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Civilizations

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 10mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Those who learned how to write and became record keepers.

a)

Scribes

b)

Merchants

2.

What does the word “fertile” mean?

a)

Difficult to work with

b)

Near the river

c)

Good for growing

3.

The Tigris and Euphrates are...

a)

Animals

b)

Gods

c)

Rivers

4.

This picture shows an area known as the ...

a)

Fertile Curve

b)

Fertile Crescent

c)

Green Region

5.
A family of rulers is called a __
a)
Mummy
b)
Dynasty
c)
Kingdom
d)
Summerians
6.
Hieroglyphics is a form of writing from what ancient civilization?
a)
Mesopotamia
b)
Egypt
c)
Sumeria
d)
Austin
7.
What ruler is credited with having the first written laws?
a)
Hammurabi
b)
King Tut
c)
George Washington
d)
Ms. Castillo
8.
Why did the Egyptians preserve their dead?
a)
To get them ready for the next life
b)
It was fun
c)
To show faith to their gods
d)
It was fashionable
9.
What was the purpose of the Great Wall of China?
a)
To keep out invaders
b)
It was pretty
c)
The slaves needed jobs
d)
So they didn't mow the neighbors yard
10.

Which civilization invented the wheel?

a)

Mesopotamia

b)

Egypt

c)

India or China

d)

Greece

e)

Rome

11.
Reincarnation
a)
The process of recycling
b)
The process of rebirth
c)
The process of decomposition
d)
The process of farming
12.

China and Egypt both invented some form of...

a)

banana

b)

noodle

c)

href

d)

paper

13.

What are most civilizations built next to?

a)

a city

b)

a river

c)

an ocean

d)

a lake

14.

What is the most important thing for a civilization to have?

a)

religion

b)

social class

c)

rules

d)

farming

15.

Who built the giant temples of the pharaohs?

a)

scribes who kept poor records

b)

government officials out of favor

c)

peasant farmers during the flood season

d)

priests hoping to get jobs at the temples

16.

How did most government officials get their jobs?

a)

They attended school to learn how to govern.

b)

Popular elections showed the vote of the people.

c)

Priests relied on signs from the gods to choose them.

d)

They inherited the position from a family member

17.

In what form did many farmers pay their taxes?

a)

grain

b)

paper notes

c)

copper coins

d)

playing music at banquets

18.

What is government?

a)

how people act and live together based on how much power they have

b)

the system of rules, laws, and leaders that rule a city or country

c)

a set of beliefs and worship of a god or gods

d)

special jobs that people have that need training and specific tools

19.

The greatest ruler in Indian history

a)

Asoka

b)

the Ramayana

c)

Candra Gupta II

d)

Stupa

20.

During his reign, Aśoka

a)

cut down trees along roads.

b)

sponsored Hindu missionaries.

c)

set up hospitals for people and animals.

d)

prohibited trade with China and the Mediterranean.