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Types of States

Total questions: 24

Worksheet time: 13mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Indus Valley Civilization belonged to the ______ age

a)

Copper

b)

Iron

c)

Bronze

2.

Is Indus valley civilization a river civilization?

a)

Yes

b)

No

3.
Where did the first civilizations rise?
a)
near the sea
b)
in the desert
c)
Near rivers valleys
4.
The Babylonian king Hammurabi is best known for his what?
a)
inventions
b)
laws
c)
writing skills
5.
Priests were high in social position because:
a)
they were masters at building
b)
they had direct communication with the gods
c)
they owned much of the land
6.

The rivers that were around Mesopotamia were called

a)

Tigris and Euphrates

b)

Black Sea and Dead Sea

c)

Mediterranean River

7.
Name the River Valley Civilization shaded in pink on the map
a)
Egypt
b)
Mesopotamia/
Sumer
c)
India
d)
China
8.
Name the civilization: 
- Huang He (Yellow) River
- Calligraphy writing
- Paper and Silk
a)
Egypt
b)
Mesopotamia/
Sumer
c)
India
d)
China
9.

The ancient Chinese believed that the gods had given this _______ to bless the ruling family.

a)

The Mandate of Heaven

b)

The Caste System

c)

The Book of the Dead

d)

Hammurabi's code

10.

How did mountains change the way the Greeks lived?

a)

mountains connected the city-states

b)

mountains divided the territory into valleys

c)

mountains made farming better

d)

mountains allowed the Greeks to go on many adventures

11.

What is a city-state?

a)

a city that governs itself

b)

a city that looks like a state

c)

a country that governs many cities

d)

none of the above

12.

Why did Greek city-states develop separately from each other?

a)

they didn't get along

b)

they voted on it

c)

they were separated by mountains and the sea

d)

because the Greeks wanted different things

13.

Greek city-states were _______ and all had different governments.

a)

independent

b)

unified

14.

In some Greek city-states, direct democracies began to develop. What is a direct democracy?

a)

A government ruled by the citizens

b)

A government where a small group of people is in charge

c)

A government where one person is in charge

d)

A government ruled by a King or Queen

15.
A form of government in which the leader is not a monarch and certain citizens can vote is a . . .
a)
Dictator
b)
Pax Romana
c)
Oligarchy
d)
Republic
16.
An empire is....
a)
when the government is controlled by elected officials
b)
a really good show
c)
when a large area, with many different cultures is controlled by one, all-powerful ruler.
17.

In Rome, rich landowners were members of this social class:

a)

Slaves

b)

Senators

c)

Plebeians

d)

Patricians

18.

Feudalism

a)

a social system in which people worked and fought for nobles who gave them protection and the use of land in return

b)

a country whose ruler is a king or queen

c)

of, or relating to the Middle Ages: of, or relating to the period of European history from about A.D. 500 to about 1500

d)

the head of the Roman Catholic Church

19.

Serf

a)

a peasant who is legally bound to the land and subject to the will of its owner

b)

a person in the past who received protection and land from a lord in return for loyalty and service

c)

a building that is used for Christian religious services

d)

a man who is a member of a religious and lives in a monastery

20.
What was the main job of a knight?
a)
Defending his lord's or king's territory
b)
Enforcing the law on his lord's manor
c)
Going on extreme adventures
d)
Competing in tournaments against other knights
21.

Under which system did landowning nobles govern and protect the people in return for services?

a)

Feudalism

b)

Mercantileism

c)

Protectionism

d)

Vassalism

22.
Which of these terms refers to an independent country whose people mostly share a common identity?
a)
a colonial empire
b)
ethnic group
c)
nation-state
d)
plural society
23.
The 100 years war helped to create
a)
the bubonic plague
b)
nationalism in England and France
c)
bitterness between christians, muslims, and jews
d)
and increase in trade between Europe and the Middle East
24.
The 100 years war helped to create
a)
the bubonic plague
b)
nationalism in England and France
c)
bitterness between christians, muslims, and jews
d)
and increase in trade between Europe and the Middle East