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WorksheetsUnit 1: Foundations of Civilization 8000 BC-500BC
Total questions: 15
Worksheet time: 8mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
What river goes with Egypt?
a)
Nile
b)
Euphrates
c)
Egypt
d)
Indus
2.
What river valley would have been here?
a)
China
b)
Mesopotamia
c)
Indus
d)
Egypt
3.
What was the first river valley to appear?
a)
China
b)
Egypt
c)
Indus
d)
Mesopotamia
4.
Which of the following means one god?
a)
Monotheism
b)
Polytheism
5.
What is a similarity between Hinduism and Buddhism
a)
Similar number of member
b)
Many gods
c)
Reincarnation
d)
Caste system
6.
What river(s) is(are) nearby the Ancient Chinese civilization?
a)
Nile River
b)
Indus River
c)
Yangtze and Yellow Rivers
d)
Tigris and Euphrate Eivers
7.
Name the River Valley Civilization shaded in orange on the map
a)
Egypt
b)
Mesopotamia/
Sumer
Sumer
c)
India
d)
China
8.
Why is Egypt called the "Gift of the Nile"
a)
Fish and wildlife from the Nile were traded with neighboring civilizations.
b)
Irrigation from the Nile provided for farming in a desert region.
c)
Protection from the Nile kept invaders from entering from the north.
d)
Egyptians believed the gods had placed the Nile in Egypt as a sign of supremacy.
9.
Which of the following is one characteristic of many societies in the Early Civilizations Era (8000 B.C.-500 B.C.)?
a)
Inequality between men and women
b)
Ethnic and cultural diversity
c)
Monotheistic belief systems
d)
Democratic political values
10.
Which river valley civilization is considered to have been the first to use geometry and the first to create a solar calendar?
a)
China
b)
Mesopotamia
c)
Indus Valley
d)
Egypt
11.
What physical feature did neolithic people MOST likely settle near?
a)
Deserts
b)
Oceans
c)
Mountains
d)
Rivers
12.
Which of the following advancements made it possible for people to build permanent settlements?
a)
Fire
b)
Stone Tools
c)
Specialization
d)
Agriculture
13.
One important factor that contributed to Neolithic civilizations being able to settle in one place was:
a)
The hunting and gathering of plants and animals
b)
The invention of stone tools
c)
The domestication of animals
d)
The conquering of other civilizations
14.
The most remarkable achievement by the Harappan Civilization was their innovation in:
a)
Irrigation Systems
b)
City Planning
c)
Winding Streets
d)
Farming Equipment
15.
All of the following were innovations introduced by the Zhou Dynasty EXCEPT:
a)
Roads and Canals
b)
Blast Furnaces
c)
Coined Money
d)
City Planning
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