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Ancient River Valley Civilizations

Total questions: 41

Worksheet time: 25mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
The Sumerians believed in many gods. This is called...
a)
monotheism
b)
polygods
c)
polytheism
d)
crazy!
2.
Cuneiform is...
a)
a system of government
b)
the world's first system of writing
c)
a type of poem or story
d)
a seal
3.
What made Hammurabi famous?
a)
He was a powerful king who built an empire.
b)
He had some harsh laws.
c)
He conquered and enslaved the Jewish people.
d)
He created the first written laws.
4.

This civilization is located along the Indus River.

a)

Sumerian civilization (Mesopotamia)

b)

Harappan civilization

c)

Shang Dynasty civilization

5.

This civilization relied on the Nile River for drinking water and for its crops.

a)

Old Kingdom Egyptian civilization

b)

Sumerian Civilization (Mesopotamia)

c)

Shang Dynasty civilization

6.

What is a line of rulers from the same family called?

a)

empire

b)

divine right

c)

dynasty

7.
This map shows the:
a)
Rome Empire
b)
Persian Empire
c)
Western Civilizations
d)
Ancient River Valley Civilizations
8.
Which is not correct? (Ancient River Valley Civilization : River it formed by)
a)
Mesopotamia: Tigris/Euphrates River
b)
Indus River Valley : Yellow River
c)
Egypt : Nile River
d)
China : Huang He River
9.
Which of the following were the major cities of the Indus River Valley civilization?
a)
Athens/Sparta
b)
Tigris/Euphrates
c)
Xi Jiang/Huang He
d)
Harappa/Mohenjo-Daro
10.
Which of the following is NOT a characteristic of Hinduism?
a)
Caste System
b)
Reincarnation
c)
Eight Fold Path
d)
Karma
11.
Which was NOT a major contribution of China?
a)
Paper / Porcelain / Silk
b)
Civil Service Exam
c)
Gunpowder
d)
Monotheism
12.

__________- a person who studies history and pre-history by examining artifacts

a)

optometrist

b)

architect

c)

archeologist

d)

phlebotomist

13.

__________- Egyptian writing system

a)

cuneiform

b)

hieroglyphics

c)

oracle bone

d)

Indus script

14.

_________ -Mesopotamian stepped tower (sometimes with a temple on top)

a)

hieroglyphics

b)

pyramid

c)

cuneiform

d)

ziggurat

15.

Which letter represents Mesopotamia?

a)

A

b)

B

c)

C

d)

D

e)

E

16.

Which number represents the Tigris River?

a)

1

b)

2

c)

3

d)

4

e)

5

17.

Which number represents the Euphrates River?

a)

1

b)

2

c)

3

d)

4

e)

5

18.

Which number represents the Nile River?

a)

1

b)

2

c)

3

d)

4

e)

5

19.

What is at the end of the Nile River where most ancient Egyptians lived because of the great farm land?

a)

Mouth

b)

Delta

c)

River Bank

d)

Levee

20.

What was the earliest know civilization?

a)

Summer

b)

Sumpter

c)

Simmer

d)

Sumer

21.

Sumerians developed a polytheistic religion. What does polytheistic mean?

a)

Believing many gods

b)

Believing in one god

c)

Believing no gods

d)

A good idea that other and future civilizations use.

22.

Sumerians built their city-states with sun-dried bricks. What is a city-state?

a)

An empire

b)

A kingdom

c)

A city

d)

An independent city

23.

Which classes of people were included in the social structure of Sumer?

a)

Lower class

b)

Upper class, middle class, lower class

c)

Upper and lower class

d)

There were no classes of people

24.

Hammurabi was the emperor of Babylonia. What was his famous saying?

a)

No

b)

An eye for a tooth and a tooth for an eye

c)

Everyone goes to jail

d)

An eye for eye, a tooth for a tooth

25.

Who had the most amount of power in ancient Egypt?

a)

Kings

b)

Priest

c)

Emperor

d)

Pharaoh

26.

What would be the best word to describe the religion in ancient Egypt?

a)

Polytheistic

b)

Monotheistic

c)

Crazy

d)

Cool

27.

Which letter represents Egypt?

a)

H

b)

A

c)

N

d)

B

28.
Persian Empire was located in what modern Country.
a)
Iran
b)
Saudi Arabia
c)
America
d)
Europe
29.
A satrap in the Persia empire was what?
a)
Governor
b)
Tax collector
c)
Judge
d)
Preist
30.
Persia was divided into how many provinces?
a)
40
b)
80
c)
20
d)
10
31.
The Persian Empire was connected by what road system?
a)
Broad road
b)
Blue Road
c)
Great road
d)
Royal Road
32.
The Persian empire was built on what princpal? 
a)
Destruction
b)
Economic
c)
Tolerance
d)
Military
33.
He was the founder of the Persian Empire.
a)
Xerxes
b)
Cyrus II (the Great)
c)
Darius I
34.
Under Darius II, a new religion, Zoroastrianism, emerged. Unlike the current religions, it believed 
a)
Buddha
b)
In a fight between good and evil.
c)
In only one God.
d)
Vishnu
35.
What was the religion that was practiced by Persians?
a)
Christianity
b)
Judaism
c)
Islam
d)
Zoroastrianism
36.

What Chinese dynasty established standardized weight measurements and built the Great Wall?

a)

Yuan Dynasty

b)

Qin Dynasty

c)

Qing Dynasty

d)

Shang Dynasty

37.

What Chinese Dynasty contained the Hundred Schools of Thoughts and ended with the Warring Period states?

a)

Qing Dynasty

b)

Zhou Dynasty

c)

Han Dynasty

d)

Song Dynasty

38.

What Chinese dynasty is the first attested Chinese dynasty from written records and used "oracle bones" to tell the future?

a)

Tang Dynasty

b)

Zhou Dynasty

c)

Yuan Dynasty

d)

Shang Dynasty

39.
___________ is considered to be the founder of Judaism.
a)
Abraham
b)
Saul
c)
David
d)
Goliath
40.
______ is the Jewish holy book.
a)
Torah
b)
Synagogue
c)
Monotheism
41.
A form of the Hebrew name for God; it was to sacred for the Jews to speak out loud
a)
Yahweh
b)
Judaism
c)
Torrah
d)
Monotheism

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