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WH U1 Ancient Civilizations

Total questions: 39

Worksheet time: 21mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

The study of the past

a)

History

b)

Geography

c)

Archaeology

d)

Cartography

2.

The knowledge, beliefs, customs, and values of a group of people

a)

History

b)

Culture

c)

Human Geography

d)

Primary Source

3.

The systematic study of past human life and culture by the recovery and examination of remaining material evidence, such as graves, buildings, tools, and pottery

a)

Artifacts

b)

Fossil

c)

Archaeology

d)

Primary Sources

4.

Physical evidence of an organism that lived long ago that scientists use to study the past; evidence may appear in rocks, amber, or ice

a)

Artifacts

b)

Primary Source

c)

Secondary Source

d)

Fossil

5.

An object produced or shaped by human craft, especially a tool, weapon, or ornament of archaeological or historical interest

a)

Artifacts

b)

Fossil

c)

Primary Source

d)

Secondary Source

6.

An account of an event by someone who took part in or witnessed the event

a)

Secondary Source

b)

Primary Source

c)

Fossil

d)

Artifact

7.

An account provided after the fact by people who did not directly witness or participate in the event

a)

Primary Source

b)

Artifact

c)

Secondary Source

d)

Human Geography

8.
A sudden and dramatic change
a)
Epidemic
b)
Pandemic
c)
Revolution
d)
Exploration 
9.

What was the Code of Hammurabi?

a)

A way of coding secret messages

b)

A written set of laws

c)

A type of architecture that allowed for tall pyramids to be constructed

d)

A means of communication using drums

10.
What geographic feature do early civilizations build around?
a)
forests
b)
ocean
c)
river
d)
mountains
11.
Another name for the Paleolithic Era would be
a)
New Stone age
b)
Old Stone age
c)
Middle Stone age
12.
What was the writing system used in Mesopotamia?
a)
Hieroglyphics
b)
Sanskrit
c)
Alphabet
d)
Cuneiform
13.
Organized religion, government, culture, social class, stable food supply, complex technology, written language
a)
Culture
b)
Civilization
c)
Complex Empire
d)
Social Hierarchy
14.
A city that governs itself and its surrounding territory
a)
city-state
b)
province
c)
empire
d)
Mesopotamia
15.
What are the two main rivers in Mesopotamia?
a)
Tigris and Nile
b)
Tigris and Amazon
c)
Tigris and Euphrates
d)
Euphrates and Mississippi
16.
What is the time before writing referred to as?
a)
Ancient History
b)
Bronze Age
c)
Prehistory
d)
Stone Age
17.
Which of the following fits with the Paleolithic era?
a)
Specialized Jobs
b)
Planted Crops in settlements
c)
Hunting and Gathering
d)
Permanent Shelter
18.
What starts the Neolithic Age?
a)
Cultural Revolution
b)
Agricultural Revolution
c)
Creation of Fire
d)
Information Revolution
19.
Organized religion, government, culture, social class, stable food supply, complex technology, written language
a)
Culture
b)
Civilization
c)
Complex Empire
d)
Social Hierarchy
20.
A city that governs itself and its surrounding territory
a)
city-state
b)
province
c)
empire
d)
Mesopotamia
21.
What does nomadic mean?
a)
They travel from place to place
b)
Early humans
c)
Religious people
d)
Only travel for religion
22.
What river valley would have been here?
a)
China
b)
Mesopotamia
c)
Indus
d)
Egypt
23.
What civilization is between the Tigris and Euphrates Rivers?
a)
Egypt
b)
China
c)
Mesopotamia
d)
Indus
24.
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
25.
Name the civilization: 
- Tigris and Euphrates
- Cuneiform
- City-States
a)
Egypt
b)
Mesopotamia/
Sumer
c)
India
d)
China
26.
Which ancient river valley was known for their technology such as having an advanced sewage system and natural air conditioning?  
a)
Chinese 
b)
Egypt 
c)
Mesopotamia 
d)
Indus 
27.
What ruler is credited with having the first written laws?
a)
Hammurabi
b)
King Tut
c)
George Washington
d)
Ms. Castillo
28.
If a common man cut out the eye of a common man, what would be his punishment under Hammurabi's Code?
a)
he would have his eye put out
b)
he would be put to death
c)
he would have to pay gold
d)
nothing
29.
If a nobleman put out the eye of a slave, what would be his punishment under Hammurabi's code?
a)
he would pay money
b)
he would be put to death
c)
he would have his eye put out
d)
nothing
30.
Which civilization was NOT Mesopotamian?
a)
Sumer
b)
Egypt
c)
Babylon
d)
Assyria
31.
Mesopotamian city-state
a)
Monotheism
b)
Prehistory
c)
Sumer
d)
Polytheism
32.
Which city was Egypt's first capital city?
a)
Memphis
b)
Kush
c)
Thebes
d)
Cairo
33.
Civilizations in China developed along the Yangzi and the _____________ Rivers.
a)
Indus
b)
Tigris
c)
Huang Ho
d)
Euphrates
34.

Why do we not know much about the Harappan civilization in the Indus Valley?

a)

We can't reach their ruins; they are in the middle of a desert.

b)

We still are not able to decode their written language.

c)

There are no artifacts about the Harappans.

d)

They were very private people and wrote nothing down for us to read.

35.
Farming in ancient Mesopotamia resulted in an abundance of food, which
a)
often rotted, causing illness.
b)
enabled civilization to emerge.
c)
caused overpopulation.
d)
produced inflation.
36.
The cities, Harappa and Mohenjo Daro were a part of ______ civilization in India. They created an advanced drainage system and sewage pipes.
a)
Indus River Valley
b)
Ancient China
c)
Mesopotamia
d)
Egypt
37.
Where did the first civilization occur?
a)
river valleys
b)
deserts
c)
coastlines
d)
chokepoints
38.
People in the Paleolithic Era were nomads because
a)
they did not know how to build sturdy houses.
b)
they were easily bored and wanted to see the world.
c)
they followed the herds of animals in order to get food to survive
d)
None of these
39.
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

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