polytheistic
c)
paganistic
d)
Christian
3.
What is a city-state?
a)
The area inside the city wall
b)
The city and the countryside around it.
c)
The farmland
d)
The market place
4.
Who is at the top of the Sumerian social structure?
a)
priest
b)
craftspeople
c)
king
d)
merchants
5.
What is cuneiform?
a)
a way of worship
b)
a system of farming
c)
a system of writing
d)
a type of medicine
6.
The Sumerians invented which two things?
a)
fire and flint
b)
the wheel and plow
c)
the first buildings and fire
d)
the wheel and the car
7.
the place at the mouth of a river where it splits into several streams to form an area shaped like a triangle
a)
regent
b)
silt
c)
delta
8.
Name the civilization:
- Huang He (Yellow) River
- Calligraphy writing
- Paper and Silk
- Huang He (Yellow) River
- Calligraphy writing
- Paper and Silk
a)
Egypt
b)
Mesopotamia/
Sumer
Sumer
c)
India
d)
China
9.
Name the civilization:
- Indus River
- Harappa
- Mohenjo Daro
- Indus River
- Harappa
- Mohenjo Daro
a)
Egypt
b)
Mesopotamia/
Sumer
Sumer
c)
India
d)
China
10.
Name the civilization:
- Tigris and Euphrates
- Cuneiform
- City-States
- Tigris and Euphrates
- Cuneiform
- City-States
a)
Egypt
b)
Mesopotamia/
Sumer
Sumer
c)
India
d)
China
11.
Name the civilization:
- Nile River
- Hieroglyphics
- Pyramids
- Nile River
- Hieroglyphics
- Pyramids
a)
Egypt
b)
Mesopotamia/
Sumer
Sumer
c)
India
d)
China
12.
Name the River Valley Civilization shaded in yellow on the map
a)
Egypt
b)
Mesopotamia/
Sumer
Sumer
c)
India
d)
China
13.
Name the River Valley Civilization shaded in pink on the map
a)
Egypt
b)
Mesopotamia/
Sumer
Sumer
c)
India
d)
China
14.
Name the River Valley Civilization shaded in purple on the map
a)
Egypt
b)
Mesopotamia/
Sumer
Sumer
c)
India
d)
China
15.
What two physical features provided the river valley civilizations with isolation and protection?
a)
Deltas & Rivers
b)
Seas & Islands
c)
Rivers & deserts
d)
Mountains & deserts
16.
How did the river valley civilizations depend on each other?
a)
Trade
b)
Communication
c)
Central Government
d)
War
17.
What happened when civilizations interacted along the trade routes?
a)
Cultural Diffusion
b)
Competition
c)
Trade
d)
All the above
18.
What did the river valley civilizations do with their surplus of goods?
a)
Gave them to the poor
b)
Traded to strengthen the economy
c)
Traded to weaken the economy
d)
Sacrificed to the gods
19.
What did the invention of mummification lead to in Ancient Egypt?
a)
Exploration
b)
Boats
c)
Surgery
d)
Pyramids
20.
How do trade networks strengthen a civilizations economy?
a)
Cause war
b)
Spend more money than you have
c)
Get goods you need and get money for things you have
d)
Cause rebellion
21.
What does it mean to be polytheistic?
a)
Believe in many gods
b)
Believe in one god
c)
Believe in no gods
d)
Believe in the river god
22.
What does it mean to be monotheistic?
a)
Believe in no god
b)
Believe in the river god
c)
Believe in one god
d)
Believe in many gods
23.
Why did many river valley civilizations use the "DYNASTY" model in their government?
a)
To keep power with the best leaders
b)
To keep power with all farmers
c)
To keep power within a family
d)
To keep democracy alive with voting
24.
In Ancient India, how did the civilization change when the Aryans invaded?
a)
Brought money
b)
Brought the feudal system
c)
Brought Buddhism
d)
Brought Caste System & Hinduism
25.
How is social hierarchy of China during the Han dynasty?
a)
People were placed into jobs by birth
b)
People were placed into jobs by skill
c)
People were placed into jobs by luck
d)
People were placed into jobs by wealth
26.
Why did leaders during the Han dynasty use the ideas of Confucianism?
a)
To promote respect
b)
To promote law
c)
To promote harmony
d)
To promote pushiment
27.
Why was trade initially difficult for some river valley civilizations?
a)
Isolated by natural barriers
b)
Connected to all civilizations
c)
They were not able to farm
d)
They were constantly being invaded
28.
A ruling government of a city, surrounding area, and includes a culture
a)
Empire
b)
City State
c)
Town
d)
Village
29.
Why is Hammurabi's Code important to history?
a)
First universal laws for a City-State
b)
First universal laws for an Empire
c)
They applied to all social classes equally
d)
They helped decipher cuneiform
30.
Which of the following was not a natural barrier for Ancient Egypt?
a)
Mediterranean Sea
b)
Cataracts
c)
Rainforest
d)
Sahara Desert
31.
In what way did Sumer differ from societies that came before it ?
a)
Older societies cultivated corn;Sumerians cultivated wheat
b)
Older societies had many Gods; Sumerians only had one God
c)
Older societies were based on hunting and gathering;Sumerian society was based on agriculture
d)
Older societies warred with one another; Sumerians were always at peace
32.
The Nile was important to what civilization?
a)
Mesopotamia
b)
Egypt
c)
India
d)
China
33.
The God/Kings of ancient Egypt were called:
a)
Oligarchs
b)
Emperors
c)
Pharoahs
d)
Preists
34.
The Egyptians believed their pharaohs were gods.
a)
True
b)
False
c)
What? Did we talk about this?
d)
Yes, and they lived in ziggurats!!
35.
Which of the following soil materials was essential in helping the development of Egyptian civilization along the Nile River?
a)
Sand
b)
Silt
c)
Clay
d)
quartzite
36.
Around what river did the Chinese civilization first develop?
a)
Yellow River
b)
Nile River
c)
Indus River
d)
Euphrates River
37.
What is a dynasty?
a)
Loess
b)
A series of rulers from the same family
c)
Advanced art that focused more on nature of humans.
d)
An interest in the classics
38.
The Fertile Crescent is located in
a)
Eastern Africa
b)
Western Europe
c)
Northern Africa
d)
Southwest Asia
39.
What was main purpose of cuneiform?
a)
It was used as a census.
b)
It was used to keep records of trade.
c)
It helped educate all Sumerians.
d)
It helped start civil wars.
40.
What is the written script of the Sumerians (Mesopotamia) called?
a)
hieroglphs
b)
cuneiform
c)
calligraphy
d)
sanskrit
41.
This man created one of the earliest sets of laws and it was harsh.
a)
Sargon
b)
Hammurabi
c)
Solomon
d)
Moses
42.
The Haung He and Yangtze rivers are located in
a)
Egypt
b)
China
c)
India
d)
Mesopotamia
43.
Where did the first civilization occur?
a)
river valleys
b)
deserts
c)
coastlines
d)
chokepoints
44.
What civilization is between the Tigris and Euphrates Rivers?
a)
Egypt
b)
China
c)
Mesopotamia
d)
Indus
45.
Which characteristic did the early civilizations that developed along the Nile, Tigris-Euphrates and the Huang He have in common?
a)
Each society’s religious beliefs were based upon monotheism-the belief in one God
b)
Urban communities were built using iron and steel tools in industrial production
c)
The form of government in each community were based upon male suffrage
d)
Transportation and communication were promoted by mild climate, and natural waterways
46.
Which civilization was associated with the Mandate of Heaven?
a)
Mesopotamia
b)
Egypt
c)
Indus Valley
d)
China
47.
The Haung He and Yangtze rivers are located in
a)
Egypt
b)
China
c)
India
d)
Mesopotamia
48.
The building of a canal to bring water to farms is an example of _____.
a)
domestication
b)
diasphora
c)
transferance
d)
irrigation
49.
Shifting winds that bring heavy rains to India in the summer are called
a)
monsoons
b)
mongols
c)
hurricanes
d)
tornados
50.
The highest caste in the caste system are the _____________. They include the priests and the teachers.
a)
Kshatriyas
b)
Brahmin
c)
Sudras
d)
Untouchables
51.
All of the following were members of the Egyptian upper class EXCEPT
a)
farmers
b)
Pharoh
c)
priests
d)
government officals
52.
What is a dynasty?
a)
Loess
b)
A series of rulers from the same family
c)
Advanced art that focused more on nature of humans.
d)
An interest in the classics
53.
Which of the following is the most important impact of the annual floods on Egyptian civilization?
a)
During the floods, farmers could work on building projects.
b)
The annual floods made transportation and trade on the river possible.
c)
Floods left behind fertile soil making agricultural surplus possible.
d)
The floods proved that the gods were pleased with the people.
54.
What was the road everyone travel on for silks and spices?
a)
Silk Road
b)
Spice Road
c)
China Road
d)
Camel Road
55.
Around which river were the cities of Harappa and Mohenjo-Daro develop?
a)
Yellow River
b)
Nile River
c)
Indus River
d)
Euphrates River
56.
The writing system developed by the Egyptians is known as?
a)
Cuneiform
b)
Hieroglyphics
c)
Sanskirt
d)
Arabic
57.
Who is the king of Babylon who developed one of the world’s first set of law codes?
a)
Nebukanezzer
b)
Ramses
c)
Hammurabi
d)
Justinian
58.
Which term matches the definition: division of a society by rank and class [Highest,Middle,Low]
a)
Government
b)
Economy
c)
Social Hiearchy
d)
Division of Labor
59.
In the River Valley Civilizations, what did their economy depend on?
a)
Trading with other civilizations
b)
Not growing a surplus
c)
Using the resources from a desert to trade
d)
Keeping their surplus hidden
60.
In the River Valley Civilizations, what did their economy depend on?
a)
Transportation
b)
Trade
c)
Economy
d)
Farming
61.
How did agriculture change how the early humans lived?
a)
They had to move constantly
b)
They moved to search for warmer climate
c)
They were forced to be hunter-gatherers
d)
They settled in one area and built civilizations
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