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Unit 3 Test: Ancient River Valley Civs Review

Total questions: 55

Worksheet time: 33mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Which type of government was used in early Mesopotamia?

a)

Provinces

b)

Satraps

c)

Independent city-states

d)

Monarchy

2.

Which geographical feature do all early civilizations have in common?

a)

Rivers

b)

Oceans

c)

Caves

d)

Mountains

3.

What of the following describes ancient Mesopotamia?

a)

Sub-Saharan

b)

Between the Tigris and Euphrates

c)

Southwest Asia

d)

The Fertile Crescent

e)

Near the Nile River

4.

Which number on the map represents the area known as the Fertile Crescent

a)

1

b)

2

c)

3

d)

4

5.

The ancient Hebrews established a civilization near which location?

a)

1

b)

2

c)

3

d)

4

6.

Which ancient civilization created settlements shown on this map?

a)

Egypt

b)

Hebrew

c)

Greek

d)

Phoenician

7.

Which number shows the Indus River Valley civilization?

a)

1

b)

2

c)

3

d)

4

8.

Which water feature had the biggest impact on ancient Egypt?

a)

Red Sea

b)

Nile River

c)

Atlantic Ocean

d)

Mediterranean Sea

9.

Which of the following is known as the earliest known permanent settlement?

a)

Mesopotamia

b)

Constantinople

c)

Zimbabwe

d)

Chichen Itza

10.

Which river is associated with ancient China?

a)

Huang He

b)

Nile

c)

Indus

d)

Tigris

11.

Which river is associated with ancient India?

a)

Huang He

b)

Indus

c)

Nile

d)

Tigris

12.

Which river is associated with ancient Mesopotamia

a)

Huang He

b)

Indus

c)

Nile

d)

Tigris

13.

Which civilization had rulers called Pharaohs?

a)

Mesopotamia

b)

India

c)

China

d)

Egypt

14.

A line of rulers from the same family that ruled in China is called this?

a)

Pharaoh

b)

Dictatorship

c)

Dynasty

d)

Monarchy

15.

True or False: City-states -> Kingdoms -> Empires is the proper growth of government power in the ancient world.

a)

True

b)

False

16.

Which of the following are written law codes from the ancient river valley civilizations?

a)

Constitution

b)

Twelve Tables

c)

Code of Hammurabi

d)

Ten Commandments

17.

True or False: Hereditary rule is not a common characteristic of ancient river valley civilizations.

a)

True

b)

False

18.

What is the significance of the Code of Hammurabi?

a)

It was the first major set of written laws.

b)

It was the first major beliefs of the Babylonians.

c)

It was a set of laws that treated men and women as equals.

d)

It was a set of laws created only for only women.

19.

Select the following characteristics that describe ancient Phoenicia (Phoenicians).

a)

They were great sailors

b)

Solar (365 day) calendar

c)

Developed the alphabet

d)

Established colonies in Spain and North Africa

e)

Traded purple dye

20.

What type of religion did the ancient Egyptians practice?

a)

Monotheism

b)

Polytheism

21.

What is the name of temples built in ancient Mesopotamia?

a)

Pyramids

b)

Parthenon

c)

Ziggurat

d)

Hagia Sophia

22.

Pyramids are associated with which ancient civilization?

a)

China

b)

Egypt

c)

Mesopotamia

d)

India

23.

The ancient Hebrews practiced which type of religion?

a)

Monotheism

b)

Polytheism

24.

Which religion traces its origins to Abraham?

a)

Hinduism

b)

Zoroastrianism

c)

Judaism

d)

Buddhism

25.

What is the moral code of Judaism called?

a)

Vedas

b)

Ten Commandments

c)

Upanishads

d)

Noble Truths

26.

All of the following are ideas of Judaism EXCEPT--

a)

Monotheism

b)

Covenant

c)

Diaspora

d)

Ancestor worship

e)

Torah

27.

Who led the Hebrews on an exodus (flight) from slavery in Egypt?

a)

Moses

b)

Jesus

c)

Abraham

d)

Bob

28.

What are the main ways Judaism spread?

a)

Diaspora and Exile

b)

Diaspora and war

c)

Exile and war

d)

Laws and exile

29.

True or False: Jersalem and Abraham played a major role in Judaism.

a)

True

b)

False

30.

All of the following are achievements of ancient Egypt EXCEPT--

a)

Medicine-setting bones

b)

Hinduism

c)

Irrigation systems to farm

d)

365 day calendar

31.

What is the name of the writing that originated in Mesopotamia?

a)

Hieroglyphics

b)

Hebrew

c)

Cuneiform

d)

Latin

32.

Which ancient writing system is illustrated in this picture?

a)

Chinese

b)

Phoenician alphabet

c)

Sumerian cuneiform

d)

Egyptian hieroglyphics

33.

All the following are characteristics of ancient Persia EXCEPT--

a)

Tolerance of conquered people

b)

Mandate of Heaven

c)

Built a road system

d)

Practiced Zoroastrianism

34.

Persia had a vast empire. To help rule the empire, rulers divided the empire into 20 provinces. Each province has a satrap who governed the province and reported back to the ruler. What does this describe?

a)

Civil Service System

b)

Direct Democracy

c)

Republican Government

d)

Imperial Bureaucracy

35.

What does this picture represent?

a)

Class system of China

b)

Caste system of India

c)

Social structure of Mesopotamia

d)

Feudal system of Europe

36.

All of the following are contributions of the Gupta Empire EXCEPT--

a)

Concept of zero

b)

Concept of a round earth

c)

Caste system

d)

Medical practice of setting bones

37.

Spread of Buddhism, free hospitals, veterinary clinics, good roads, and political unity are contributions of which empire?

a)

Aryans

b)

Gupta

c)

Mauryan

d)

Qin

38.

True or False: The caste system is a contribution of the Aryans (Indo-Aryans).

a)

True

b)

False

39.

All of the following are characteristics of Hinduism EXCEPT--

a)

Caste System

b)

Reincarnation

c)

Four Noble Truths

d)

Karma

e)

Vedas and Upanishads

40.

Which two religions originated in India and spread to Southeast Asia?

a)

Shintoism and Taoism

b)

Judaism and Zoroastrianism

c)

Hinduism and Buddhism

d)

Christianity and Confucianism

41.

What are the sacred writings of Hinduism?

a)

Vedas and Upanishads

b)

Torah and Ten Commandments

c)

Vedas and Torah

d)

Upanishads and Bible

42.

Which of the following is a characteristic of Buddhism?

a)

Rigid class structure

b)

Vedas

c)

Belief in the Four Noble Truths

d)

Polytheistic

43.

How do Buddhists achieve enlightenment?

a)

Following the Torah

b)

Decrees of the Upanishads

c)

Eightfold Path

d)

Five Pillars

44.

This statue represents the founder of which religion?

a)

Shintoism

b)

Hinduism

c)

Buddhism

d)

Confucianism

45.

Ruling authority of ancient Chinese dynasties were based on this?

a)

Code of Hammurabi

b)

Ten Commandments

c)

Mandate of Heaven

d)

Twelve Tables

46.

Silk, paper, compass and Porcelain are trade goods from which ancient civilization?

a)

Africa

b)

China

c)

Mesopotamia

d)

Europe

47.

Which leader is associated with the construction of the Great Wall?

a)

Asoka

b)

Qin Shi Huangdi

c)

Siddhartha Gautama

d)

Hammurabi of Babylon

48.

According to this, a Chinese emperor will remain in power as long as he governs as a just ruler.

a)

Mandate of Heaven

b)

Code of Hammurabi

c)

Ten Commandment

d)

Rule of China

49.

All of the following are characteristics of Taoism EXCEPT--

a)

Living in harmony with nature

b)

Humility

c)

Ancestor worship

d)

Simple life

50.

All of the following are characteristics of Confucianism EXCEPT--

a)

Ancestor worship

b)

Belief that humans are good

c)

Four Noble Truths

d)

Respect for elders

51.

Which concept is part of both Taoism and Confucianism?

a)

Humility

b)

Ancestor worship

c)

Polytheism

d)

Yin and Yang

52.

Homo sapiens migrated from Africa to all of the following areas EXCEPT--

a)

Australia

b)

Americas

c)

Antarctica

d)

Eurasia

53.

Which factor had the greatest effect on the movement of early nomadic societies?

a)

Religious beliefs

b)

Tribal treaties

c)

Survival needs

d)

Mineral deposits

54.

During the Neolithic Era, which change first resulted in the creation of settled communities?

a)

Development of agriculture

b)

Use of pottery

c)

Invention of written language

d)

Specialization of labor

55.

Which archaeological site is in the picture?

a)

Machu Picchu

b)

Babylon

c)

Stonehenge

d)

Chichen Itza

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