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Ancient Egypt and India

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 11mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Which river was the most important to people in Egypt?

a)

Indus

b)

Congo

c)

Nile

d)

Yangtze

2.

An ancient king who ruled with absolute power - they were considered gods

a)

Dictator

b)

President

c)

Dynasty

d)

Pharoah

3.

In Egypt there were 31 different dynasties over the course of 3000 years. These are usually divided into three periods known as


Mark all that are correct

a)

The Golden Kingdom

b)

The Old Kingdom

c)

The Middle Kingdom

d)

The New Kingdom

4.

Isis’s husband who was god of the afterworld

a)

Aten

b)

Amon-Re

c)

Hapi

d)

Osiris

5.

Flooding of the Nile led to

a)

a reliable calendar to record dates, times and numbers

b)

Kemet - a black soil great for growing things

c)

Lines of communication and trade

d)

a way for enemies to attack Egypt

6.

Picture-like symbols used for writing. They were very complex - you would have to spell out the word and then add a picture to show what it meant

a)

Cuneiform

b)

Hieroglyphics

c)

Developed by the Shang Dynasty for Turtle Shells

d)

Sanskrit

7.

developed in 1550 BCE as a system of writing

a)

Cuneiform

b)

Hieroglyphics

c)

Developed by the Shang Dynasty for Turtle Shells

d)

Sanskrit

8.

a social structure in which classes are determined by your

birthright

a)

Castle System

b)

Caste System

c)

Case System

d)

Casting System

9.

Decimal system and the idea of zero was invented

a)

Egypt

b)

China

c)

India

d)

Mesopotamia

10.

There is one spiritual power that binds everything.

a)

Hinduism

b)

Buddhism

11.

Meditation - focuses your mind to reach a higher level of awareness of the world around you

a)

Hinduism

b)

Buddhism

12.

Taught Four Noble Truths - idea that if we stop being selfish our suffering will end

a)

Hinduism

b)

Buddhism

13.

They believe in the Upanishads - a collection of sacred texts that describe reincarnation and karma

a)

Hinduism

b)

Buddhism

14.

The belief that you are being born again as someone or something different

a)

karma

b)

vedas

c)

reincarnation

d)

nirvana

15.

good behavior is rewarded, bad behavior is punished

a)

karma

b)

vedas

c)

reincarnation

d)

nirvana

16.

a state of everlasting peace where your soul reunites with the Great World Soul

a)

karma

b)

vedas

c)

reincarnation

d)

nirvana

17.

India settled their cities around the

a)

Indus River

b)

Nile River

c)

Yangtze River

d)

Mississippi River

18.

Chandragupta Maurya used this animal as a ferocious war animal to establish his kingdom

a)

tigers

b)

lions

c)

sloths

d)

elephants

19.

golden age of the Gupta Empire

a)

550-1000 CE

b)

300-1 BCE

c)

500-200 BCE

d)

320-550 CE

20.

In this civilization artists were not allowed to be creative, they had to draw things exactly the same as everyone else

a)

Egypt

b)

China

c)

Mesopotamia

d)

India