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WorksheetsCivilizations Mod
Total questions: 29
Worksheet time: 15mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
"priest carvings" or "sacred writings"; a complex system of writing that used both pictures ane more abstract forms; used by the ancient Egyptians and Maya
a)
hieroglyphics
b)
Sanskrit
c)
Dao
2.
"Way"; the correct or divine way
a)
satrap
b)
priest
c)
Dao
3.
"wedged-shaped"; a system of writing developed by the Sumerians usind a reed stylus to create wedge-shaped impressions in a clay tablet
a)
“out-of-Africa” theory
b)
cuneiform
c)
ritual
4.
"wise, wise humans"; a species that appeared in Africa between 150,000 and 200,000 years ago; they were the first anatomically modern humans
a)
pastoral nomad
b)
Homo sapiens sapiens
c)
expedition
5.
a ceremony or a rite
a)
monotheistic
b)
ritual
c)
dynasty
6.
a complex cuture in which large numbers of people share a number of common elements such as social structure, religion, and art
a)
civilization
b)
dynasty
c)
anthropology
7.
a dark natural glass stone formed by lava
a)
dynasty
b)
culture
c)
obsidian
8.
a human like creature that walked upright
a)
empire
b)
bureaucracy
c)
hominid
9.
a journey taken for a specific purpose
a)
monarchy
b)
expedition
c)
culture
10.
a large political unit or state, usually under a single leader, that controls many people or territories
a)
archaeology
b)
cuneiform
c)
empire
11.
a manner of accomplishing a task using technical processes, methods, or knowledge
a)
technology
b)
bureaucracy
c)
filial piety
12.
a massive stepped tower on which was built a temple dedicated to the chief god or goddess of a Sumerian city
a)
city-state
b)
systematic agriculture
c)
ziggurat
13.
a seasonal wind pattern in southern Asia the blows warm, moist air from the southeast during the summer, bringing heavy rains, and cold, dry air from the northeast during the winter
a)
monsoon
b)
empire
c)
patriarchal
14.
a skilled worker who makes products such as weapons and jewelry
a)
artisan
b)
city-state
c)
hieroglyphics
15.
a state with political and economic control over the surrounding counrtyside
a)
ritual
b)
artisan
c)
city-state
16.
also called the replacement theory; it decribes how the Homo sapiens sapiens began spreading out of Africa, replacing other hominids about 100,000 years ago
a)
“out-of-Africa” theory
b)
expedition
c)
hieroglyphics
17.
an administrative organization that relies on nonelective officals and regular procedures
a)
pharaoh
b)
bureaucracy
c)
culture
18.
believing in many gods
a)
chariot
b)
systematic agriculture
c)
polytheistic
19.
believing in one god
a)
obsidian
b)
monotheistic
c)
anthropology
20.
dominated by men
a)
patriarchal
b)
artisan
c)
filial piety
21.
government by a sovereign ruler such as a king or queen
a)
monarchy
b)
satrap
c)
expedition
22.
government by divine authority
a)
hominid
b)
theocracy
c)
empire
23.
in early urban civlizations, an important and powerful person who supervised rituals aimed at pleasing the gods and goddesses
a)
priest
b)
cuneiform
c)
hieroglyphics
24.
one of the 20 provinces into which Darius divided the Persian Empire
a)
aristocracy
b)
satrapy
c)
Dao
25.
the duty of family members to subordinate their needs and desires to those of the male head of the family, a concept important in Confucianism
a)
filial piety
b)
hominid
c)
chariot
26.
the first writing system of the Aryans, developed around 1000 B.C.
a)
archaeology
b)
satrap
c)
Sanskrit
27.
the keeping of animlas and the growingof food on a regular basis
a)
Homo sapiens sapiens
b)
monarchy
c)
systematic agriculture
28.
the study of human life and culture based on artifacts and human fossils
a)
archaeology
b)
artisan
c)
anthropology
29.
the study of past societies through an analysis of the items people left behind
a)
archaeology
b)
polytheistic
c)
anthropology
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