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WorksheetsHistory-City life in the Early Civilisations
Total questions: 16
Worksheet time: 8mins
Which of these Indus cities is the biggest?
a) Harappa
b) Mohenjo-Daro
c) Banawali
d) Lothal
Which definition best describes the word 'civilisation'?
a) Studying ancient sciences and maths
b) A large country
c) A settled and developed community
d) A large ancient building
A city-state is a ________________________
a) A collection of small villages
b) A city and the surrounding lands
c) A town built near a river
What was done before any houses were built in Indus cities?
a) The planting of crops
b) The building of a temple
c) The cutting down of trees
d) The digging of wells and laying drains
Where did the Ancient Sumerians live?
Mesopotamia
Egypt
Mexico
Greece
People in the Sumerian and Shang Dynasty civilisations often fought among themselves to control land and trade.
True
False
How many Indus Valley towns and cities have been found?
14
140
1,400
14,000
The two important buildings in Mohenjodaro were ___________________ and ______________________
The Great Bath
The sewage system
The Great Granary
Where is the Indus Valley Civilisation found?
Egypt
China
Pakistan and parts of India
Iraq
What were Sumerian homes built of?
Wood
Mud bricks
Wattle and daub
Stone
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.
True
False
People in the Shang Dynasty civilisations build their houses using.....
Mud bricks and wood
Sand, clay and metal
Gravel, sand, mud, wood and thatch roof
What was a ziggurat?
A stepped platform with a temple built on top
A stepped platform with an amphitheatre on top
A meeting place
A house
What were the people who could read and write called in the early civilisations?
Teachers
Priests
Scribes
Clerks
Name the civilisation:
- Tigris and Euphrates
- Cuneiform
- City-States
Ancient Egypt
Ancient Sumer
Shang Dynasty
Indus Valley
Name the civilisation:
- Huang He (Yellow) River
- Calligraphy writing
- Paper and Silk
Indus Valley
Ancient Egypt
Shang Dynasty
Ancient Sumer
