WorksheetsAncient Egypt and India
Total questions: 20
Worksheet time: 11mins
Which river was the most important to people in Egypt?
Indus
Congo
Nile
Yangtze
An ancient king who ruled with absolute power - they were considered gods
Dictator
President
Dynasty
Pharoah
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
The Golden Kingdom
The Old Kingdom
The Middle Kingdom
The New Kingdom
Isis’s husband who was god of the afterworld
Aten
Amon-Re
Hapi
Osiris
Flooding of the Nile led to
a reliable calendar to record dates, times and numbers
Kemet - a black soil great for growing things
Lines of communication and trade
a way for enemies to attack Egypt
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
Cuneiform
Hieroglyphics
Developed by the Shang Dynasty for Turtle Shells
Sanskrit
developed in 1550 BCE as a system of writing
Cuneiform
Hieroglyphics
Developed by the Shang Dynasty for Turtle Shells
Sanskrit
a social structure in which classes are determined by your
birthright
Castle System
Caste System
Case System
Casting System
Decimal system and the idea of zero was invented
Egypt
China
India
Mesopotamia
There is one spiritual power that binds everything.
Hinduism
Buddhism
Meditation - focuses your mind to reach a higher level of awareness of the world around you
Hinduism
Buddhism
Taught Four Noble Truths - idea that if we stop being selfish our suffering will end
Hinduism
Buddhism
They believe in the Upanishads - a collection of sacred texts that describe reincarnation and karma
Hinduism
Buddhism
The belief that you are being born again as someone or something different
karma
vedas
reincarnation
nirvana
good behavior is rewarded, bad behavior is punished
karma
vedas
reincarnation
nirvana
a state of everlasting peace where your soul reunites with the Great World Soul
karma
vedas
reincarnation
nirvana
India settled their cities around the
Indus River
Nile River
Yangtze River
Mississippi River
Chandragupta Maurya used this animal as a ferocious war animal to establish his kingdom
tigers
lions
sloths
elephants
golden age of the Gupta Empire
550-1000 CE
300-1 BCE
500-200 BCE
320-550 CE
In this civilization artists were not allowed to be creative, they had to draw things exactly the same as everyone else
Egypt
China
Mesopotamia
India
