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WorksheetsEastern River Valley Civilizations
Total questions: 20
Worksheet time: 15mins
In ancient history, what do the areas marked with X all have in common?
They could not trade over great distances
The civilizations disappeared
They were all were protected from invasion by geographic features
They all had civilization that were centered along major rivers
What is a characteristic of the Indus Valley civilizations?
Cities were always at war
Cities were designed without thinking
Cities were planned and had their own plumbing and sewage systems.
Cities were destroyed by invaders in horse-drawn chariots.
What was a major advantage of the Chinese system of writing?
People from areas outside of China could be read it
People from areas within China could read it, even if they spoke other Chinese dialects or languages
The Chinese written language has not changed very much since 200 B.C.
Readers needed to know only a small number of pictographs
How did the Mandate of Heaven affect government in China?
The Mandate of Heaven led to long periods of war among families.
Religious leaders read oracle bones to select new rulers.
It allowed new rulers to justify the overthrow of a declining dynasty.
The ruler received a direct mandate from heaven that he should resign (quit)
Which letter on this map represents the Harappan civilization?
A
B
C
D
In Hinduism, the highest goal of the individual soul was:
to achieve moksha
to enter into permanent union with Indra
to have good karma and dharma
to be reincarnated into the warrior caste
The Aryans created a social class system based on skin color and a person’s
birth
Job
education
gender (male/female)
From ancient times to the present, Indians have depended on the summer rains brought by seasonal winds called
loess
mystics
monsoons
Brahmins
The Symbols in the image of Indus valley seals above represent
A language that is not deciphered
No one knows
Artistic designs
Hieroglyphics
Indus Valley Cities were arranged around a central building. The ruins of one such building is pictured above. What was it?
A ziggurat to the gods
A swimming pool
A government building
A pyramid
Hindus believe Brahman is
A god encompassing and embodying the entire universe
The creator of everything in the world
The prophet who wrote the Vedas
A member of the warrior caste
Chinese culture valued which metal the most during this time period?
Bronze
Gold
Jade
Copper
All ancient river valley civilizations were affected by flooding. What was different about the Indus valley civilization?
They also had to contend with earthquakes and heavy monsoon rains
The floods were regular and predictable
They lived in the Hindu Kush mountains which are full of volcanoes that regularly erupted
They had developed no ships that could navigate the rivers
Why do historians believe the Indus valley civilization may have been very different from the others?
They were opposed to war and believed in social equality.
There are no elaborate temples and palaces in the cities and no giant statues of rulers or gods.
Their technology was much more advanced than the other river valley civilizations
They were pastoralists
The image is of a Chinese
Law code
Alphabet script
Oracle bone
Yin and Yang
What was the item in the image above used for in China?
To plow fields
To teach students how to write
To execute the Emperor
To discover the will of the gods
Religious practice in ancient China included the practice of
Pyramid construction
Animal sacrifice
Ancestor worship
A written holy book
Hinduism includes the belief that
Souls a repeatedly reincarnated until they achieve Moksha
There is no god to worship
Animals are gods and may therefore not be eaten
The afterlife is a terrible place
In ancient China bronze vessels like the one above became status symbols because
The government kept a tight monopoly on bronze and so few people had access to it
Bronze is beautiful and therefore very expensive
Bronze was relatively inexpensive so a lot of people could have it
They never developed bronze technology and had to trade with the Mesopotamians for it
The image illustrates the concept of
Power
Reincarnation
Yin and yang
Mandate of Heaven
