WorksheetsUnit 1 - Ancient River Valley Civilizations
Total questions: 10
Worksheet time: 5mins
What does monotheism mean?
belief in one god
belief in many gods
belief in no gods
belief in all gods
What does polytheism mean?
belief in one god
belief in many gods
belief in no gods
belief in all gods
What were three accomplishments of the Qin dynasty?
Unified China under the first empire
Started the Great Wall of China
Created the Terracotta Army
Became the first documented dynasty of China
Established a strong centralized economy
What was the first law code in the world and which writing system was it written in?
Code of Hammurabi, Cuneiform
Code of Hammurabi, Sanskrit
Rosetta Stone, Hieroglyphics
Ten Commandments, Hebrew
Name two events the Hebrews suffered at the hands of two river valley civilizations
Captivity in Babylon
Slaves in Egypt
Famine in China
Plagues in India
Which civilization means "the land between the rivers"?
Mesopotamia
Aztecs
Indians
Mayans
What was the Mandate of Heaven?
the right to rule by divine authority
bread that fell out of the sky
another term for the Ten Commandments
a form of fortune telling using the stars
Who founded Buddhism?
Siddhartha Gautama
Confucius
Asoka
Lao Tzu
Who founded Confucianism?
Siddhartha Gautama
Confucius
Asoka
Lao Tzu
What was the writing system of the Egyptians?
Hieroglyphics
Cuneiform
Sanskrit
The Alphabet
