WorksheetsCharacteristics of a Civilization
Total questions: 30
Worksheet time: 23mins
Which characteristic describes the way a civilization expresses themselves and their values?
Organized Religion
System of Tribute
Art
Economy & Job Specialization
The belief system of a civilization; one God or many Gods
Surplus Food
Cities and Infrastructure
Religion
Written Language and Learning
The creative and cultural expression such as music, dance, and painting of a civilization:
Trade
Art
Written Language and Learning
Religion
Growing enough food for families and having extra to sell.
Written Language and Learning
Surplus Food
(Excedentes)
Arts
Trade
Exchange of good or service for something else
Religion
Trade
Infrastructure
Arts
This characteristic of civilization has to do with establishing rules and laws to protect the people of the civilization.
Government
Trade
Architecture
Arts
When people focus on a particular job or profession such as teachers, police officers, doctors, and lawyers it is called...
Job Specialization
Religion
Arts
Trade
"Applying knowledge to make tools and inventions that make life easier" is known as...
system of tribute
technology
religion
tools
Which of the following is NOT a necessary characteristic of a civilization?
Religion
Writing
Education
Government
Egyptians built pyramids as tombs for pharaohs. Which characteristic does this demonstrate?
art/ architecture
written language
stable food supply
entertainment
What was one way that farming changed the way people lived?
People were no longer nomads and became sedentary
Life expectancy was decreased due to lack of exercise
They had to move around to new farms yearly
People developed medicine using the crops they cultivated
Which of the following is NOT a characteristic of a civilization?
Organized Government
Complex Religions
Public Works
Goods and Services
The first written records were created by the Mesopotamians and were known as cuneiform. This is evidence of which characteristic of civilization?
Writing System
Religion
Public Works
Central Government
Ancient civilizations had complex labor systems with each person performing a specific task or job. This is called...
Writing System
Central Government
Job Specialization
Religion
Almost all ancient cities built large walls to defend their cities from invaders. This shows which characteristic of civilization?
Central Government
Religion
Public Works
Writing System
In ancient Greece, temples were built as homes for gods and goddesses. Which characteristic of civilization does this demonstrate?
government
religion
stable food supply
arts and entertainment
When someone is trained in a specific job such a basket weaving or pottery, this is showing which characteristic of a civilization?
Religion
Technology
Specialized jobs
Cities
Which characteristic of civilization does this image mostly represent?
stable food supply
social classes
Writing systems
government
Which characteristic of civilization does this image mostly represent?
Organized religion
social classes
stable food supply
public works
Which characteristic of civilization does this image mostly represent?
art
job specialization
government
writing systems
This image shows a system the people of ancient Egypt created to water all of the city's fields.
Which characteristic of civilization does this image mostly represent?
complex religion
writing systems
Public works
art
A group of people that live together in an organized way is called a ...
Society
school
hunter/ gatherers
family unit
La palabra politeísta significa
Un dios verdadero
Ser cristiano
Varios dioses
Creer en buda
¿Cuál de las civilizaciones agrícolas de la antigüedad surgió primero?
China
India
Egipto
Mesopotamia
Tipo de escritura inventada en Mesopotamia significa en forma de cuña o triángulo...
Cuneiforme
Alfabética
Ideográfica
Jeroglífica
¿Cuáles son las civilizaciones que se establecieron a lo largo de los ríos?
Mesopotamia, China, Egipto e India
Egipto, India y Grecia
India y China
Grecia, Roma y Mesopotamia
Las primeras grandes civilizaciones surgieron alrededor de
Ríos
Lagos
Mares
Océanos
El hecho que marca el inicio de la historia es:
El invento de la rueda
La invención de la escritura
La revolución neolítica
La posición bípeda de los seres humanos
