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WorksheetsAncient Civ
Total questions: 15
Worksheet time: 8mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
Having Raja in India and Satraps in Persia acting as local leaders shows a more complex government structure. What is the term for having managers and government officials help run a large government or empire?
a)
Bureaucracy
b)
Dynasty
c)
Democracy
d)
Oligarchy
2.
When looking at the Indian Ocean trade network, why do ships sail so close to the coast?
a)
They want to copy the route of the silk road
b)
The monsoons caused terrible weather so they wanted to stay safe
c)
The ships were not capable of traveling far from the land and their knowledge of the oceans were unfamiliar
d)
The traders did not want to travel across the land
3.
The geography of Greece caused their civilizations to develop which of the following?
a)
A unified country all under one government
b)
An economy that was based off their agriculture
c)
An economy based off of them trading using a system of roads
d)
Independent city-states that developed their own ways of life
4.
Which of the following statements best describes the Silk Road?
a)
A paved highway through central China used by ancient Chinese emperors
b)
A number of trade routes that went from China to Eastern Europe
c)
A short road covered in silk between the emperor's house and his palace
d)
The road between silk factories and the capital of Ancient China where you could buy silk
5.
Which statement about the Hindu caste system is accurate?
a)
Foreigners were treated as members of the lowest caste
b)
Castes were encouraged to interact with one another
c)
Different castes shard the same rules for governing their behavior
d)
People were required to stay in the same caste to which they were born
6.
Which of the following is an example of an Oligarchy?
a)
Persian Empire
b)
Ancient Egypt
c)
Roman Republic
d)
Ancient Sparta
7.
Which belief system is considered monotheistic?
a)
Judaism
b)
Shinto
c)
Confucianism
d)
Animism
8.
One way filial piety in Confucian China and citizenship in ancient Athens are similar is that both...
a)
Emphasized duties and responsibilities in society
b)
Encouraged the development of advanced technology
c)
Promoted respect for the physical environment
d)
required the legalist principles be followed
9.
What ideas of law do we still use in our society today that came from Roman law?
a)
Protecting minors in court
b)
Arbitration between guilty members
c)
Innocent until proven guilty
d)
Exclusionary ruling on evidence
10.
Which is the following is the sacred text for Judaism
a)
Bible
b)
Torah
c)
Quaran
d)
Vedas
11.
Why did Pharaohs have absolute power in Egypt?
a)
Pharaohs ruled the country using terror
b)
Egyptians believed the pharaoh was a god in human form
c)
The kingdom was small enough for one man to exercise complete control
d)
Egyptians believed the pharaoh received instructions directly from the vizier
12.
What sort of things were traded along the silk road?
a)
Silk
b)
Spices
c)
Porcelain
d)
All of the above
13.
Cultural diffusion may have affected an early civilizations by...
a)
By making it more difficult to control trade
b)
By encouraging the preservation of distinct characteristics
c)
When people adopted new customs, skills, and technologies
d)
By lowering the standards for entry into a craft guild
14.
Why do scientists call the period before 3000 B.C. prehistory?
a)
Because humans did not exist before this time
b)
Because writing did not exist at that time
c)
Because scholars have learned nothing about that period
d)
Because no important historical events happened before this time
15.
In ancient times your money or wealth determined your place in society.
a)
True
b)
False
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