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WorksheetsNeolithic Revolution - Rise of River Valley Civilizations
Total questions: 22
Worksheet time: 11mins
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Class
Date
1.
The "Neolithic Revolution" is also known as the:
a)
Paleolithic Era
b)
Stone Age
c)
Agricultural Revolution
d)
Pre-Historic Revolution
2.
What change in life happened during the Neolithic Revolution?
a)
Hunting and Gathering : Growing Food (Agriculture)
b)
Fishing : Farming
c)
Growing Food : Hunting Food
d)
Use of Advanced Tools : Use of Stone Tools
3.
Which of the following is NOT a characteristic of the Neolithic Revolution?
a)
Permanent Settlements
b)
Domestication of Plants and Animals
Domestication of Plants and Animals
c)
Use of Stone Tools
Use of Stone Tools
d)
Advanced Tools
4.
Ancient Civilizations were able to survive because they settled around what?
a)
Mountains
b)
Rivers
c)
Plains
d)
Deserts
5.
This map shows the:
a)
Rome Empire
b)
Persian Empire
c)
Western Civilizations
d)
Ancient River Valley Civilizations
6.
Which of the following is NOT a characteristic of Civilizations?
a)
Specialization (Division of Labor)
b)
Advanced Technology
c)
Complex Social Institutions (Government, Religion, etc.)
d)
Standing Army
7.
"Eye for an Eye"
a)
Hammurabi's Code
b)
Justinian Code
c)
10 Commandments
d)
12 Tables
8.
Which is not correct? (Ancient River Valley Civilization : River it formed by)
a)
Mesopotamia: Tigris/Euphrates River
b)
Indus River Valley : Yellow River
c)
Egypt : Nile River
d)
China : Huang He River
9.
Where did the World's first cities develop?
a)
Sumer
b)
Babylonia
c)
Rome
d)
Athens
10.
What was the first written language?
a)
Hieroglyphics
b)
English Alphabet
c)
Cave Drawings
d)
Cuneiform
11.
What was the first monotheistic religion?
a)
Christianity
b)
Islam
c)
Judaism
d)
Buddhism
12.
Which is not a characteristic of Judaism?
a)
Founded by Jesus
b)
1st Monotheistic Religion
c)
Holy Book - Torah
d)
10 Commandments
13.
Which was the FIRST River Valley Civilization?
a)
Egypt
b)
Mesopotamia
Mesopotamia
c)
India
d)
China
14.
Egypt has a government where the ruler was a political & religious leader. What type of government is this?
a)
Democracy
b)
Monarchy
c)
Dictatorship
d)
Theocracy
15.
Egypt's form of record keeping and written language:
a)
Cuneiform
b)
Hieroglyphics
c)
Alphabet
d)
Mummies
16.
Another word for King (God-King):
a)
Pharaoh
b)
Mummy
c)
Cleopatra
d)
Narmer
17.
Which is NOT a characteristic of Buddhism?
a)
5 pillars
b)
4 Noble Truths
c)
Eight Fold Path
d)
Reincarnation
18.
Which of the following were the major cities of the Indus River Valley civilization?
a)
Athens/Sparta
b)
Tigris/Euphrates
c)
Xi Jiang/Huang He
d)
Harappa/Mohenjo-Daro
19.
Which of the following is NOT a characteristic of Hinduism?
a)
Caste System
b)
Reincarnation
c)
Eight Fold Path
d)
Karma
20.
India had the first what?
a)
Schools
b)
Public Sewer System
c)
Hospitals
d)
Roads
21.
Which was NOT a major contribution of China?
a)
Paper / Porcelain / Silk
b)
Civil Service Exam
c)
Gunpowder
d)
Monotheism
22.
What two religions spawned from Ancient China?
a)
Confucianism / Daoism
b)
Islam / Judaism
c)
Buddhism / Sikhism
d)
Daoism / Judaism
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