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WorksheetsSemester 1 - Ancients
Total questions: 50
Worksheet time: 29mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
What is a dynasty?
a)
a collection of queens
b)
a collection of kingdoms
c)
series of rulers from different families
d)
series of rulers from the same family
2.
Who would the people blame if crops did not grow or if disease struck?
a)
the farmers
b)
the mummies
c)
the pharaoh
d)
the dynasty that was in power
3.
Describe the burial practices of Egyptians?
a)
They used a funeral pyre for the dead.
b)
They carried the dead to a nearby country.
c)
They preserved bodies as mummies.
d)
They were buried in the river.
4.
Pyramids are
a)
warehouses to store food surplus
b)
temples where people are allowed to come and pray
c)
tombs with 2 rectangle-shaped sides
d)
tombs with 4 triangle-shaped sides that meet in a point at the top
5.
The first pharaoh and rulers after him wore a double crown to symbolize
a)
their rule of the queens
b)
their rule over upper and lower Egypt
c)
the Nile flowed 2 ways
d)
both farming and herding were important
6.
Why were tombs filled with art, jewelry, etc.....?
a)
Tombs were museums.
b)
Tombs were private storage for the pharaoh.
c)
Tombs were the safest place in the kingdom.
d)
They believed the dead enjoyed their materials in the afterlife.
7.
The worship of many gods.
a)
monotheism
b)
irrigation
c)
polytheism
d)
epic
8.
Who would write and record information?
a)
slaves
b)
scribes
c)
farmers
d)
craftspeople
9.
Egyptian writing system
a)
papyrus
b)
alaphabet
c)
cuneiform
d)
heiroglyphics
10.
Where is the most fertile soil in Egypt?
a)
Nile Delta
b)
desert
c)
far south
d)
cataracts
11.
Rich soil carried and mixed with water is
a)
pebbles
b)
silt
c)
dust
d)
clouds
12.
Why was the Rosetta Stone so important?
a)
It helped archaeologists decipher Egyptian writing?
b)
It gave clues about building.
c)
It was a book of the dead.
d)
It told how pharaoh's rules.
13.
Who is at the top of the Egyptian social hierarchy?
a)
slaves
b)
pharaoh
c)
scribe
d)
merchant
14.
Steep river rapids, almost impossible to sail by boat
a)
delta
b)
canal
c)
dam
d)
cataracts
15.
Why was the Rosetta Stone so important?
a)
It helped archaeologists decipher Egyptian writing?
b)
It gave clues about building.
c)
It was a book of the dead.
d)
It told how pharaoh's rules.
16.
What are some main ideas of Confucianism?
a)
People should live morally
b)
People should respect others
c)
Education is important
d)
All of the above
17.
The first emperor of China was
a)
Siddhartha Gautama
b)
Confucius
c)
Lao Tse
d)
Shi Huangdi
18.
Of the Four Great Inventions one was discovered by accident. It was
a)
paper
b)
gunpowder
c)
woodblock printing
d)
navigational compass
19.
The Chinese exported a beautiful, expensive material called
a)
cotton
b)
polyester
c)
nylon
d)
silk
20.
The Chinese people believed that their kings were given the right to rule by
a)
the emperor
b)
Mandate of Heaven
c)
Chinese aristocrats
d)
popular vote in an election
21.
The main export of China was
a)
silk
b)
gunpowder
c)
porcelain
d)
woodblock printing
22.
Chinese writing is know as
a)
cuneiform
b)
hieroglyphics
c)
calligraphy
d)
Sanskrit
23.
What major crop was grown in the south along the banks of the Yangtze River?
a)
Corn
b)
Millet
c)
Wheat
d)
Rice
24.
What peoples lived in the Gobi desert to the north and raided Ancient China throughout much of its history?
a)
Mongols
b)
Persians
c)
Egyptians
d)
Assyrians
25.
What were the two major rivers of Ancient China?
a)
Nile and Amazon
b)
Yangtze and Yellow
c)
Mississippi and Ganges
d)
Tigris and Euphrates
26.
What resource did the rivers provide to the early settlers of China?
a)
Fresh Water
b)
Fertile Soil
c)
Transportation
d)
All of the above
27.
True or False: Geography played an important role in the development of the civilization of Ancient China.
a)
True
b)
False
28.
Which of the following is Buddha also known as?
a)
the Average One
b)
the Leader
c)
the Enlightened One
d)
the Man of the People
29.
the most important language of ancient India
a)
Vedas
b)
Sanskrit
c)
Karma
d)
Hierogylphics
30.
The social system of Indian society that determines a person's rank of the family
a)
caste
b)
karma
c)
Vedas
d)
Sanskrit
31.
Religion of India, founded by Siddhartha Gautama
a)
Hinduism
b)
Buddhism
c)
Polytheism
d)
Judaism
32.
the belief of rebirth after death in constant cycle
a)
reincarnation
b)
karma
c)
Vedas
d)
Sanskrit
33.
sacred book of Hinduism
a)
Bible
b)
Torah
c)
Koran
d)
Vedas
34.
river that flows through India
a)
Tigris
b)
Euphrates
c)
Nile
d)
Indus
35.
The _____ was India's first civilization
a)
Harappan
b)
Aryan
c)
Vedas
d)
raja
36.
The four classes (varnas) in the caste system are:
a)
Pharaoh, priests, artisans, slaves
b)
Brahman, Kshatriyas, Vaisyas, Sudras
c)
King, queen, princes, lords
d)
Shogun, samurai, governors, artisans
37.
A social group that one is born into and cannot be change is called a
a)
cast
b)
family
c)
raja
d)
caste
38.
What do the arrows on the map represent?
a)
The Arabian Sea's current
b)
The direction the rivers flow
c)
The monsoon winds
d)
The mountain peaks
39.
This picture shows an area known as the..
a)
Farming Curve
b)
Fertile Crescent
c)
Green C
d)
Fertile Curve
40.
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
41.
Who wrote a legal code that covered most areas of daily life?
a)
Gilgamesh
b)
Hammarabui
c)
Nineveh
d)
Sargon
42.
The Sumerian writing system was called
a)
Cuneiform
b)
Hieroglyphs
c)
English
d)
Sargon
43.
When the Akkadians under Sargon conquered the city-states of Sumer, they created the first
a)
empire
b)
huge city-state
c)
nation
d)
democracy
44.
Which of these are Sumerian inventions?
a)
Plow
b)
Wheel
c)
Sailboat
d)
All of them
45.
A city with political and economic control over the surrounding countryside
a)
City-State
b)
Country
c)
Villiage
d)
Culture
46.
Where did the first civilizations arise because of farming conditions?
a)
in the mountains
b)
near the sea
c)
in river valleys
d)
n the desert
47.
Building dams, channels, canals, and ditches to bring water to crops
a)
irrigation
b)
nomads
c)
ziggurat
d)
scribes
48.
The word "Mesopotamia" means
a)
middle of the fertile crescent
b)
land in the middle of the desert
c)
land between the rivers
d)
land north of the sea
49.
What materials did the scribes of Mesopotamia use to write on and with?
a)
paper and pencil
b)
clay and pens
c)
clay and stylus
d)
paper and stylus
50.
Who were the only people who could communicate with the gods inside of a ziggurat?
a)
King
b)
Priests
c)
Scribes
d)
Slaves
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