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Early Civilizations

Total questions: 19

Worksheet time: 10mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Which ancient civilization is located at the "A" on the map?

a)

China

b)

Mesopotamia

c)

Rome

d)

Egypt

2.

Which ancient civilization is located at the "D" on the map?

a)

China

b)

Mesopotamia

c)

Rome

d)

Greece

3.

Which ancient civilization is located at the "B" on the map?

a)

India

b)

Mesopotamia

c)

China

d)

Egypt

4.

Which ancient civilization is located at the "C" on the map?

a)

India

b)

Mesopotamia

c)

China

d)

Egypt

5.

Which ancient civilization is located at the "A" on the map?

a)

Greece

b)

Rome

c)

Egypt

d)

Israel

6.

Which ancient civilization is located at the "B" on the map?

a)

Greece

b)

Rome

c)

Egypt

d)

Israel

7.

Which ancient civilization is located at the "C" on the map?

a)

Greece

b)

Rome

c)

Egypt

d)

Israel

8.

Which Sea did Israel, Greece, and Rome develop around?

a)

Yellow Sea

b)

Red Sea

c)

Mediterranean Sea

d)

Nile Sea

9.

How did early civilizations develop a stable food supply?

a)

gathering

b)

hunting

c)

nomadic lifestyle

d)

agriculture

10.

Which characteristic did the early civilizations NOT develop?

a)

writing systems to keep track of crops, trade, & government records

b)

religious beliefs that helped explain the world

c)

new technologies such as measurements and metal tools

d)

nomadic culture that followed animal migration

11.

How did early civilizations manage issues regarding resource use, irrigation, and trade?

a)

The government resolved these issues

b)

Their cultures eliminated these issues

c)

Their religion eliminated these issues

d)

Their social structure resolved these issues

12.

How did people meet their needs in early civilizations? (Choose 2)

a)

they moved from place to place to hunt animals

b)

they settles in permanent villages and farmed

c)

the bartered for items they needed

d)

they lived in small family groups that met their own needs

13.

What type of social structure was common in early civilizations?

a)

People were ranked into social classes based on their religion.

b)

People were ranked into social classes based on the job they did.

c)

People were ranked into social classes based on their use of technology.

d)

People were ranked into social classes based on their culture.

14.

a system that moves water where it is needed

a)

legacy

b)

irrigation

c)

nomadic

d)

river valley

15.

the way of life of a group of people

a)

legacy

b)

river valley

c)

civilization

d)

culture

16.

a lasting contribution to future generations

a)

ancient

b)

culture

c)

surplus

d)

legacy

17.

Early civilization established this the help explain the world around them

a)

culture

b)

government

c)

religion

d)

social structure

18.

this improved many aspects of life, including farming, construction, and transportation

a)

technology

b)

culture

c)

food supply

d)

legacy

19.

These were all benefits of living in the river valley locations EXCEPT.

a)

provided means of transportation

b)

protection from invasion

c)

access to other natural resources

d)

easy access to the ocean