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WorksheetsAncient world
Total questions: 36
Worksheet time: 22mins
Papyrus
plants that grew along the Nile used for making paper
material used for their clothes
the belief in many gods/goddesses
a group of people and camels moving across the desert
Hieroglyphics
stone statues from ancient Egypt
a huge temple built for an Egyptian Pharaoh
a rock that contains a mixture of a metal(iron) and other minerals
Egyptians method of writing using pictures instead of letters
Where is the great pyramid of Giza located?
Australia
South America
Egypt
China
Why was the Lighthouse built at Alexandria?
To honor the Ancient Egyptian pharaohs
To help ships navigate the sea at nights
To light up the streets of the city
Where were the ''Hanging Gardens' built?
in Egypt
in Babylon (Iraq)
in Greece
Who was the army built for?
The Yellow Emperor
Emperor Qin Shi Huang
Emperor Palpatine
Wangmu Niangniang
How many soldiers are there in The Terracotta Army Museum?
4,000
8,000
10,000
18,000
Most of the soldiers in the Terracotta Army are ...
over 2,5 metres tall
look the same as each other
have different features and expressions
Who discovered the army?
Soldiers that conquered the land
Farmers digging in the area
a Chinese family
It has been known and protected since the ancient times
The British Museum is located in...
London (USA)
Edinburgh (Scotland)
Sydney (Australia)
London (UK)
The British Museum is a museum of...
modern art.
human history and culture.
natural science.
How did the Minoans get their wealth?
With the help of aliens
With the help of Ancient Egyptians
Through Trade
Through warfare
What was the name of the capital of the Minoans on Crete?
Knossos
Marathon
Sparta
Mycale
The Minoans had many achievements. Two of them were:
hieroglyphics
Running Water
Geometry
Made figurines and jewellery from gold, bronze, ivory and stone
Who was Amelia Earhart?
a pilot
a doctor
a nurse
a lawyer
This scientist sailed around the world looking for connections between various living organisms. He spent a lot of his time on the Galapagos Islands looking at turtles and finches. He wrote the book The Origin of the Species.
Mendel
Darwin
Avery
Hooke
Which Polish scientist conducted pioneering research on radioactivity, and won Nobel Prizes in two different sciences?
Marie Curie
Otto Hahn
Lise Meitner
Rosalind Franklin
Which sentence is correct?
I didn’t used to like cabbage.
I didn’t use to like cabbage.
I never use to like cabbage.
My granddad _______ us stories about his life as a policeman.
use to tell
used to tell
was used to tell
I didn’t use to smoke.
I smoke now, but I didn’t in the past.
I smoked in the past but now I don’t.
I smoke now and I also smoked in the past.
My mum _____ my hair in the kitchen.
would to cut
would use to cut
would cut
Your mother________have a Yorkshire Terrier when she was a young girl, didn't she?
used to
would
wouldn't
used to not
Did you __________ like playing football at school?
used to
use
use to
would
You ________ for the test, so you were very nervous.
hasn't been stydying
hadn't studyed
hadn't studied
weren't studying
Keyla _______ _________ ________ for two hours before she arrived.
was driving
has been driving
had been driven
had been driving
What are the helping verbs of the past perfect continuous tense?
has been
had been
was being
have been
The oldest object in the British Museum is ...
from the 21st century BCE
8 million years old
2 million years old stone tool
The British Museum gives backpacks to children ....
as souvenirs
to put artefacts in it
to help them explore the museum
