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WorksheetsAncient Civilizations Vocabulary Review
Total questions: 75
Worksheet time: 19hrs 45mins
The longest river in Asia, also known as Yangtze River.
Chang Jiang River
Nile River
Yellow River
Indus River
An ancestor is....
a symbol for a word
a famous leader
a government official
a relative who lived in the past
Legalism is
a belief that you should lead by example.
the political philosophy that people need to be controlled.
a philosophy that people should live according to nature.
the belief that people need to follow their dharma.
Where did humans orginate?
Mesopotamia
Africa
India
China
Select all of the characteristics of a hunter-gather.
Nomadic peoples who gathered food and hunted animals.
People who participate in agriculture.
A population of farmers.
People who lived during the Paleolithic Age.
When people domesticated plants and were able to create a surplus of food, people had___________________________.
geography
civilization
agriculture
social structures
The era when people mixed tin and copper to make a stronger metal.
Iron Age
Stone Age
Bronze Age
Neolithic Age
The first hominid found in Africa.
Lucy
Macy
Susan
Ape
Metallurgy is...
working with wood.
working with plastic
working with metal
working with textile
An example of a primary source is
textbook
dairy
novel
story
A.D. stands for
After Death
Asian Diaspora
Animals Domesticated
Anno Domini
B.C.E. and B.C. stand for
Before the common era
common era
behind chasm
Before Christ
Select all of the things that mean C.E.
Common Era
Our time
Prehistoric
Century
An object from the past is called...
an object
an item
matter
an artifact
Culture is
the knowledge, customs, beliefs, and values of a group of people.
the religious beliefs of a select group of people.
the people who live in one area.
the community of neighbors.
Pre-history is
the time when the dinosaurs lived.
the time before writing.
the time after Jesus was born.
the time that is closest to our time.
The process of transporting water from one place to another is called...
a bucket
a sprinkler
tribute
irrigation
A storage of food is called...
surplus
epics
cuneiform
scribe
Polytheism is the ....
belief in one god.
belief in many gods.
belief in teachers.
belief in education.
Select the agricultural developments that occurred in Mesopotamia.
The invention of the plow.
The emergent of city-states.
The belief in many gods.
The invention of cave paintings.
Hammurabi's code is known as...
a bone for a bone
an idea that creates tools
an eye for an eye
a mixture of tin and copper
Select all of the inventions of the Sumerians.
plow
wheel
sail boat
ziggurat
all of the above
Sargon was best known for....
creating an empire in Egypt.
creating an empire in India.
creatng paper in China.
creating an empire in Mesopotamia.
Select all of the characteristics of The Epic of Gilgamesh.
The first super hero story
The first ever written story
A long poem about a hero
Written by the Sumerians in Mesopotamia
All of the above
A Ziggurat is...
a temple in India.
a two story house in Sumer.
a temple in Sumer.
a code of laws.
The richest city in the Fertile Crescent is...
the city of Babylon.
the city of Gilgamesh.
the city of Indus.
the city of Greece.
Select all of the accomplishments of ancient Egypt
a calendar based on the moon and stars
a writing system call Cuneiform
the invention of the plow
creation of gun power
sphinx at Giza
Select all of the accomplishment of Ancient Egypt.
the writing system called Sanskrit
the writing system called Hieroglyhpics
the invention of paprus
the invention of zero
A line of rulers from one family is called...
cataract
delta
dynasty
papyrus
Why do the Egyptians call the Nile "the lifeblood" of Egypt?
It borders two of the largest deserts in the world.
It has dangerous cataracts.
It is the longest river in the world
its the valley and delta that provide fertile soil for farming.
The Egyptians willing served their all-powerful Pharaoh because they believed
the leader appointed officials
the leader had an afterlife
the leader would not make them slaves
unity came from a strong leader
This ruler avoided military conquests and expanded Egypt's economy.
Hatshepsut
Nefertiti
Ramses II
Thutmose II
Which Egyptian ruler built many new temples during the New Kingdom period?
Amenhotep IV
Nefertiti
Ramses II
Thutmose II
Nubia was located in
Africa
Asia
India
Europe
This ruler united upper and lower Egypt.
Tutankhamen
Narmer
Ramses II
Piye
The Nile River's flooding could be described as
unpredictable
destrictuve
gentle and predictable
rare
The written language developed in Aryan villages in Ancient India is called
Sanskirt
Cuneiform
Hieroglyphics
Latin
Which of the following is one of India's three most important rivers?
Arabian
Bengal
Ganges
Indian
Which was a nomadic people that entered the Indus River valley around 1500 B.C.?
Aryans
Ganges
Sudras
rajas
What are the names of the sections of an ancient religious, heroic poem in India?
Chandra Gupta
Bhagavad Gita
Mahabharata
Ashoka
Which Indian invention affected the study of mathematics and science?
algebra
alogorithms
geometry
the symbol zero
Sacred books that recorded Aryan hymns, stories, poems, and prayers are called
Vedas
guru
Dalai Lama
stupas
India's social structure is called the
hierarchy system
Siddhartha Gautama systeme
Brahman system
caste system
The Four Noble Truths
1. Life is full of suffering.
2. People suffer because they desire worldly things and want to satisfy themselves.
3. The way to end suffering is to stop desiring things.
4. The only way to stop desiring things is to follow the Eightfold Path.
What religion do The Four Noble Truths belong to?
Janism
Hinduism
Buddhism
Vaisyas
Siddhartha Guatama created the idea of
Buddhism
Jainism
Laozism
Polytheism
Emperor Ashoka from the Mauryan dynasty of India is best known for
creating a writing system.
spreading the religion of Buddhism.
being the first emperor in India.
killing a lot of his citizens.
Who is the founder of Buddhism?
Laozi
Shi Huang
Zhou
Siddhartha Gautama
The dessert to the north of China is called
Sahara
Gobi
Taklamakan
Plateau of Tibet
The Yellow River in China is called "China's Sorrow" because
it has terrible droughts and people starved.
it has a yellow color.
Its flooding has killed a lot of people.
it has disappeared.
The geographic features affected the development of China because
it isolated them from the rest of the world.
it allowed trade early in the creation of the civilization.
it created a good empire.
it made traveling to Mesopotamia easy.
The first emperor in China was called
Qin Dynasty
Zhou Emperor
Shi Huang
King Eurasian
The trans-Eurasian "silk roads" were
trade routes over land and sea.
roads that lead to India.
trade routes that lead to Russia.
roads that allowed tourists.
The belief in one god is called
monothesism
polytheism
theocracy
political
The Phoneticians were best known for
creating an alphabet
creating a sail boat
creating paper
creating papyrus
A commandment is
an agreement with god
forcing people out of their homelands
Jewish house of worship
sacred book of Judaism
The Diaspora was a time when
an agreement with god was made.
sacred religious beliefs were created
merchants were traveling together.
groups of Jews were living outside of their homeland
The first monotheistic religion was called
Christianity
Hinduism
Judaism
Polytheism
The scared book of Judaism is called
the Bible
the Torah
the Ten Commandments
The Epics
Karma is found in which ancient civilization?
Egypt
India
Mesopotamia
Rome
The sacred writings of the Hindus is called
Torah
Vedas
Varnas
Rajas
In Hinduism the universal spirit is called
Bhagavad Gita
Isis
Brahman
Raja
The time when the Israelites were forced out of Babylon is known as
Babylonian Exile
Babylonian Exodus
Babylonian Caravan
Babylonian Diaspora
When the ruler is both the religious ruler and the government ruler, the government is called a
monarchy.
empire.
dynasty.
theocracy.
When people are living in a new territory but still belong to their original homeland they have created a
town
city-state
colony
village
Direct Democracy is when
citizens worship their emperor.
citizens elect representatives to make decisions.
citizens can vote on all laws.
citizens are excluded from government decisions.
_________________ is the study of life and wisdom.
Oracle
Philosophy
Fable
Historian
Polis is a Greek word for
city
military
market place
forum
The Greek writer Homer wrote
Iliad
Aeneid
Odyssey
Epic of Gilgamesh
Select all of the Greek philosophers.
Aristotle
Hippocrates
Plato
Socrates
Homer
Civic duty refers to
citizens helping their country.
large farming estates
large groups of Roman soldiers
all of the above
Pax Romana means
Roman Places
Roman Peace
Roman Portraits
Roman Pieces
The first emperor of Rome was
Julius Caesar
Augustus Caesar
Marcus Aurelius
Caligula
The difference between patricians and plebeians is
patricians were the ruling class and plebeians were Roman soldiers
plebeians were the wealthy citizens and patricians were the working class
there was no difference between the patricians and the plebeians
patricians were the wealthy citizens and plebeians were the working class
Julius Caesar was
a powerful general who united Rome
a powerful general who was elected dictator for life
a powerful general who defended Rome against Carthage.
a powerful general who created the Twelve Tables.
A government where citizens elect officials to represent them in the government is called
Theocracy
Monarchy
Republic
Democracy
