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Social structure of Empires

Total questions: 13

Worksheet time: 7mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Who was at the top of the social pyramid in Ancient Japan?

a)

Emperor

b)

Merchants

c)

Samurai

d)

Peasants

2.
What is a term for a family of rulers?
a)
empire
b)
dynasty
c)
ancestors
d)
shoguns
3.

The Republic of Rome divided its population into classes known as

a)

patricians and plebeians

b)

monarchs and dictators

c)

consuls and tribunes

d)

senators and artisans

4.
What was the name for a priest in India?
a)
Pharaoh
b)
Brahmin
c)
Varnas
d)
Vaisyas
5.
What did the Caste System in India do?
a)
It was a way to feed the hungry.
b)
It divided people into social groups.
c)
It was their system of government.
d)
It provided treatment for sick people.
6.
What were untouchables in the Caste System?
a)
The highest class
b)
The group with the farmers and traders
c)
People so low that they weren't in a class
d)
The group with the rulers and warriors
7.
During many of the ancient civilizations social structures, the ______ were at the bottom.
a)
rulers
b)
slaves, farmers, workers
c)
priests
d)
warriors
8.

What is social hierarchy?

a)

A rule of conduct or action that is binding and enforced by a controlling authority.

b)

A type of civilization that developed near or around a major river and considered the earliest known large human civilizations.

c)

An order of social classes with producers at the bottom and leaders or kings at the top.

d)

A group of people considered to be the best in a particular society or category because of their power, talent, wealth, or other characteristic.

9.

These were trained warriors who served their lords in Japan.

a)

Emperors

b)

Shoguns

c)

Daimyo

d)

Samurai

10.
In the social pyramid (social structure) of ancient Mesopotamia which of the following was an upper class job?
a)
farmer
b)
merchant
c)
priest
d)
tradesman
11.

Which two ancient civilizations gave women the MOST rights?

a)

Athens and Mesopotamia

b)

Sparta and Aztecs

c)

Rome and China

d)

Sparta and Egypt

12.

Potters, weavers, jewellers, builders and sculptors were all

a)

scholars

b)

merchants

c)

nobles

d)

craftsmen

13.

These people were poor but important because they were involved in agriculture.

a)

peasant farmers

b)

slaves

c)

nobles

d)

craftsmen