WorksheetsEarly civilizations review
Total questions: 20
Worksheet time: 15mins
___________________ is a belief that a soul will return again as another being.
Reformation
Reincarnation
Restoration
Repetition
Select the rivers that are associated with ancient civilizations.
Tigris
Styx
Columbia
Nile
Indus
Terrible (a) caused the Egyptians teeth to be in horrible shape.
The deserts surrounding this civilization allowed it to flourish without much concern for outside invaders.
Sumerian
Egyptian
Harrapan
Aztec
(a) was a language written down on clay tablets using a stylus.
Choose all the options that are true.
King Tut died before his 20th birthday
King Tut's pyramid was the tallest
King Tut suffered from many genetic issues
King Tut invented the chariot
King Tut's dad was hated by many Egyptians
This ruler is well known for his code of laws
Sargon I
Ramses II
Hammurabi
Sauron
The (a) invented the sailboat and writing.
Which inventions are the Egyptians responsible for?
gunpowder
cosmetics
toothpaste
wheel
ink
What group are judges and teachers part of in the caste system?
Sudras
Brahmins
Untouchables
Vaisyas
This civilization allowed men to sell their children into slavery to pay off debts.
(a)
These huge structures were used by the Egyptians to house the bodies of dead pharaohs
Obelisks
Mausoleums
Pyramids
Sphinxes
This religious building was often found in the center of Mesopotamian city-states.
(a)
Buddhism is the only religion of the ancient civilizations to not believe in what?
Reincarnation
Gods
The afterlife
Sugar-free gum
This innovation allowed many river civilizations to provide water to their crops.
Irrigation
The wheelbarrow
Water towers
Sprinkler systems
What Mesopotamian invention allowed for quicker modes of transportation and is still in use today?
(a)
Egyptians believed that one's (a) would be weighed after death. Those weighing less than a feather would move on to the afterlife.
Which of the following are possible reasons for the disappearance of the Harappans?
Aryan invasion
Earthquake
Cannibalistic cult
Catastrophic flooding
Too much homework
The Harappans were the first to make clothing made from this fabric.
Satin
Silk
Cotton
Polyester
These natural obstacles kept Upper Egypt from being invaded.
Mountains
Glaciers
Rainforests
Cataracts
