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History-City life in the Early Civilisations

Total questions: 16

Worksheet time: 8mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Which of these Indus cities is the biggest?

a)

a) Harappa

b)

b) Mohenjo-Daro

c)

c) Banawali

d)

d) Lothal

2.

Which definition best describes the word 'civilisation'?

a)

a) Studying ancient sciences and maths

b)

b) A large country

c)

c) A settled and developed community

d)

d) A large ancient building

3.

A city-state is a ________________________

a)

a) A collection of small villages

b)

b) A city and the surrounding lands

c)

c) A town built near a river

4.

What was done before any houses were built in Indus cities?

a)

a) The planting of crops

b)

b) The building of a temple

c)

c) The cutting down of trees

d)

d) The digging of wells and laying drains

5.

Where did the Ancient Sumerians live?

a)

Mesopotamia

b)

Egypt

c)

Mexico

d)

Greece

6.

People in the Sumerian and Shang Dynasty civilisations often fought among themselves to control land and trade.

a)

True

b)

False

7.

How many Indus Valley towns and cities have been found?

a)

14

b)

140

c)

1,400

d)

14,000

8.

The two important buildings in Mohenjodaro were ___________________ and ______________________

a)

The Great Bath

b)

The sewage system

c)

The Great Granary

9.

Where is the Indus Valley Civilisation found?

a)

Egypt

b)

China

c)

Pakistan and parts of India

d)

Iraq

10.

What were Sumerian homes built of?

a)

Wood

b)

Mud bricks

c)

Wattle and daub

d)

Stone

11.

Cities were a new development in the early civilisations. These cities were planned carefully, with streets laid out in grid pattern, including houses, shops, workshops, markets, palaces and gardens.

a)

True

b)

False

12.

People in the Shang Dynasty civilisations build their houses using.....

a)

Mud bricks and wood

b)

Sand, clay and metal

c)

Gravel, sand, mud, wood and thatch roof

13.

What was a ziggurat?

a)

A stepped platform with a temple built on top

b)

A stepped platform with an amphitheatre on top

c)

A meeting place

d)

A house

14.

What were the people who could read and write called in the early civilisations?

a)

Teachers

b)

Priests

c)

Scribes

d)

Clerks

15.

Name the civilisation:

- Tigris and Euphrates

- Cuneiform

- City-States

a)

Ancient Egypt

b)

Ancient Sumer

c)

Shang Dynasty

d)

Indus Valley

16.

Name the civilisation:

- Huang He (Yellow) River

- Calligraphy writing

- Paper and Silk

a)

Indus Valley

b)

Ancient Egypt

c)

Shang Dynasty

d)

Ancient Sumer