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Features of a civilization

Total questions: 15

Worksheet time: 8mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Civilization is a group  of people working together for the purpose of creating:

a)

a new government

b)

jobs

c)

an organized society

d)

a large town or city

2.
Successful civilizations have many of these including a capital with common features.
a)
Religion
b)
Cities
c)
Government
d)
language
3.

Government keeps order in a society through laws and uses the military to provide:

a)

freedom

b)

power

c)

obedience

d)

protection

4.

When people are trained to accomplish specialized tasks so that a civilization can be successful, this is:

a)

a form  of communiction

b)

specialized jobs or division of labor

c)

the government's responsibility

d)

a trained worker

5.

In a society, inventions are created to make a civilization:

a)

more advanced

b)

more interesting

c)

more powerful

d)

wealthier

6.

Different styles of construction and art were added to buildings to show;

a)

the power and talent of a civilization

b)

the types of work in a civilization

c)

to differentiate one civilztion from another

d)

to intimidate neighboring civiliztions

7.

in the past, most cities developed by: 

a)

other cities

b)

militray bases

c)

mountains

d)

rivers

8.

In the past, written records:

a)

were written in words

b)

used letters to represent sounds

c)

used pictures to represent words

d)

were based on voice recordings

9.

Which feature of a civilization is shown here?

a)

Government and Law

b)

Writing

c)

Religion

d)

Art and Architecture

10.

Which feature of a civilization is shown here?

a)

Religion

b)

Technology

c)

Government and Laws

d)

Specialized Jobs

11.

What is a civilization

a)

group of people living and working together for the purpose of creating an organized society.

b)

group of people living together to find food and survive

c)

group of animals living and working together for the purpose of creating an organized society.

12.

Inventions created to make the civilization more advanced?

a)

Art & Architecture

b)

Religion

c)

Technology

d)

Social Class

13.

A large towns at the center of the civilization located near a major source of transportation with a high population and where important buildings are located.

a)

Civilization

b)

Cities

c)

Social Class

d)

Art and Architecture

14.

The belief in and worship of one or more gods that helped explain the world around them.

a)

Religion

b)

Writing System

c)

Technology

d)

Art and Architecture

15.

The writing system enabled man to record history. Which of the following was man able to record?

a)

marriages

b)

taxes

c)

victories at war

d)

accomplishments of the king