WorksheetsAncient Civilization
Total questions: 33
Worksheet time: 16mins
The fertile land between the Tigris & Euphrates
River Nile
Southern Peninsula
Mesopotamia
Fertile Crescent
What is Monotheism
Belief in one God
Belief in systematic thoughts
Free will
Belief in octo beliefs
What is Polytheism
Belief in many wives
Having many political beliefs
Having a difference in belief in culture
Belief in many Gods
Theocracy
Government controlled by parliament
Government controlled by religious leaders
An ideology of finding results
an concept of controlling government
Mesopotamia means the land between two rivers. Name the two rivers.
The Nile and the Amazon
The Tigris and the Euphrates
The Snake and the Colorado
The Pol and the Yangtze.
Which of the following is NOT true of Hammurabi's laws?
It covered many aspects of Babylonian life, not just crimes.
It was used by many later civilizations as a model
The laws are written in stone.
It treated all people the same under the law.
What is the name of the large constructions built during the Mesopotamian time period? They were dedicated to religion and found in the middle of cities.
Pyramid
Ziggurat
Obelisk
Post and Lintel construction
Most city-states of Mesopotamia used ________ as their primary building material.
Concrete
Wood
Metal
Mud Brick
The Sumerian writing system was called
Ziggurat
Stele
Heiroglyphs
Cuneiform
How was the Persian emperor Cyrus different from the Assyrian emperors?
He was even more ruthless than the Assyrians.
He did not care whether his empire ran efficiently.
He was known to be cruel when he got angry.
He had a reputation for being merciful and respectful to other civilizations.
Darius’s elite cavalry and infantry forces were known as the Immortals because
they were actually immortal
they were so skilled that it was difficult to kill them in battle
whenever a soldier was killed, he was immediately replaced.
they had been guaranteed a place in paradise if they were killed in battle
A governor that ruled a Persian Providence was called what?
A Pharaoh
A Satrap
A Noble
An immortal
What does prehistory mean?
The time before time.
The time period before writing/recording of events.
Previous history.
True or False: Paleolithic people farmed for food.
True
False
What does "Nomad" mean?
Someone with a permanent shelter
Someone living in a village
Someone who never moves from where they were born
Someone who moves from place to place
True or False: Paleolithic people used tools like spears, knives, and axes.
True
False
True or False: Paleolithic people discovered fire
True
False
The Neolithic Revolution is...
When humans began migrating around the world
When humans discovered fire
When domestication of plants & animals began
SOCIAL life changed in the Neolithic Revolution because...
Surplus of food led to social classes, but before everyone was the same
Food scarcity forced humans to be in small groups of hunter-gatherers
Everyone was egalitarian
ECONOMIC life changed because of the Neolithic Revolution because...
women and men remained equal
People started to farm instead of hunt & gather
Women became more powerful than men
PATRIARCHY is
Men have all the power
Egalitarian/equal
Who run the world? Girls!
Which of the following was not developed in Sumaria?
Geometry
Sundial
Boats
Cuneiform
The Israelites homeland is called.....
Egypt
Babylon
Canaan
Lincoln, NE
What is a hominid?
A human that is as smart as we are today
A human waking on 4 legs
A creepy dude with a tail
Humanlike
Who established the FIRST empire?
Sargon
Mr. Lasley
Cleopatra
Cyrus
Who invented the alphabet?
Sumerians
Phoenicians
Egyptians
Persians
What is a Civilization?
A complex culture in which a large number of people share a large number of common elements
Any culture that uses written records and whose people practice a religion
Any social structure based on economic power
A really terrible local band your buddy plays in
This innovation was created by mixing copper and tin
Cuneiform
Bronze
Orange Gatorade
Ziggurat
