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Early civilizations review

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 15mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

___________________ is a belief that a soul will return again as another being.

a)

Reformation

b)

Reincarnation

c)

Restoration

d)

Repetition

2.

Select the rivers that are associated with ancient civilizations.

a)

Tigris

b)

Styx

c)

Columbia

d)

Nile

e)

Indus

3.

Terrible (a)   caused the Egyptians teeth to be in horrible shape.

4.

The deserts surrounding this civilization allowed it to flourish without much concern for outside invaders.

a)

Sumerian

b)

Egyptian

c)

Harrapan

d)

Aztec

5.

(a)   was a language written down on clay tablets using a stylus.

6.

Choose all the options that are true.

a)

King Tut died before his 20th birthday

b)

King Tut's pyramid was the tallest

c)

King Tut suffered from many genetic issues

d)

King Tut invented the chariot

e)

King Tut's dad was hated by many Egyptians

7.

This ruler is well known for his code of laws

a)

Sargon I

b)

Ramses II

c)

Hammurabi

d)

Sauron

8.

The (a)   invented the sailboat and writing.

9.

Which inventions are the Egyptians responsible for?

a)

gunpowder

b)

cosmetics

c)

toothpaste

d)

wheel

e)

ink

10.

What group are judges and teachers part of in the caste system?

a)

Sudras

b)

Brahmins

c)

Untouchables

d)

Vaisyas

11.

This civilization allowed men to sell their children into slavery to pay off debts.

(a)  

12.

These huge structures were used by the Egyptians to house the bodies of dead pharaohs

a)

Obelisks

b)

Mausoleums

c)

Pyramids

d)

Sphinxes

13.

This religious building was often found in the center of Mesopotamian city-states.

(a)  

14.

Buddhism is the only religion of the ancient civilizations to not believe in what?

a)

Reincarnation

b)

Gods

c)

The afterlife

d)

Sugar-free gum

15.

This innovation allowed many river civilizations to provide water to their crops.

a)

Irrigation

b)

The wheelbarrow

c)

Water towers

d)

Sprinkler systems

16.

What Mesopotamian invention allowed for quicker modes of transportation and is still in use today?

(a)  

17.

Egyptians believed that one's (a)   would be weighed after death. Those weighing less than a feather would move on to the afterlife.

18.

Which of the following are possible reasons for the disappearance of the Harappans?

a)

Aryan invasion

b)

Earthquake

c)

Cannibalistic cult

d)

Catastrophic flooding

e)

Too much homework

19.

The Harappans were the first to make clothing made from this fabric.

a)

Satin

b)

Silk

c)

Cotton

d)

Polyester

20.

These natural obstacles kept Upper Egypt from being invaded.

a)

Mountains

b)

Glaciers

c)

Rainforests

d)

Cataracts