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Civilization

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 10mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Those who learned how to write and became record keepers.

a)

Scribes

b)

Merchants

c)

Priests

d)

Kings

2.

Complex societies that have a government, written language, organized religion, jobs, and cities.

a)

Cuneiform

b)

Civilization

c)

States

d)

Village

3.

What does the word “fertile” mean?

a)

Difficult to work with

b)

Near the river

c)

Good for agriculture

d)

Dry place

4.

There were slaves in early civilization.

a)

True

b)

False

5.

The Tigris and Euphrates are...

a)

Animals

b)

Gods

c)

Rivers

6.

This picture shows an area known as the ...

a)

Fertile Curve

b)

Fertile Crescent

c)

Green Region

d)

Jungle

7.

Mesopotamians lived in huts made from ...

a)

Mud

b)

Bricks

c)

Grass

d)

Stone

8.
Greek for "land between the rivers"
a)
Mesopotamia
b)
irrigation
c)
city-state
d)
cunneiform
9.
a form of writing developed by the people of Sumer
a)
cuneiform
b)
civilization
c)
city-state
d)
Mesopotamia
10.
has its own government but is not part of any larger unit
a)
irrigation
b)
city-states
c)
civilization
11.
a method that brings water to crops
a)
cuneiform
b)
city-states
c)
irrigation
12.
Where did the first civilizations rise?
a)
near the sea
b)
in the desert
c)
Near rivers valleys
13.

The Sumerian temples that were built to honor their chief gods were called what?

a)

ziggurat

b)

scribe

c)

cradle

d)

church

14.

Skilled workers, such as metal workers, cloth makers, and pottery makers.

a)

priests

b)

artisans

c)

merchants

d)

farmers

15.
Those who learned how to write and became record keepers were called what?
a)
artisans
b)
merchants
c)
scribes
16.

Polytheism

a)

Belief in many wives

b)

Having many political beliefs

c)

Having a difference in belief in culture

d)

Belief in many Gods

17.
What is specialization?
a)
When children are raised to believe they are special
b)
When people can focus on one job
c)
When people have to farm and do other jobs
d)
When people belong to a higher class and think they are important
18.
What is a surplus?
a)
When people have super plants
b)
When people have less than they need
c)
A vestment worn over a cassock
d)
When people have more than they need
19.
What is a benefit of a surplus?
a)
Increase in population
b)
Job specialization
c)
Trade
d)
All of these options
20.
What are the most important resources for an early civilization?
a)
God, Glory, Gold
b)
Fertile Soil, Water, Seeds
c)
Salt Water, Ships, Fish
d)
Religion, Government, Roads

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