WorksheetsHTS, Early Man, Mesopotamia & Ancient Egypt
Total questions: 25
Worksheet time: 13mins
Paleolithic Era is also called __________________.
New Stone Age
Old Stone Age
Neolithic
Palithic
This Historical Thinking Skill deals with cause and effect.
Continuity & Change
Context
Causation
Periodization
What is a dynasty?
To preserve the body after death
A reed plant used to make paper
The natural barriers that protect Egypt
Line of rulers from one family
__________________ Revolution was a time when man learned to farm and domesticate animals.
Paleolithic
Nomadic
Agricultural
Neolithic
Why did the Egyptians mummify their dead?
So the body would stay fresh
So the organs would last forever
So the heart would continue to beat
So the soul had a body for the afterlife
Specialization of jobs, farming, and civilizations were results of what?
Menes
Hammurabi's Code
Sumerian Revolution
Agricultural Revolution
Cuneiform was created during which civilization?
Mesopotamia
Egypt
Old Stone Age
New Stone Age
This Historical Thinking Skill uses primary sources in an inquiry based study of history.
Comparison
Evidence
Context
Causation
Hammurabi created the __________________ written code of laws.
fourth
third
second
first
What is the definition of nomad?
Someone who moves from place to place
Someone who hunts and gathers
Someone who farms and grows crops
Someone who lives in mud-brick houses
The Sumerians built the world's first _____________________.
Monarchy
Civilization
Dictatorship
Government
Papyrus was used to make _________________.
Knife
Tools
Rafts
Paper
This Historical Thinking Skill tells us the who, what, when, where, and why of something.
Causation
Continuity & Change
Context
Comparison
The definition of mummify is
To keep the dead bodies in their homes
To use for later research
To preserve the body
They did not mummify their dead
Pharaoh also are ___________________.
Egyptian kings
Egyptian doctors
Egyptian dentists
Egyptian government officials
This Historical Thinking Skill uses similarities and differences.
Continuity & Change
Causation
Context
Comparison
Freshwater, fish & the ability to cultivate crops are all ______________________ that Egypt got from the Nile.
Ziggurats
Agriculture
Resources
Codes
The order of Egyptian social classes: Pharaoh, Royalty, Artisans, __________________, Slaves.
Prisoners of war
Women
Craftsmen
Farmers
Name 1 advancements of Mesopotamia.
Cuneiform
Movable parts
Woodblock printing
Pyramids
This Historical Thinking Skill deals with units of time.
Periodization
Causation
Continuity & Change
Context
Mesopotamia was surrounded by two rivers. Which two rivers?
Yellow
Tigris
Euphrates
Nile
Hieroglyphics were the writing language of _____________________.
Egyptians
Sumerians
Babylonians
Assyrians
This Historical Thinking Skill is when something can stay the same over time.
Continuity & Change
Evidence
Cause and effect
Comparison
Which time period began about 2.5 million years ago and lasted until 8000 BCE?
Paleolithic
Neolithic
Early River Valley civilizations settle near ___________ so they can get fish, exchange goods, and grow crops easier.
Deserts
Temples
Cataracts
Water
